West Seattle Zeeks Pizza closed for cleaning after employee tests positive for COVID-19, staff told

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The West Seattle location of Zeeks Pizza would usually be open for the day by now, but it’s closed and dark. No note was on the door when we went by about 2:30 pm, but according to email sent to staff, the restaurant is closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The company has not returned our phone message seeking comment, but its website says the West Seattle location is “temporarily closed.” The email to staff says it’s closed for a “deep clean” and that all staff will have to get tested before they can return to work when it reopens.

Hannah G. November 11, 2020 (4:08 pm)

Oh great. And one of their delivery guys came to deliver a pizza at my house a couple of weeks ago and wasn’t wearing a mask. Ugh.

CKSeaview November 11, 2020 (4:24 pm)

Where on their website did they mention it, I can’t find it and I picked up a pizza there last night.

WSB November 11, 2020 (5:35 pm)

There is no detailed message, as of last time we looked. We went into the pizza-ordering system to find the closure mention (enter a West Seattle address, the pop-up says the address would normally be served by West Seattle but that’s “temporarily closed”). As we have reported before, Public Health does not require businesses to make public notification of a case. – TR

JJ November 11, 2020 (4:40 pm)

I would recommend the staff go get tested right away, AND if they develop any symptoms. Covid is a crazy disease and disability develops long after a person is done testing positive. A positive test may be needed later. Care and support is not always available for those who didn’t get their slip of paper early on. I hope all those infected recover fully, and avoid further transmission.

robert johnson November 11, 2020 (9:17 pm)

Talaricos just had a sick employee too!! not a good week for pizza!!

WSB November 11, 2020 (9:23 pm)

We reported their closure Sunday night:
https://westseattleblog.com/2020/11/coronavirus-sunday-11-8-roundup/
It was NOT reported by the restaurant as a sick employee, but rather a staff member having a family member who tested positive.

JL November 11, 2020 (9:27 pm)

We called Zeeks tonight after we tried to order a pizza on their website. We asked why they were closed but the staff said it was temporarily closed for cleaning. We asked them if someone had Covid in the restaurant and the person on the phone confirmed an employee was exposed to someone with Covid so they closed the restaurant to test all the employees.

Trickycoolj November 12, 2020 (8:16 am)

The one thing we were comfortable getting during the pandemic was pizza because we could pop it in the oven for a bit first. Unfortunately our last two pies from zeeks have had raw dough in the center. Been wondering what other changes have been going on over there.

WSLP November 12, 2020 (9:59 pm)

This is not a yelp review of the business.
- SEA November 13, 2020 (12:59 pm)
  
  WSLP- I agree. Has nothing to do with anything. Hoping everyone is safe in the weird and difficult time