Speciality's Cafe & Bakery wasn't a nationwide operation, but for folks in California, Washington, and Illinois, it quickly became a go-to lunch spot. But the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed yet another victim in the restaurant industry, and this time it's Specialty's Cafe & Bakery.
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If you're not the kind of person that thinks about packing hand sanitizer wherever you go, we have news about germs and restaurants that we expect might make you change your mind.
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Recently, some cities and countries have been able to begin easing off stay-at-home orders, which means that more businesses, including some restaurants, are starting to welcome customers back. This diner in Germany has a novel way to keep customers apart.
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You might think of Starbucks as a chain coffee shop, not a fast-food joint. But if you consider how quickly they serve meals, it becomes pretty obvious the cafe could enter the fast-food club. While not all fast-food is bad, there are roadblocks to healthy food when convenience is key to your brand.
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Papa John Schnatter may be out one sweet gig, no longer chairman of the pizza company that bears his name, but at least he's still got a super-sweet crib. What's it really like?
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While the dine-in option has been unavailable, the Golden Arches has continued to offer its food via drive-thrus, as well as for takeout, and delivery. As the country begins to eye reopening large segments of the economy, McDonald's appears poised to follow suit, with plans to reopen dining rooms.
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Steak 'n Shake, the restaurant that made a name for itself serving hand dipped milkshakes and prime burgers, has seen its share of turmoil. And now, the company is facing even more adversity, as it becomes another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S. in March, we were all told that supporting our favorite restaurants by getting takeout or buying gift cards would be some of the best ways to help them stay afloat. However, that is proving to not be the best idea.
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Red Lobster's tagline might once have been "Sea Food Differently," but one angry diner in Pennsylvania was only seeing red in response to COVID-related holdups that happened on Mother's Day. In a viral video that has tallied more than 7 million views, a woman lost her cool at the location.
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What will it take to fill a restaurant in the age of social distancing? Patrick O'Connell, who is the executive chef at The Inn at Little Washington, may have an answer.
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Contact high included, Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe debuted as 'America's First Cannabis Cafe' in the fall of 2019 with an extensive food and flower menu.
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Caffeinated environmentalists can finally rejoice. The popular donut-and-coffee-wielding chain Dunkin' is officially committed to ditching the styrofoam coffee cups for double-walled paper ones
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Walk into a typical buffet restaurant and you'll be greeted with an all-you-can-eat football field of delicious foods. Buffets are in the business of making money, of course, and that means using tricks to make you think you're getting a killer deal when in reality, that might not be the case.
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They may not be restaurants' dirtiest spots — that honor belongs to doorknobs, toilet floors, menus, and salt and pepper shakers. That doesn't mean we should give restaurant spoons, forks, and knives a free pass, because neither hand nor machine washing can get tableware clean enough.
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Mother's Day doesn't seem complete without an opportunity to treat mom to Sunday brunch or maybe a seafood dinner. But the COVID-19 quarantine has changed just about everything, including how we celebrate moms. Some Red Lobsters actually had to turn away customers last Sunday.
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Fast food chain Wendy's has updated its popular $5 Biggie Bag deal to include a chicken option. The new Crispy Chicken Biggie Bag contains one Crispy Chicken Sandwich, 10 chicken nuggets, a small order of fries, and a fountain drink.
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Thanks to the birth of mass production and refrigeration, we now have access to mass-produced sushi Hanaya might not be so impressed with. Trevor Corson, author of The Story of Sushi, tells Thrillist that today, it's easy to encounter cheap sushi, which is cold where it should be room temperature.
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Employees who were being paid hourly at a number of Flay's New York City restaurants including Bar Americain, Mesa Grill, and Bolo, claimed that "they had been cheated out of wages and tips and [sought] to recover minimum wages, overtime compensation and allegedly misappropriated gratuities."
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If you managed to dine at a Souplantation or a Sweet Tomatoes buffet restaurant before the pandemic, you'd have a story to tell about the last time you ate at the buffet-style restaurant before it became a victim of COVID-19. Sadly, all Souplanation and Sweet Tomatoes locations are closing for good.
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In 2007, Subway launched the $5 footlong. In February 2016, Subway sent a bizarre and sad tweet. The $5 footlong was done.
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What's it like working at Wendy's? If you've never served time in the fast-food industry trenches, then you probably can't imagine what it's really like. If you have, though, you know that this job has one perk — it's the laughs provided by those often-annoying, but occasionally hilarious customers.
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It seems like every celebrity chef out there has their own technique for cooking a steak. Bobby Flay is no different. Here's how Flay prepares a perfect steak every time.
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Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (better known as KFC) is known for being super secretive about its signature spice blend. The original recipe is still in use today and contains an infamous (and tag-line inspiring) 11 herbs and spices.
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In times of curbside service and contactless deliveries, gathering around the table for a meal among friends and family can seem like a long-distant pipe dream. But leave it to technology to attempt to make shared food and drink experiences a reality again — in a sense, anyway.
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America's late-night (and sometimes early morning) obsession with Taco Bell's ooey, gooey, cheesy, melty goodness is well-known. It's a late-night crunch of southwest seasonings that features favorites people will order again, and again. Why, though, does the cheese taste different than it used to?
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Sriracha is a chili sauce produced by Huy Fong Foods, Inc. which has grown into such a household name Urban Outfitters dedicated a t-shirt to it. Sriracha has to some extent relied on a grassroots fan base to help spread the Sriracha gospel, but has also been helped by a more unexpected source.
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They say success is all about who you know, and Rob Lowe seems to have made it because a few years back, the actor flaunted a McDonald's Gold Card on Jimmy Kimmel. His McGold card was ultra-special and featured his name. The card was given to Lowe by his friend. But can you get one, too?
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