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Firehouse

Developing a custom steamer allowed Firehouse Subs to streamline its kitchen workflow and improve the customer experience.

Maureen Slocum

2020 should be a fascinating year in the restaurant industry as we embark on a new decade that promises an even greater allegiance to change than the one that we are leaving behind.

Windmill Food Hall
Food halls are springing up in cities from coast to coast. Gathering multiple quick-service artisan eateries under one roof has taken off in many urban and even suburban areas.

Rebecca Kilbreath

When you do a job for a few years, you learn the seasonal ebb and flow that comes with it. Some days you’ll dread, but luckily for me, those are few and far between. Other days you’ll look forward to with a great deal of excitement.

How to: Get Ahead of Permitting

Ask anyone who has opened a restaurant to describe their experience with the permitting process, and responses will vary from “piece of cake” to “nightmarish.”

Dog Haus

Dog Haus, a casual concept known for its gourmet hot dogs and craft beer, will debut a new prototype with its first Wyoming location in early 2020.

Bennigan’s struggles have been no secret. A top casual-dining space back in the day, the brand filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in 2008. All corporate units were closed and just a few franchised units kept the iconic brand alive.

Famous Dave's

Famous Dave’s opened the first of its smaller footprint prototype restaurants in Uptown, a commercial district in Minneapolis in December. The new restaurant is approximately 3,000 square feet, (compared to the average 6,500–7,000 square feet of previous iterations) and features a bar-centric environment and compact dining area.