By RAUL GARCIA JR | The Mercedes Enterprise

It’s business as usual in Mercedes, but office lobbies and dining areas are closed to the public as the state has prohibited mass gatherings larger than 10 people in an area in effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Now restaurants and businesses of all types have turned to the pick-up and take-out only business model, but for some it’s nothing new.
The only thing that changed for Tiger Drive Thru when the scare of the COVID-19 panic set into the community was its lines became longer and store inventory sold faster.

For Chole De La Torre having to replenish her inventory became a challenge over the last two weeks, but her customers still came through to pick up a cold drink and snacks.

She has been a ready to order pick up business since she took over the establishment in 1998 when the store was called Tiger Alley.
“We’ve been open ever since,” Chole said. “I don’t plan on closing either. My sales have been up, but it’s been hard to get water. I used to have toilet paper, milk, eggs and bread.”

Although the crisis has taken its toll on local business it has not stopped her customers from pulling into the drive thru one after another.

“In a way it’s scary, but what can we do, but just take it one day at a time,” De La Torre said.

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