ORANGE, Calif.—At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, businessman John Reed was faced with a dilemma: halt the scheduled construction of his new restaurant in Orange County, California, or take a risk and see it through, despite looming challenges.
Construction of his new Bosscat Kitchen location in the city of Orange was slated to begin in March 2020—around the time of the state’s first lockdown. Reed made the decision to postpone—at first to late September, then to October. Then, as the pandemic lingered, construction finally began.
