New York Restaurants Hope To Avoid Heartbreak On Valentine's Weekend

Scottadito Osteria Toscana Restaurant is a typical Brooklyn neighborhood spot, with high ceilings and dark wood. Inside the front door is a table with a white cloth. It's piled with round plates, wine glasses, and two silver pitchers of water. There are also clear plastic pump dispensers of hand sanitizer and a thermometer.

"When people come in, we take their temperature," says owner Donald Minerva. "It's a pretty big imposition to put people in. But this is what we have to do."

Minerva is standing next to an iPad screen filled with a spreadsheet. The state encourages the restaurant to record contact information for anyone who eats inside.

"Take their temperature. Take their address. Take their phone number," he says.

What Minerva would really like to take is more reservations for Valentine's Day, which is normally one of the restaurant industry's busiest holidays of the year.