I agree there's no reason to make this political - although that seems to be everyone's default these days if you disagree with them. We should be able to look at the facts. I haven't observed the same issue, but of course restaurants here are only partially open.

The most interesting part of your post is "no one wanted to work there". The questions are why does no one want to work there, and is that the same at other restaurants in the area? Is it that one restaurant isn't a competitive employer, or is job supply higher than demand (or both)?

Ultimately, restaurants will find a way to give people what they want, both customers and employees. If one can't, someone else will figure it out and replace it. The beauty of a free market.