We’re all aware of the COVID-19 concerns we’re facing as a community, and we want you to know the precautions we’re taking to ensure the safety of our customers and staff.

DINE-IN

Elmo’s is OPEN for Dine-in! (We DON’T take reservations or call-aheads though!)
Restaurants are already very closely monitored for health and cleanliness by the Durham Department of Health, and we are working closely with them to stay up to date with any new developments and/or procedures we need to implement for your Dine-in safety.

We are continuing to follow strict cleaning and sanitizing procedures throughout preparation and service–for example, with regular sanitizing of high touch surfaces like tables. We have never allowed employees to work if sick, but we are especially vigilant about this now. No one will be permitted to work sick and staff with any Covid-like symptoms are required to show a negative Covid test or doctor’s note before returning to work.

Take-out

Elmo’s offers Take-out, but we no longer do car-side. Increased Dine-in business and staffing shortages means we have to sometimes prioritize in-house customers over to-go and temporarily stop taking to-go orders. You may reach out to us over the phone and not be able to get thru IF we have stopped taking to-gos OR it may be that we are swamped with other to-go calls which block your call. Usually when we stop taking to-go orders for a bit, it is for a very short period. We apologize if you had your heart set on Elmo’s and just couldn’t reach us, but we promise you we are doing our best to meet as much customer demand as we can without over-taxing our fantastic staff!

We are very grateful for all of you who have stopped by through the many iterations of our business since the pandemic started and we hope that we’ll continue to see you!