Casual Dining

Forced by the economy to re-think their businesses, a growing number of restaurateurs are taking the radical step of ditching their menu prices and allowing customers to pay what they want. From Potager in Arlington, Texas, and Java...

MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. has been the poster child for all the woes of casual dining for the past two years. That may have come to a halt this week. The company, which operates or franchises 902 restaurants, reported third-quarter...

CYPRESS Calif. Industry veteran Richard Rivera on Tuesday was named president and chief executive of Real Mex Restaurants Inc., parent to the casual-dining Chevys Fresh Mex, Acapulco and El Torito chains. The move for Rivera, who is leaving...

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GLENDALE CALIF. —“It’s about quality and access to quality.” That’s a phrase Octavio Becerra repeats often as he attempts to explain why his restaurant Palate Food & Wine, in the...

SALT LAKE CITY —Local restaurateurs are cheering recent reforms to the state’s liquor laws, but the new rules are not without some idiosyncrasies that are already prompting some operators to call for...

The long-stagnant family-dining segment is trying to reinvent itself, as several players work to modernize their operations and improve speed of service to attract younger quick-service customers.IHOP, Denny’s and Friendly’s are among the...