Restaurants in Boston's North End neighborhood are ready for a return to outdoor dining on Thursday, which is 10 days later than the rest of the city.The Licensing Board for the City of Boston made the decision to delay the start of outdoor dining until April 1 earlier this month, while restaurants in the rest of the city were allowed to start offering outdoor dining on March 22.According to the board, the number and density of restaurants in the North End, as well as the impacts the outdoor dining setup would have on residents, led to that decision.North End restaurant owners who spoke with NewsCenter 5's Nathalie Pozo on Wednesday say they completely understood the Boston Licensing Board's decision and that they had to come to a happy medium out of respect to neighborhood residents.Those restaurant owners also say that outdoor dining was a huge hit for them last year, and that being able to offer it again gives them an opportunity to get back business they lost during the winter months."The customers are so happy to have it," said Frank DePasquale, owner of Bricco. "The patrons call over and over to see when it was starting again, and all the enthusiasm is here to start this tomorrow.""It was great last year, going to be great this year," said Massimo Tiberi, owner of Arya Trattoria. "It's a good step in the right direction." "We invite everyone to come down. It is safe," said Adrian Federico, owner of Caffè Paradiso. "We are taking all the precautionary measures. I have been fully vaccinated. All of my staff is fully vaccinated."The 2021 Outdoor Dining Pilot Program again includes streamlined permitting and outdoor patios on roadways that let restaurants with narrow sidewalks to offer patio seating to patrons, while offering new features based on community feedback, the city said. Applications for outdoor dining licenses on both public and private property are now open, and businesses can apply online.