EATER

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

With a flagship 1,800-seat location in the city of Erbil and a second 800-seat location in Sulaimani (also spelled Sulaymaniyah), ABC is one of Iraq’s most popular restaurant brands, with often busy dining rooms, large social media followings, and billboards all over. Children mob the costumed figure, squealing with delight.

Employee Relations 348

Employee Relations Travel Sports Social Media 348

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

When I read an article the other day about BMW charging a subscription fee for heated seats in their cars, I thought: “Where are we going with this?” Of course, people want heated seats: “Oh well, I guess we have to pay, and pay, and pay for something that was previously part of the deal.” Everything counts in a value formula.

Front of House 364

Front of House Back of House Coaching Customer Service 364

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

The biggest focal point within the space is the sprawling brass and bronze chandelier above the dining room, which pays tribute to one of the most notable traditions on Auburns’ campus – rolling the Oak trees at Toomer's Corner whenever a sports team takes home a win.

Design 419

Design Fine Dining Front of House Seasonal Menu 419

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. Watch a sporting team build energy before a game. Push aside the doom and gloom, stop blaming on-line shopping and meal delivery for empty stores and restaurant seats. Well, let’s show it. Why not you?

Customer Experience 401

Customer Experience Customer Service Food Safety Hospitality 401

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

If you are a sports themed restaurant stick to the burgers and wings. Ask the customer to come for another visit and ask for you by name before they are seated so you can provide a personal touch. Pay attention to what customers are ordering, what food is getting sent back and slowly cut down on the items you are serving.

Management 417

Management Management Back of House Customer Service 417

Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Oftentimes, clubs and resorts can support a separate department whose job it is to monitor all of these controls. [] LEARN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND Just like in the military or on a professional sports team – organization and respect for such is paramount to success.

Hotels 464

Hotels Point of Sale Cash Management Training 464

EATER

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Diners at a sports bar in downtown Bloomington on the first Saturday night after the stay-at-home orders were lifted in Indiana’s Monroe County. There are some stipulations attached to the restaurant and bar reopening guidelines: customers must be seated, for instance, and social distancing must still be observed.

Bar 287

Bar Seating Sports Outdoor 287

EATER

DECEMBER 7, 2022

And while Vail Resorts poured millions into upgrading the chairs, vaunted local restaurateurs are working equally hard to make their own seats just as attractive. The couple also offer some snacky menu items for customers occupying the few seats, including hummus and olives. Prices are high and lines tend to get long, though.

Seasonal Menu 246

Seasonal Menu Hotels Tourism Back of House 246

EATER

JANUARY 26, 2021

Diners come out of the hibernation that Midwest winters demand and revel in a slew of holidays and sporting events, including St. During the spring, management spent an initial $35,000 constructing a patio in the property’s surrounding parking lot to supplement seats in the building’s central courtyard. Looking forward.

Food 246

Food Outdoor Point of Sale Food Safety 246

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2021

Restaurants have no easy and clear-cut way of ensuring that their customers are vaccinated before every food order or seating. Concert venues and sporting events in many states have included requirements that event attendees show proof of vaccine before attending.

Restaurant Law 348

Restaurant Law Point of Sale 2021 Outdoor 348

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

One is designed for late-day cocktails, another one is a sports bar, and the third will serve fresh-made juices and teas, to boost energy and contribute to a healthy wellbeing while establishing a gathering space for community members. In addition there is also a poolside bar. ." – David Tracz, Partner at / /387.

2023 493

2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 493

EATER

MAY 31, 2024

On this afternoon, both the indoor-outdoor bar and the 100-seat patio shaded by an enormous steel canopy were prime spots for sipping on tropically inspired cocktails and dining on seafood. Working from home made comfort take the front seat more than before, which says a lot since I’ve always been a tomboy.

Casual 313

Casual Merchandise Back of House Outdoor 313

Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Venues like COSM provide a futuristic blend of live sports, arts, and dining, creating a stadium-like ‘shared virtual’ experience with elevated food and beverage options. Eatch Automated Restaurant Evolution of Food & Entertainment Offering immersive experiences that go beyond just food.

Hospitality 78

Hospitality 2025 Food Back of House 78

EATER

APRIL 3, 2023

The last thing I wanted to do while prepping for my recent vacation to Los Angeles was log onto Resy at midnight a few nights in a row to try for a table at Pijja Palace, the Indian sports bar that earned a spot on Eater’s Best New Restaurants list last year.

Reservations 363

Reservations Food Truck Social Media Travel 363

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

reported strong growth and momentum in its restaurant services offerings, with a record-setting Valentine's Day in which Yelp’s reservation and waitlist software helped seat nearly 250,000 diners via Yelp2, a more than 2X increase YoY. owner of the Chili's® Grill & Bar brand. "Yelp WorkJam Acquires Forge.

Mobile Ordering 348

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Experience Back of House 348

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

. (“DRH”), one of the largest franchisees for Buffalo Wild Wings® ("BWW") with 64 sports bars across five states. ICV will combine the remaining DRH and JK&T Wings sports bars, which it acquired in October 2019, making the combined company the largest franchisee of BWW. Visit BuffaloWildWings.com.

Franchising 364

Franchising Franchise Customer Experience Customer Service 364

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

“The wing category has traditionally been all about the sports fan but we believe it is so much more than that and are confident our new look and feel will speak to a broader audience – propelling us to even greater heights as a result.” ” Ike's Loves Bangin' Buns. Black Bear Named Official Family Diner.

Franchising 471

Franchising Franchise Food Fast Casual 471

7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

While you do want to be in the driver seat for these meetings, you don't want to do all the talking. That only works with a high level of trust, and the best way to get there is by putting time and effort into team building activities.These can take many forms, like: Team outings like a dinner, picnic, or sports game. A charity event.

Communication 430

Communication Management Management Front of House 430

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. During the peak of the pandemic, the number of diners seated across Yelp Reservations and Waitlist dropped essentially to zero. Sit down restaurants need to take a seat and pay attention. Foot Traffic Analysis.

2020 450

2020 Travel Food Safety Consumer Goods 450

EATER

MARCH 16, 2022

Occupying 50,000 interior square feet and enough exterior square footage to seat, say, 500 people in the parking lot on a summer evening while screening a movie during COVID , Wong has prime real estate, should he and family choose to sell. In the Tiki Lagoon Room, guests are seated around a massive water feature.

Dine-in 353

Dine-in Back of House Seating Travel 353

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Located in a small strip center that includes a gas station, the restaurant features a drive-thru and 45 seats. That’s what sparked the motivation of our inaugural Jackletes roster to include both mainstream and under-represented collegiate sports,” said Ryan Ostrom, CMO of Jack in the Box.

Franchising 450

Franchising Franchise Leadership Beverage 450

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Kitchen work, as an example, is a team sport. Holding doors for others, saying thank you, offering a good morning or afternoon welcome, giving up a seat for a person in need, sharing, and paying respect to those who give of themselves for the betterment of others is just good behavior – something that civilized people do.

Supplies 429

Supplies Healthcare Presentation Restaurant Law 429

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Restaurant design footprint will fundamentally change with more BOH kitchen size needed and less FOH seats as more people gravitate toward digital and delivery. Larger box restaurants will be disrupted as the competition for dining seats continues to grow over the next decade. The sleeping giant is virtual kitchens.

Mobile Ordering 539

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2020

You remember as a cook – the job that you did was never boring, filled with adrenaline, creative, and at its core – a dynamic team sport. Limited seating, at least 6-feet apart, everyone in masks, the smell of bleach as everything is sanitized frequently, limited menus, no group tables, and nerves on edge everywhere you look.

Social Media 306

Social Media Entertainment Email Marketing Customer Experience 306

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Alternatively, you could opt for a common bar type such as a neighborhood, specialty, brewpub, or sports bar. Sports bars are a popular choice, as they offer a fun and festive atmosphere for watching games and enjoying drinks with friends. How much seating will you have? Looking for some inspiration? What furniture will you use?

Bar 370

Bar License Email Marketing Customer Service 370

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This is according to a recent Appetize Contactless Technology Survey that explored consumer trends in dining, sports, and shopping during Covid-19. Stadiums / Sports trends. When will fans likely attend their next live sporting event? percent hawkers with handhelds, and 26 percent all of the above. percent not at all important).

2020 402

2020 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order 402

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

Outdoor seating is where consumers feel most comfortable, with 68 percent of consumers saying that they are either completely comfortable or quite comfortable. This is +14pp higher than those comfortable with indoor seating. Consumer comfortability. Key takeaways include: Willingness to pay a bit more for a safer environment.

2021 473

2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 473

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The traditional media channels that brands have relied on, such as TV and radio, suddenly weren’t reaching their customers—college sports, Olympics, major league sports were cancelled, truncated or experienced significant drops in viewership. There are only so many seats a given area can support.

2020 450

2020 Online Ordering Customer Experience Point of Sale 450

EATER

JULY 13, 2022

Save for the U-shaped bar top and the six seats that surround it, almost every other surface is covered with Soviet memorabilia or tchotchkes, including decorative plates, posters, photographs, nesting dolls, scarves, handicrafts, and beyond. Like in many isolated communities worldwide, modernization is creeping in.

Sports 246

Sports Food Truck Customer Experience 2013 246

EATER

JUNE 20, 2023

Doctors attributed it to their sports activities, despite some evidence that their lower vertebrae were fusing together. I know, because I too dig furrows in reclaimed land, and I’ve begun the same raised close-planting method myself, so I can tend the soil while seated on a stool instead of kneeling at ground level.

Back of House 336

Back of House Compost Insurance Sports 336

EATER

JUNE 9, 2020

On June 1 and 2, Paris and Melbourne began to allow dine-in seating, and Berlin reopened bars — prost! And diners, too, seem largely unphased by it all: I turned down an indoor seat while dining out on June 2, but people behind us in line happily took the spot. Elsewhere, life remained at a near standstill. So, until 10 p.m.

Government 327

Government White Paper Fine Dining Bar 327

EATER

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We sat in a lofted seating area, looking down on the man forming kebabs with one hand, lining the patties on the edge of a plate for another cook to fry. My partner and I were greeted by an iPad-wielding manager checking our Resy reservation, and seated opposite the backlit liquor bottles of the bar.

Fine Dining 326

Fine Dining Food Order Reservations Seating 326

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Sponsor Local Teams or Charities : Supporting a neighborhood sports team or a local charity builds goodwill and strengthens your ties to the community. Offering samples, running a pop-up, or sponsoring part of the event can create brand awareness and attract foot traffic. Use in-house table technology.

2025 195

2025 Marketing Email Marketing Operations 195

7 Shifts

AUGUST 6, 2021

This number should include in-house seats filled, takeout customers, and delivery customers. For example, if you run a sports bar, you might find that you're mobbed on Sundays during football season, but things are a little slower when hockey's on. To start, you'll need the following numbers: How many days you'll be open each week.

Seasonal Menu 370

Seasonal Menu Point of Sale Inventory Food Supply 370

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Guests may enjoy a variety of seating arrangements, two bars, as well as private cabanas and daybeds offering bottle service and other five-star experiences. The restaurant will include a nearly 600-square-foot sports memorabilia exhibit with Coach Spurrier’s 1966 Heisman Trophy as the centerpiece.

Coaching 419

Coaching Point of Sale Customer Experience Retail 419

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

As workplaces, sports and entertainment venues, schools, colleges and universities, and other places of business begin to resume operations, Aramark developed customized plans to create safe and hygienic dining experiences for everyone the company serves. Altering seating arrangements to improve spacing between guests.

Food Safety 441

Food Safety Kitchen Safety Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 441

Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

E very sports team has a series of plays – running plays, passing plays, defensive plays and so on. Stadium and other sport event venues have a front row seat to these plays – and to what happens when the right talent gets on the field and execute. Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams.

Hiring 147

Hiring Training Mobile Ordering Coaching 147