i think you'll find that the places that manage to come out the other side of this tend to be the same places that secretly opened.

Ive worked in restaurants for like 5 years, I just recently got out and a lot of places I previously worked at opened through the back door or basement or whatever means they could open by.

Trusted regulars only, and the few fines some of them have gotten don't outweigh the receipts they really need right now.