Luca West In Westlake Now Requires Dine-In Customers To Be Vaccinated

WESTLAKE, OH — Luca West and two other Luca restaurants in Northeast Ohio will now require customers dining-in to be vaccinated.

"Effective today, December 22nd and until further notice, all Luca Restaurants will require guests to show proof of vaccination upon entering the restaurant, except to pick up to-go orders. All guests will be required to wear a mask, except when seated while eating and drinking, regardless of vaccination status," the restaurant group said on social media on Wednesday.

Luca West is on Detroit Road in Westlake. There are two other Luca locations: Luca Italian Cuisine, on Superior Viaduct in Cleveland, and Acqua Di Luca, on St. Clair in Cleveland.

Northeast Ohio hospitals have been straining under the current COVID-19 surge. On Wednesday, nearly all of Greater Cleveland's hospital systems sent out a video begging Ohioans to get vaccinated and follow social distancing protocols.