L.A. BIZ CHUN CHEN STAFF REPORTER Sep 15, 2020, 2:15pm PDT Movie fans may be able to get a piece of the Pacific Dining Car steakhouse later this month as the iconic restaurant featured in movies such as “Training Day” closes its doors and liquidates. The restaurant said it is shutting down its original Los

BY: FARLEY ELLIOTT EATER LOS ANGELES Sep 14, 2020, 9:20am PDT A new auction means fans can buy a piece of the 99-year-old restaurant, as ownership pivots to online steak sales and more for now A weekend Facebook notification for a restaurant equipment auction has caused quite a stir, with longstanding late-night steakhouse Pacific Dining

Photo courtesy of 94.5PST. Empty stores for months coupled with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have led The Shoppes at Hamilton to close down permanently. The Shoppes, located at 537 US-130, Hamilton Township, NJ 08691, will be torn down to make way for warehouse space. In order to make sure that the contents can be repurposed

SOURCE: SPECTRUM NEWS 1 BY NIC CHA KIM | SANTA MONICA PUBLISHED 10:29 AM ET JUN. 19, 2020 | UPDATED 12:25 PM ET JUN. 19, 2020 SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Founded in 1921, the Pacific Dining Car has been open 24 hours a day for almost a hundred years. Wes Idol III is the fourth generation

Source: KTLA5 by: Kristina Bravo Posted: Jun 17, 2020 / 10:04 AM PDT / Updated: Jun 17, 2020 / 11:47 AM PDT Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pacific Dining Car announced it is permanently closing its Santa Monica location and auctioning memorabilia from the 30-year-old Westside institution. A Facebook post on Monday said the location

IMMEDIATE DISTRESSED LIQUIDATION (AUCTION ENDS 6/22) On Auction Block: Take a Piece of L.A. History with You Santa Monica, CA: The iconic Pacific Dining Car steakhouse in Santa Monica California closes suddenly after nearly 30 years in business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to ensure that the contents can be repurposed

Listen with Destination on the Left On the podcast with Nicole Mahoney, Neal Sherman shares his perspective on the hospitality and food industries amidst the global crisis. He talks about what it will look like when we come out on the other side, and what strategies we can use to thrive during this crisis.

Listen on Nashville Restaurant Radio Join Neal Sherman on Nashville Restaurant Radio podcast with Brandon Styll. You will learn whats going on in the business right now, and you might even gain an idea or two on how to make some cash. Nashville Restaurant Radio focuses on all topics in the hospitality industry.

O’Charley’s is a casual dining restaurant chain with over 200 locations across 17 states. The goal of this chain is to provide southern hospitality that goes hand in hand with their fresh southern ingredients. This establishment began way back in 1971 in a location across from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. However, nearly 50 years

“Wendy’s prepares for its upcoming breakfast launch by learning from past mistakes” Amelia Lucas CNBC Wendy’s focus in 2020 is launching breakfast nationwide after decades of trying and failing. Investors are skeptical of this new attempt. The day after Wendy’s announced its breakfast plans in September 2019, its stock plummeted 10%. The fast-food chain has made

This article was originally posted by Taylor Musgrove on whotv.com (Iowa) DES MOINES, Iowa — Earlier this month, state officials rewarded 22 businesses with $50,000 of the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation grants. These grants will give up to a thousand Iowans new job skills. One of the recipients was the Iowa Restaurant Association. With this

Threats of a recession, the delivery boom, trade wars, labor pools, and the 2020 election are all inevitable issues that will be upon us in the new year. Many restaurateurs are nervous about their near future with these “what-ifs” circling their minds. Restaurants are leading economic indicators. This means that almost anything that will happen

This article was written by Antoinette DelBel from 13 Wham in Rochester, NY on Thursday, Dec. 26th, 2019. Fairport, N.Y. (WHAM) – Many New York businesses are bracing once again for another minimum wage increase. As part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s minimum wage plan, the pay will be increasing for millions of employees across the state as a

As the Holidays are approaching, we get ready to leave behind the old and bring in the new. This year, we are not just celebrating a new year but an entire new decade. Many of us have fond memories of the holidays in the past, but what can one do to make the last holiday

The holidays are well and truly here. That means it’s time for an early Christmas present in the form of December marketing ideas for restaurants to help see you through to the end of the calendar year. The best time to properly prepare for the holidays was in August or September. That’s the best window

“The underperforming stores will be shuttered by the end of the year”, the chain says. Chuy’s decided over the weekend to close four of its 104 restaurants by the end of the year, according to a securities filing, making it the latest casual-dining chain to shutter stores in the face of falling traffic. At least

If you’re a restaurateur, chances are you’ve suffered from what we call wage woes—distinct feelings of hopelessness that creep in when questions about minimum wage, labor requirements, and employee engagement start piling up. When is it appropriate to pay restaurant workers minimum wage? When should you pay more? Do tips impact restaurant wage and, if

Sears is laying off hundreds of corporate employees less than a week after announcing a new round of store closures. Some employees were told in a group meeting on Wednesday that they would be losing their jobs. “It was a group layoff,” one person said. “There was a heartfelt apology, but that was it. …

Another Lafayette restaurant has closed its doors. Posados Cafe closed abruptly over the weekend, according to a report from KLFY. Employees of the Mexican restaurant were notified when they showed up for work Monday morning, the local TV station reports. Attempts to reach a representative with Posados Cafe were unsuccessful Monday. Posados manager Melissa Guilbeaux

    Steak ‘n Shake’s traffic fell 13.3% in the third quarter, parent company Biglari Holdings said Friday, amid continued declines in same-store sales and store closures.   Same-store sales declined 6.5% in the quarter ended Sept. 30. That’s the 12th-straight quarterly decline for the burger chain, and the 13th negative number in the past

Steak ‘n Shake’s traffic fell 13.3% in the third quarter, parent company Biglari Holdings said Friday, amid continued declines in same-store sales and store closures. Same-store sales declined 6.5% in the quarter ended Sept. 30. That’s the 12th-straight quarterly decline for the burger chain, and the 13th negative number in the past 14 quarters. Until