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Tootie Pie says June sales up 42%
Tootie Pie Co. announced June 2011 sales were up 42 percent over the same month last year. The company said this is the 20th consecutive month of sales increases — May sales were up 37 percent over the...
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Whataburger to open New Braunfels restaurant
San Antonio-based Whataburger plans to open a new restaurant in New Braunfels. The hamburger chain said the location is under construction and will open in late August. Whataburger said it will hire 60...
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Benihana closes in S.A., Austin
The Benihana restaurants in San Antonio and Austin have closed. It is not clear how long the San Antonio restaurant, at 8342 I-10 West, has been shuttered. Earlier this week, patrons said they were...
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Sumo Restaurant replaces shuttered Benihana
(AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara) The shuttered Benihana restaurant on the Northwest Side is set to re-open as a Sumo Japanese Restaurant next week. Cody Blair, general manager for the former restaurant, who...
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Come, Mr. tally man, if you dare!
Reports of large bands of roving “banana crazed” apes and monkeys hitting area Whataburger’s can not be confirmed at this time. But press releases close to this reporter can confirm that San...
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Papouli’s to open 4th restaurant
Officials at Papouli’s Greek Grill Thursday said they will open their newest restaurant at Texas 151 and Potranco Road on the far Northwest Side near SeaWorld San Antonio in the fall. Nick Anthony,...
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Piranha Killer Sushi to open SA restaurant
North Texas-based Pirana Killer Sushi will open its first facility in San Antonio and the South Texas area at 260 E. Basse Road No. 101, this fall. It will feature a 3,500-square-foot restaurant...
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Twin Peaks comes to SA
courtesy Twin Peaks, a sports bar staffed by women unafraid to display their assets, comes to San Antonio next month. Just think Hooters meets the mountains. The restaurant — the release refers to it...
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Food manager training offered
There’s not much time to think it over, but the Texas AgriLife Extension Service is providing a one-day certification training program for food managers on Nov. 1. The training costs $105 and includes...
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When pizza burns, nobody wins
Two managers at a Florida Domino’s Pizza are charged with burning down Papa John’s pizza after the Bevis and Butthead of the pizza chain world decided that their alleged arson would best settle the two...
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Logan’s Roadhouse to open 5th SA eatery
Construction is under way on a new Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant at 92 NE Loop 410, which is set to open in December, company officials said. It will be the fifth eatery the Nashville-based chain,...
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The McRib, it is pork
DON'T TEMPT ME YOU FOUL AND BEAUTIFUL McRIB! YOU SHALL NOT PASS! courtesy of McDonald's For you McRib fans out there, and I used to be one, there is a reason why the tasty treat is only reintroduced...
View ArticleDrive-through rage
A Florida woman was arrested Saturday on misdemeanor charges over a hash brown disagreement with a McDonald’s employee. She allegedly threw food back through a drive-though window, apparently striking...
View ArticleBeef ‘O’ Brady’s opens local facility
A Beef ‘O’ Brady’s family sports pub that opened this week at 8910 Bandera Road will serve as the prototype for the national chain, which operates more than 210 stores in 21 states from coast to coast....
View Article$736k for tuna fish
I guess this one will not be headed for the Chicken of the Sea ranch. A a single 592-pound bluefin tuna was bought at the Tsukiji fish market in Japan for about $736,000 by a restaurateur who...
View ArticleStarbucks opens juice bar
Cashing in on health, Starbucks is launching its first health minded juice bar store, Evolution Fresh, Today in Bellevue, Wash. The store will cater to trendy hipsters riding the health fad by offering...
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No more spicy ketchup at Whataburger
The last of Whataburger spicy ketchup has been produced and shipped to restaurants. Soon the popular spicy condiment will be no more. So those of you who love the stuff can either hit Whataburger...
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AT&T Center tops June’s alcohol sales list
Van Halen and the Vans Warped Tour might have helped the AT&T Center lead the city in alcohol sales in June, according to mixed beverage tax receipts released by the Texas Comptroller’s Office...
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Whataburger: Chick-fil-A-esque stand against debt calls
Taking a stand appears to work wonders for business at restaurant chains these days. First, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy last month endorsed a biblical definition of marriage, thrusting the chain in...
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Hotel Havana plans Dia de los Muertos festivities
With less than two weeks until Dia de los Muertos, Hotel Havana and Ocho announced how they plan on celebrating the Hispanic holiday this year. The boutique hotel at 1015 Navarro St. encourages guests...
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