2019 Casual Seating 
EATER
MAY 28, 2025
Courtesy of Sabine Caf Rich Fox of Sabine in Seattle says leaning more casual has helped his bottom line A version of this post originally appeared on May 28, 2025, in Eater and Punchs newsletter Pre Shift , a biweekly newsletter for the industry pro that sources first-person accounts from the bar and restaurant world.
Modern Restaurant Management
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The majority of operators say increasing traffic on-site and getting diners back in their seats will be more important to their restaurant's success in 2025. This is especially important to 90 percent of fine dining operators and 87 percent of casual dining operators. Restaurants aim to attract more in-person diners.
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Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 22, 2020
New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. There were only 100 fewer new restaurant openings in September of this year, compared to September 2019.
Modern Restaurant Management
JULY 31, 2020
In 2019 alone, companies seeking bankruptcy protection included Perkins, Houlihan’s, Restaurants Unlimited (multiple locations including Kincaid’s and Palomino), Kona Grill, Granite City, and The Palm. providing and requiring PPE; taking reservations only for seating). A Little History.
Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 5, 2021
Reassuringly, On Premise velocity is showing positive signs of nearly reaching levels seen in 2019. Casual Dining velocity has grown by 158 percent over the same period, suggesting many of the Casual Dining business models were able to maintain sales to some degree through pandemic restrictions. " Beverage Insights.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
One of the key functionalities within many QSR and fast casual mobile apps these days is the ability to order ahead and select curbside pickup. This puts the customer in the driver’s seat and removes the reliance and uncertainties on timeliness of delivery offered by third parties.
Modern Restaurant Management
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Restaurant design footprint will fundamentally change with more BOH kitchen size needed and less FOH seats as more people gravitate toward digital and delivery. Restaurants will become increasingly casual. Suzannah Gerber of Haven Foods.
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