Category: Restaurant

Man Who Worked at Chick-fil-A Since Age 16 Gets His Own Restaurant in Hometown 15 Years Later

When a North Carolina teen got a job working at a Chick-fil-A in 2006, after just one month working there, he knew what he wanted to do with his life. He dreamed of one day owning and operating a Chick-fil-A franchise in his hometown of Greensboro. After 15 years of traveling to and working at…


Historic Restaurant Menu Dating Back to 1913 Discovered During Cafe Renovation

While working on the renovation of a cafe, a worker discovered a 1913 restaurant menu as he stripped the wallpaper. Now, the owner of the cafe is planning on recreating the historic dishes. Max Kearns was helping renovate the mezzanine space in Leaf cafe, on Bold Street, Liverpool, England, when he found a special menu…


Homeless Man Asks Texas Steakhouse Owner for Job Busing, and She Gives Him ‘A Whole New Start’

A Texas community came through for a homeless man in need after a social media post shared his story. Kenneth Smith went from sitting outside an Outback Steakhouse to busing tables for the same restaurant—but most importantly, he found hope. It all started with a gift card. A concerned customer saw Smith dozing in a…


Chinese Restaurant Branch in Taiwan Denies Sending Surveillance Footage to China

A popular Chinese restaurant chain in Taiwan is denying it’s sending surveillance footage of its customers to China, coming after a Vancouver branch admitted it sent surveillance footage of its customers to China. The Haidilao Hot Pot restaurant in Taiwan, in an April 22 statement on Facebook, admitted it recorded footage of their customers, but…


California City Surrounds Business With Chain-Link Fence for Defying CCP Virus Health Orders

Authorities in a California city have erected a fence around a restaurant after the owners repeatedly defied COVID-19 safety protocols.


Kindhearted Restaurant Owner Inspired By Easter Offers Burglar a Job After Break-In

A Georgia restaurant owner has responded in a kind manner after a burglar broke into his premises. Instead of pressing charges against him, the compassionate owner has offered for him to swing by for a job. Carl Wallace, the owner of Diablo’s Southwest Grill in Augusta, was woken up in the middle of the night…


Restaurant Owners Make 6-Hour Trip to Cook Favorite Dish for Cancer-Stricken Customer

When two Baltimore, Maryland, restaurant owners learned that a longtime customer was dying of lung cancer, they proved that truly amazing customer service comes straight from the heart. Six hours away in Vermont, one of the Asian fusion restaurant Ekiben’s most enthusiastic customers wanted nothing more than to taste their crispy tempura broccoli one last…


Homeless Man Walks Into Restaurant Asking for Job, Gets Second Chance From Kind Owner

When a homeless Alabama man walked into a restaurant asking for work, he found a sympathetic owner willing to take a chance on an honest soul. He likely didn’t expect his whole community to soon join in the effort to help him back on his feet. “I graduated high school on an advanced diploma,” Taylor…


Irvine Wants to make Ordering In More Affordable

Facilitating takeout deliveries could soon become cheaper for restaurants in Irvine, where councilors are considering capping the amount third-party delivery companies can charge. A motion set for discussion during Irvine’s Feb. 9 city council meeting could limit the amount companies such as GrubHub and Door Dash charge customers and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…