New restaurants are opening at a surprising rate in the pandemic

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The pandemic has not dashed Americans’ entrepreneurial spirit for restaurants, according to Yelp data.

“Opening a restaurant is no easy feat under normal economic circumstances, yet it’s happening during the pandemic at a higher rate than one might expect,” the company stated in a report released Thursday.

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