In the past week Brandon has seen a number of restaurants temporarily close, amid the current covid-19 pandemic. In an effort to maintain their takeout and delivery business, a number of other restaurants have implemented an expanded focus on sanitation and  safety for their staff and customers including contactless/curbside pickup and delivery. Below is a list of 7 different restaurants to consider if you are going to be placing an order for takeout or delivery this weekend. For a more extensive list of restaurants open in Brandon for delivery, visit Dash Delivers or SKIP the Dishes. Please note that note that some of the restaurants listed below offer their own delivery service therefore they may not be found on either Dash or Skip.  Pizza Express & Submarine: A large menu to select from including pizza, pasta, subs, poutine, salads, appetizers, and much more. Recently voted Westman's Best Pizza for a 4th year in a row in a Brandon Sun poll. Facebook link. Sabor Latino Restaurant:  wide selection of home-cooked dishes specializing in authentic Latin American cuisine like tacos, pupusas, and more. Currently offering a number of new combo deals. Check them out. Facebook link. Shawarma Queen Kebob House: Mediterranean meat dishes like chicken shawarma, beef donair, lamb kebabs, and ground beef kebabs. Served as a wrap as well as an entree plate with with rice, salad, and baked potatoes. Facebook link. Smitty's: Missing your weekly outing for wing night? Contact the Smitty's highway location for pickup orders where they are currently offering a 15% discount. Full menu (burgers, sandwiches, wraps, appetizers breakfast) also available on Dash Delivers or SKIP the Dishes. Open 10am -6pm. Facebook link. Kam Lung Asian Cuisine: Specializing in Chinese, Japanese and Filipino cuisines. Sushi is also available. Visit the website to view their online menu on the computer and your mobile devices. Facebook link. Chili Chutney: One of Brandon's top rated restaurants for delivery by Tripadvisor. Fresh authentic East Indian food made from the scratch including a number of vegetarian, gluten-Free, and vegan dishes to delicious meat delicacies  Facebook link. Boston Pizza: Over 100 menu items including gourmet pizzas, a wide variety of appetizers, salads, pastas, entrées, and kids meals. Two locations in Brandon offering curbside pickup or delivery. Boston Pizza South or Boston Pizza North.

Update (March 29):The owners reached out to us last evening and said that they were able to move up the construction timelines and now are hoping for a June opening. Ownership of the new Empire Inn and Suites beer vendor (5th and Rosser) earlier today told bdnmb.ca that they are targeting an August opening. The original vendor burned to the ground in May of 2018 when a fire ripped through several buildings in downtown Brandon.

Kam Lung Asian Cuisine recently (Wednesday & Thursday) delivered some of their most popular and original dishes to staff and workers at the Brandon Regional Health Centre. For Kam Lung's management it was a way of showing appreciation for those front-line workers trying to keep everyone healthy and safe. As a local business they felt it necessary to support them amid the coronavirus crisis. The gesture was well received by staff at the Brandon Regional Health Centre as several took to social media to thank Kam Lung for their generosity during this difficult time. "Thank you for appreciating what we do for the community!!! We appreciate all those AMAZING DISHES you sent us at 400/500" read one social media post. "Thank you Kam Lung for your generosity supporting the health care workers in the Brandon Surgical Suite" another said.

Khan Foods, a new restaurant specializing in authentic Pakistani and Middle Eastern cuisine is now open in Brandon at 15-10th St. News of the restaurant opening was first reported on bdnmb.ca a few months ago. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the extremely diversified menu (see below) is currently available via take-out or by placing an order for delivery on SkipTheDishes. The dining room will open at a later date. Their Facebook page can be found here.

Andrew Prankie, local Pizza Hut GM, says customers have really appreciated the extra attention to detail by going contact-less for pick-up or delivery. For pickup orders, when you per-order/pay online you can then walk into your desired Brandon Pizza Hut location to pick up your order and leave. The area is then sanitized after each transaction. According to Prankie, after each debit card or credit card transaction the machine is sanitized. On delivery orders, when the driver comes to your home the order is placed in a sanitized bin. When the driver arrives at your location the door bell is rang by the drivers elbow and the driver steps back 10 feet to enable the customer to get the order. The driver then brings back the plastic bin and to be sanitized. Prankie says some small issues are being worked out but it's a step in the right direction.