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How Crack’d Kitchen Launched a Replicable Concept
- Design
- Amanda Baltazar
Crack’d Kitchen & Coffee opened in North Andover, Mass., in March, with the goal of being the first location of several. Justin Alpert, project architect with Phase Zero Design, in Hingham, Mass., worked hard to make this prototype replicable. Here, he discusses how he approached the design and the challenges faced.
Round Table Pizza Debuts New Restaurant Design
- Design
- The Editors
Round Table Pizza rolled out a new design in Sacramento, Calif., that upgrades the dine-in experience and supports the chain’s Pizza Royalty branding platform.
Rotolo’s New Prototype Capitalizes on Craft
- Design
- Toby Weber
In 1996, Mitchell Rotolo Sr. opened a pizza and beer place on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He was in his mid-20s at the time and says the job was a blast. How could it not be?
Quaker Steak & Lube Inks Deal to Move into Philly Market
- Development
- The Editors
The Bensalem Quaker Steak & Lube will be a 10,000 square foot, standalone full-service restaurant featuring a broad food menu, ample beer, wine and cocktail choices and a wide variety of entertainment and events. The restaurant has a targeted opening date of late 2019.
Bay Area Mainstay Reinvigorated with New Design
- Design
- Toby Weber
Located directly on San Francisco bay in Tiburon, Calif., Sam’s Anchor Cafe is a local institution set to celebrate its 100th year in 2020. The operation was recently bought by Tiburon natives James Tate and Conor Flaherty, a pair of first-time restaurateurs who set out to revitalize the restaurant.
One Secret to Success: Moving Into Second-Generation Restaurant Spaces
- Development
- Amanda Baltazar
Angry Crab Shack opened its first location in 2013 and now has 10 restaurants, all in second-generation restaurant spaces. And that’s the key to this brand’s growth. In fact, the company expects to open five more stores in the next year and has a five-year plan to open 100 stores by 2023, all in the Southwest, Midwest, and Southeast.