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AUGUST 18, 2024

Opening and owning a bar is one of those unique life experiences; you have no idea what it will be like until you actually go for it. In this guide, we're covering everything you need to know about owning a bar to prepare as well as you can for the big opening day. How Do I Run a Profitable Bar?

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MARCH 12, 2025

At Trinas Starlite Lounge, the hot dog tower comes with five hot dogs, fries, and sauce | Trinas Starlite Lounge In this economy, the pricey seafood tower has given way to way to the hot dog tower For Trinas Starlite Lounge , the longstanding bar in Somerville, Massachusetts, 2024 was financially pretty rough. And then the election happened.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Ahead of this year’s football season, the team at Society Insurance has put together the top four tips on how a restaurant and/or bar can protect themselves, their patrons and their employees as well as create a safer environment for football season and beyond. Understand Your State’s Dram Laws.

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Goliath Consulting

JULY 8, 2020

Every bar manager experiences recurring nightmares of that one delivery day. The cases of product continue piling up and floor management responsibilities are preventing the bar manager from vigilantly checking in each order. Does the bar just 86 top shelf tequila for the weekend? Start with the basics of operating a bar.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Whether customers are chilling at the bar with a mask on or sitting on the patio for outdoor dining, short-form in-venue entertainment such as movie trailers, viral videos or sports highlights will go a long way to get—and keep—them entertained and enthralled. Engage Consumers Even After They Leave.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

If you visit the Union Oyster House in Boston (still in operation today) you can belly up to the original oyster bar where some of America’s most prominent early settlers and political leaders enjoyed a pint and a dozen bivalves. Marine Corps were formed and where the first meeting of the Free Masons took place.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Creating a great ambiance in your sports bar or restaurant is a good way to attract new customers. People who regularly go to sports bars and restaurants want the best technology available to watch the big game. Bar owners want customers to understand the theme of the space when they first walk in.

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JUNE 3, 2020

When they feel comfortable, people will return to sports bars and restaurants for food, drinks and the "big games" on television. “Bar owners want people to feel the aspect or theme of the restaurant when they first walk through the doors,” Fischbeck said. Audio Systems. Visual Systems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

With COVID-19 guidelines restricting dine-in, restaurants need revenue from sporting events now more than ever. For many restaurants, major sporting events are a predictable and dependable boon for food and bar sales throughout the year. One way to capture more sales? Trim the menu.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 2, 2024

Being ready to showcase sports broadcasting doesn’t have to be complicated, however—but it’s best to get set up now so sports fans won’t miss a single minute. Additionally, football continues to be the most-viewed sport in the U.S., with Statista reporting a combined viewership of 974.7

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JULY 9, 2020

The People’s Bodega takes that concept and brings it to the protests, supplying water, sports drinks, and snacks alongside hand sanitizer, sunscreen, condoms, and tampons (plus, if you feel like hopping in the back of the van, a place to change your tampon). But unlike your neighborhood convenience store, everything is free. Jaya Saxena.

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JUNE 24, 2020

As few as 16 lesbian bars remain in the United States, and their owners are fighting with all they have to make it through On the night of March 2, a tornado churned through Nashville, ripping through whole neighborhoods and damaging swaths of restaurants. Jolene’s in San Francisco. On March 11, they reopened. Lipstick shut down again.

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 4, 2023

It’s no secret that sports bring big business to restaurants and bars. Customers gathering to watch a favorite team square up against a rival, planning an outing for the Big Game or meeting at happy hour to cheer on local underdogs are cornerstones for operators.

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Transact

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Taco Mac, a 27-unit sports bar based in Atlanta, has designs to grow within Georgia, and into other states. The post WHY A 27-UNIT SPORTS BAR MOVED TO AUTOMATE FOOD LABELING appeared first on TransAct Restaurant Solutions. Originally posted on qsrmagazine.com. By Charlie Pogacar, QSR Magazine.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As the world is largely re-opened post-COVID, people are eagerly out and about dining in restaurants and bars to reinvigorate their social routines. Other options for designated singles nights could include themed nights based on niche interests like sports or music. A speed dating event is a fun and classic way to meet new people.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In 2018, I opened a self-serve tap house and sports bar called Auggie’s Draft Room. It’s probably not what you think, and it might even be easier than what you’re doing now. Every story deserves an unforgettable ending. Of all the concepts I’ve brought to life, this one stands out as my most successful.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Every year, sports fans swarm to local restaurants and bars to eat, drink, and cheer on the teams playing in the Super Bowl. In some cities, bars and restaurants saw a 40 percent or more revenue increase, according to Womply Research , on this major Sunday in 2018.

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JUNE 29, 2021

Another example could be if you are a sports bar in a college town.

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 10, 2019

After weeks of time-consuming meetings with local liquor distribution reps, local market research, and decision wavering, you finally feel confident that your bar is set up and ready to go. Before we dive into how bar consultants work, let’s briefly break down the structure of the liquor industry in America.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The most fun cocktail menu: I would have loved Las Brujas for its concept alone a women-run cocktail bar with a comic book-like menu of drinks inspired by different women throughout history. Ive just returned from three glorious, food-filled days in Mexico City. Its a packed list and makes me want to book another trip ASAP.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The sports bar is equipped with several TVs for sports viewing, garage style doors, an outdoor patio with fire pits, and locally brewed craft beer and cocktails. music, sports, and other audio/video (AV) entertainment) on the fly. music, sports, and other audio/video (AV) entertainment) on the fly. The Challenge.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 10, 2025

The lounges will feature 20 big-screen TVs, live sports tickers, video gaming and adult beverages.

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MARCH 29, 2021

For example, I worked with a restaurant owner who had a sports bar in Augusta, Georgia, that is blocks away from the Masters. You'd only be paying somebody else single time. Now, the asterisk applies to seasonal businesses. When the Masters Tournament comes in every year, they have incredible overtime. But you know what?

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The former Mellow Mushroom exec will lead operations and training for the 27-unit brand in Georgia and Tennessee.

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Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 11, 2021

It is not a foregone conclusion that drinkers drink every time they visit a restaurant or bar.”. According to Julieta Campos, Beverage Consultant and Bar Manager at Chicago’s Whistler, these spiritless cocktails will be more focused on fresh ingredients, as well as “nuanced flavors and stylish presentations of leading craft cocktails” (1).

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

Tom's Watch Bar sits precisely at this sweet spot – where cutting-edge technology enables more intimate, customized moments while amplifying the electric atmosphere of sharing sports with fellow fans.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Umi’s website says it has a “strictly enforced” dress code, which bars “ball caps, sneakers, athletic wear and sports jerseys,” but the couple says not only had Johnson worn those exact shoes to Umi before, but a woman at the bar, who was white, was also wearing sneakers. It escalated from there.

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JULY 10, 2024

“I collect stuff” There are great sports bars and steakhouses that go out of their way to put up rare, autographed photographs and memorabilia from athletes and celebrities in their establishments. A few months ago, a guest put two of the plates in her purse because she liked them.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Bar type restaurants such as Buffalo Wild Wings had a much higher “never” rating at 29 percent. For age profiles: 34 percent of frequent bar diners are 18-34 compared to only 22 percent of the population, and 58 percent of the people who never visit are 55+. 29 percent said they rarely ate at casual restaurants.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

On March 3, Columbus canceled the Arnold Sports Festival, one of the largest events of the year for the city. To work in pushing our nation forward, antiracist policies must be specific and an important focus for bars and restaurants. We should be deliberate in seeking more diverse customers and suppliers.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

“The product is superior – bar none – to any other on the market and we are so excited to bring a taste of Hawaii to Tennessee,” Rothwell said. The new team members have deep roots in growing Texas restaurants, including Rudy’s Country Store & Bar-B-Q and Mighty Fine Burgers Fries & Shakes.

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JULY 13, 2023

In the ultra competitive landscape of bars and restaurants, providing unique and unforgettable experiences for your patrons is crucial. It’s time for a projector and screen for your bar. Be the Go-To Place for Big Sporting events Why do people hit the bars to watch live sports? The “WOW!”

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2024

The sports bar chain abruptly shut its doors in parts of Texas, Florida, Kentucky and Virginia. A local media outlet put the total number of closures at 40.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

When one sports bar came under fire for a pitiful plate of nachos, social media users united under the banner of what a good plate of nachos looks like

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

64 percent would leave an overcrowded bar or club. 34 percent would not patronize bars or clubs without food items. Sporting event (27 percent). 25 percent of adults have more fun at eatertainment venues that combine food and drink with activities. 25 percent would take dates to eatertainment venues. Birthdays (43 percent).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Mittleman, who has been with the Company for 25 years, most recently served as President, Sports & Entertainment. Alison Birdwell, a sports and hospitality industry veteran, has been promoted to President, Sports & Entertainment. Amen Street Fish + Raw Bar? ?(Charleston),? Carl Mittleman. Charleston),? ?Vivere?

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AUGUST 14, 2023

An upscale wine bar’s branding is a little different than a family diner, to say the least. Or a craft beer bar going for a rockabilly feel, with a classic jukebox in the corner and bartenders wearing denim vests covered in pins and patches. It’s your establishment — and the atmosphere should match your vision.

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