It's last call for the temporary outdoor dining decks that have sprouted up around Manhattan Beach since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Manhattan Beach City Council voted last month to bring them down by February 28, in advance of a larger long-term plan to create more outdoor dining opportunities in the city. 

The date was chosen because California's COVID-19 state of emergency is scheduled to end on February 28, and the city had tied its emergency orders allowing temporary use of the public right-of-way to that date.

Currently, 26 Manhattan Beach establishments are taking advantage of public right-of-way spaces through outdoor dining decks, taking up 57 public parking spaces, according to city staff. (An additional 16 establishments offer sidewalk dining, for which they pay $3 per square foot per month. That sidewalk dining is not part of the temporary COVID-19 program and is not ending on February 28.)

Before the decks come down, at least two Manhattan Beach restaurants have planned celebrations for the last nights out on the decks. 

Fishing With Dynamite is holding a 10th anniversary party today from 11:30 until 9:00 p.m., featuring a $125 prix fixe four-course meal for lunch or dinner. Make your reservations here.

The Arthur J is hosting "Date Night Dinner on the Deck" tonight from 4:00 to 8:45 p.m. with an $85 prix fixe four-course menu. Make your reservations here.