Restaurants

Chili’s, Taco Bell and the casual-dining segment were some of the big winners in the restaurant industry this year.

Chi-Chi’s, an iconic Mexican restaurant chain from the 1990s that had several locations across the U.S. including in the Chicago suburbs, is officially making a comeback after more than two decades, a press release announced Wednesday.

Traffic at the burrito eatery continues to be steady, according to an analyst report.

A mystery is unfolding over a single Olive Garden breadstick.

Want one more thing to be grateful for on Thanksgiving? You’ll really be counting your blessings when you bite into a turkey that you didn’t have to cook yourself.

A local couple is reviving a beloved restaurant chain and bringing it back in their hometown of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Joe and Nachi Shea have purchased the rights to The Ground Round — a casual American restaurant chain that had over 200 locations across the United States at its peak. The brand waned over the years, and it’s gotten down to…

A local couple is reviving a beloved restaurant chain, bringing it back to central Massachusetts.

A popular Allston spot known for its grilled cheese sandwiches and burgers is getting ready to shut down.

A brand new Mexican restaurant has come to Boston, and it traces its roots to a popular Mexican and Salvadoran eatery in Somerville.

Burger King announced it is thanking those who participated in its Million Dollar Whopper Contest by selling one million Whoppers for $1 each.

A bit more than a year after one of Boston’s best-known restaurants was reborn in a new space (and joined by a cocktail bar), the team behind it is opening a new concept across the way.

The storied seafood chain has exited bankruptcy and is attempting a comeback under its new 35-year-old CEO.

Restaurant chain TGI Fridays says it has filed for bankruptcy protection as it looks for ways to “ensure the long-term viability” of the casual dining brand.

The newbie joins a long line of Frosty flavors that have debuted in recent years.

Massachusetts voters will soon decide whether to increase minimum wage for tipped workers. Question 5 has been met with support as well as pushback by many in the restaurant industry. The minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts is $6.75 an hour, provided that tips bring them up to at least $15 an hour. If tips don’t make up the…

Voters will decide whether Massachusetts should raise the minimum wage for tipped workers.

Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in an effort to turn around the brand’s flagging sales.

This November, Massachusetts’ Ballot Question 5 asks voters whether tipped workers should receive a gradual wage increase until it reaches the state’s minimum wage, with tipping still permitted. The measure is drawing a no vote from Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, the state House Ways and Means Chairman who represents the North End, a neighborhood filled with restaurants and eateries. “This is…

Should tipped workers get a minimum wage in Massachusetts? It’s on the ballot for in the 2024 election, and we dove into the issue to see what supporters and opponents of Ballot Question 5.

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The City of Boston will be awarding 225 new liquor licenses over the next three years, a program intended to help businesses and neighborhoods that have previously been passed over or priced out of the process. Historically, there’s been a cap on liquor licenses in the city, and securing one involves the often pricey process of purchasing it from the…