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The Unlikely Perks of a Larger Restaurant Space

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The restaurant, with its then-$55 and -$80 tasting menus, was a food-media darling: In 2019, it earned a Michelin star and topped the Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants list. We also have two seats at the bar that we reserve for walk-in drinks and la carte bites.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

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The Splintered Path to Purchase The path to purchase has splintered, and Gen Z is in the driver’s seat. Loyalty traffic doubled from 2019 to 2024, and loyalty members now represent 39 percent of total restaurant visits. The CBI survey was conducted between February 19 and February 24, 2025, and included 1,001 adult U.S.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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Off the Rez Cafe at the Burke Museum, Seattle The University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture , renowned for its rich natural history, anthropology, and cultural heritage collections, opened Seattle’s first Native-owned food truck-turned-cafe, Off the Rez , in 2019.

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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

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Rising Temperatures Bring Early Nights : Earlier dinner times are becoming more popular: 51 percent of Gen-X prefer early evening dinner reservations during the summer (5:00pm-6:30pm); meanwhile 57 percent of Gen-Z and 52 percent of Millennials prefer dining between 7:00pm-8:30pm in the summer.

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How the Restaurant Industry Can Begin Planning for the Future

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Lacking cash reserves and the resources to access money (traditional bank loans), most restaurants were forced to lay off their employees. If, prior to the pandemic, your restaurant had a seating capacity of 120 seats, that may be reduced by 20 percent or more. 75 percent of the prior year’s monthly payroll cost.

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Adapting Post-COVID: What’s Changing For Restaurants?

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With social distancing guidelines in place and capacity and party size restrictions like we’ve seen outlined in other states , we can expect to see increased spaces between tables, eliminated host stand waiting areas, reductions of bar seats and even entirely new layouts for restaurants that highlight contactless offerings.

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Second Wave of Restaurant Chain Bankruptcy Filings Could Offer New Opportunities  

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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.