CAIRO — Not every business in Grady County is ready to fully reopen again. Some business owners say they want to take a more cautious approach before deciding to open back up to the public.

At Mr. Chick, general manager Jeffrey Cape said he won’t be reopening his dining room for at least the next two weeks. The restaurant’s interior will remain closed to all except staff members, though food will continue to be served.

“We feel like the coronavirus here in Cairo and Grady County is still climbing and we haven’t peaked yet,” said Cape. “We want to make sure that we’re on the downswing, not the upswing.”

Cape said a key factor in making this decision was the anticipation of difficulties maintaining six feet of social distance inside the restaurant. Cape said the decision will be reevaluated on May 7.

In the meantime, Cape said customers can call Mr. Chick and place an order, choosing to either pay ahead over the phone or at the restaurant itself. When they arrive, customers are directed to the front of the restaurant, where they are asked to stay in their vehicles as their meals are delivered to them by an employee.

Customers can choose to order food at the drive through as normal.

The Zebulon Theater also will not be reopening immediately, said executive director Robert Dykes.

“We’re just going to play it by ear for now for the next couple of weeks,” Dykes said. “We’ll reevaluate it at that point and decide on whether or open up.”

Even if the theater were to open, Dykes isn’t sure how many customers would even want to attend screenings.

“I think a lot of people are ready to get out, but they’re not ready to all jump out at once,” he said.

Major film releases have been put on hold while production companies wait for larger theaters in busier areas to reopen, and the only movies available to show at the Zeb are older flicks that are already available on-demand. And if the theater were to be visited by just a single patron, Dykes said he would then have to disinfect the theater, which could wind up producing expenses that outweigh the economic benefits of reopening.

Dykes said the theater will reevaluate the situation on May 8.

Though there won’t be any screenings in the time being, the Zeb is selling popcorn, snow cones, nuts and other theater snacks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — a strategy Dykes said has been met with some success. Customers can approach the theater’s concession stand those days from 4-6 p.m. to grab their snack of choice.

Elsewhere in the county, Home Slice Pizza’s dining room will remain closed through at least May 1, though customers can continue to place orders and use the drive through. Other restaurants including Rockbottom Seafood & Grill also will not be opening their dining rooms for at least a few more weeks, though to-go orders can still be placed.

Gov. Brian Kemp had announced last week that certain businesses that had been shuttered including gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barber shops, cosmetologists, hair designers and nail salons could begin engaging in “minimum basic operations” with restrictions on sanitation guidelines and social distancing. Restaurant dining rooms, theaters and social clubs were allowed to reopen Monday with similar restrictions.

Other businesses including bars, nightclubs, amusement parks and live performance venues will remain closed until at least May 13, when the public health state of emergency is set to expire.

Kemp’s shelter in place order will expire April 30.