Restaurants

Chili’s Grill & Bar Begins Rollout of Wireless Tabletop Terminals

June 23, 2011 // 10:47 am

30 franchised Chili’s restaurants have deployed wireless, on-table touch-screen technology to facilitate limited guest self-ordering, check settlement, customer surveys and other miscellaneous activities for the guest. The technology used on the table comes by way of TableTop Media LLC, a Dallas-based company behind the Ziosk brand terminals…

Sizzler’s US Operations Return To California

June 9, 2011 // 11:37 pm

Officials from Sizzler USA reported today that controls of its US operations were coming back to Culver City, CA.

Its management entity successfully acquired the US interests from Australia’s Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), which had owned both Sizzler’s US and International operations since 2005. Terms…

Denny’s Reveals a 10-Item “Tour of America” Menu

June 7, 2011 // 7:18 pm

Earlier today, Denny’s announced their latest notable menu addition since their bacon-themed Baconalia line up back in April of this year. The new menu includes six savory dishes, a dessert option and three state-specific beverages that span influences from Florida, Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest.…

A 9-Year-Old Is Brainchild Behind New Mexican Food Concept

May 17, 2011 // 11:33 am

Rockin’ B’s Burrito Bandito is Mission Viejo, CA‘s newest Mexican restaurant. Located in the city’s Kaleidoscope Courtyards, a shopping, dining, and entertainment center, the restaurant joins some formidable competition from the likes of Buffalo Wild Wings and Rocco’s Pizzeria, to name a few.…

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery Reveals a Red Velvet Pizookie

May 12, 2011 // 2:04 am

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery, founded in 1978, is given credit for creating and trademarking the often imitated “Pizookie”, a dessert dish made up of a fresh baked cookie (normally white chocolate, macadamia nut, or chocolate chip), with a helping of vanilla ice cream all of which is…

Olive Garden Presents Four Cheese Pastachettis Dish

April 25, 2011 // 2:11 pm

The Olive Garden restaurant chain pushes forward with its Italian-American cuisine by offering up a new dish this month, their Four Cheese Pastachettis. For $9.95, customers wil be treated to parmesan crusted lasagna squares filled with mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan and romano cheese, served with grilled…

Olive Garden and Other Chains Change Drink Policies After Drunk Toddler Incidents

April 16, 2011 // 7:20 pm

Looks like several human-error incidents at multiple casual dining locations during the month of March and into early April have prompted Olive Garden, Applebee’s and Ruby Tuesday to reevaluate their drink policies. The latest of which, a mixup at a Michigan Applebee’s Grill & Bar…

Anaheim, CA-based Slater’s 50/50 Reveals New Bacon-Filled Quesadilla Dish

April 10, 2011 // 2:42 pm

With bacon a common theme in many of Slater’s 50/50 dishes, their new Papas Quesadilla dish is no exception. Revealed via their social media outlet at the start of this weekend, like a majority of their new dishes are, this Quesadilla is highlighted by…