Ellen's Stardust Diner reopens October 1
The popular Times Square tourist spot ‘Ellen’s Stardust Diner’ is getting ready to reopen October 1, along with its famous singing waitstaff.
New York City restaurants resume indoor dining
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's rules for indoor dining in the city include 25% occupancy, temperature checks, one member of each party must provide contact information for tracing, masks when not seated, tables six feet apart, no bar service, and restaurants must close at midnight.
Indoor dining resumes in NYC
The wait is finally over! You can finally eat inside your favorite New York City restaurant again.
NYC makes outdoor dining permanent, extends Open Streets initiatives
Restaurants can offer outdoor dining year-round, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio Friday.
NYC extends outdoor dining in NYC year-round
Good news for food lovers, eating outdoors has been made permanent in New York City.
McDonald's all-day breakfast menu may be gone for good
McDonald's rolled out all-day breakfast with great fanfare but it might be gone for good.
Restaurant replaces servers with robots
A robot could be replacing your restaurant server.
Outdoor dining in NYC could be extended indefinitely
A proposal would extend outdoor dining indefinitely for restaurants in New York City.
NYC restaurants can add a 10 percent 'coronavirus' surcharge
A bill to allow restaurants to add a 10 percent dining surcharge to help cover costs related to COVID-19.
Outdoor dining scheduled to end next month
There is a proposal to extend outdoor dining indefinitely for restaurants in New York City, to help them stay in business.
COVID surcharge for NYC diners
Struggling restaurants in New York City got a boost from the City Council on Wednesday after members voted to pass a bill allowing owners to add a special 10 percent COVID surcharge to diners’ bills.
DEW Garita: Red Lobster launches a Mountain Dew cocktail
The cocktail made with a “top-secret recipe” will be available for order at select Red Lobster restaurants starting in September.
Maskless woman at KFC hops on counter, demands service
A woman at a KFC in California was filmed screaming at employees — and even jumping on the counter of the restaurant — after she was allegedly refused service for not wearing a mask.
Pennsylvania restaurant apologizes for offensive sign that sparked protest
A members-only restaurant in Pennsylvania has apologized for a sign displayed on a wall that some people called racist, according to posts on social media.
CDC: People with COVID-19 twice as likely to have eaten out at a restaurant before getting sick
People who tested positive for COVID-19 were twice as likely to report eating or drinking at a bar or restaurant in the past two weeks, according to the CDC.
Indoor dining in NYC to resume Sept. 30 with restrictions
Indoor dining at restaurants in New York City can resume at 25 percent capacity beginning on Sept. 30 with additional safety measures, announced Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday.
Wawa thanks teachers, administrators with free coffee through the rest of September
From Tuesday Sept. 8 through Sept. 30, Wawa stores will offer free, any size coffee to all teachers and members of school administration.
63% of New York restaurants could close over coronavirus losses
There could be a lot fewer restaurants in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Governors in states hit hard by pandemic rethinking lockdown orders on bars
As the number of coronavirus cases fall in the U.S., governors in hard-hit states are rethinking lockdown orders on bars.
Restaurants in NJ reopen for indoor dining
Restaurants across New Jersey were allowed to reopen their doors to diners on Friday as of 6 a.m. following an announcement by Gov. Phil Murphy earlier this week that enough progress had been made in the battle against the coronavirus.