Sharon Brady takes an order from a customer at Burger Bob’s on Thursday while Birdie the dog says hello.

Sharon Brady makes her way down the line of trucks and cars at Burger Bob’s Drive-In, taking orders from the growing line of customers Thursday afternoon.

Burger Bob himself — that’s owner Bob Brady, Sharon’s husband — said sales have actually increased during the coronavirus pandemic.

“Our customers have been very good to us,” Bob said. “I have had no decline in business.”

Burger Bob’s is among the local restaurants that have had to make relatively minor adjustments during the pandemic because their operations were already geared to takeout meals.

Owners of dine-in restaurants, meanwhile, have had to close their dining rooms to comply with Gov. Kate Brown’s March 17 executive order, and scramble to revamp their business models for takeout and, in some cases, deliveries.

As a mainly drive-thru business with no indoor seating, although there is a small lobby where people can place orders, keeping social distancing hasn’t been difficult at Burger Bob’s.

“People who are willing to go in, they can distance themselves. I’ve always been takeout, I’m not a sit-in,” said Bob, who has owned the restaurant on 10th Street for 22 years.

“My regulars have been very good to me,” Bob said. “We thank the community and our regular customers for supporting us during this difficult time.”

York’s Covered Wagon on Campbell Street has had a similar experience, with their volume of food customers generally unaffected during the pandemic. The business, which has long had a drive-thru window, also sells sporting goods and other items.

Katie Poe, who has worked at York’s for almost a year, said business has stayed about the same during the pandemic.

“It’s been good,” Poe said.

York’s is asking customers to comply with social distancing, and to have an employee open the container for hot foods rather than doing it themselves.

At McDonald’s, business, even at the drive-thru, slowed earlier in the pandemic but has begun to pick up the past few weeks, said Shantel Bates, a department manager.

With customers limited to using the drive-thru window, Bates said some people are walking because they have trailers too big to fit in the drive-thru lane.

McDonald’s manager John Bates said business at the Baker City location is down 15.5% since the first of March.

McDonald’s is offering free “thank you meals” for first responders and health care workers.

“Our customers have been very good to us. I have had no decline in business.”

— Bob Brady, owner, Burger Bob’s