SAN ANTONIO – After being closed for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Side Luby’s restaurant reopened Monday. The Luby’s on Highway 281 near Bitters closed in mid-March after San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg ordered dining rooms in the city to close. While the orders allowed for take out and drive-thru services, the Luby’s location closed entirely. A company spokesperson said the restaurant is now staffed to open its dining area and is also offering to-go, catering and third-party delivery. But the following day, Luby’s chief operating officer posted on Luby’s social media accounts telling customers that 80 Luby’s and Fuddruckers locations are open and that team members “look forward to today, the holidays and beyond.”READ MORE: 30 restaurants KSAT viewers want to open in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO Lubys paid tribute Monday to a pair of twin sisters who are retiring after working for the restaurant for 40 years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant held a small ceremony for Sandy and Sherry Reuthinger, who worked at the Lubys on Walzem Road for their entire career. Coronavirus throws curve in retirement plans for longtime Lubys workersThe special needs twins said they will miss the customers they served over all those years. Company officials said they will miss the Reuthinger twins.

For 40 years, Sandy and Sherry Reuthinger did that and more at the Walzem Road location of Lubys restaurant. Family photos show the Reuthinger twins on their last day on the job. The customers and regular hugs they enjoyed on the job have become memories now, due in part to the coronavirus pandemic. Texas-based Lubys announces intent to sell restaurant businesses, assetsThe family style restaurant shut down temporarily during the quarantine months ago. Prior to the restaurant shutting down, the sisters prepared a plate for a customer at Lubys.