East Coast Chair & Barstool Blog

Trends in the restaurant industry are changing thanks to the influence of fast casual restaurants. Establishments like Chipotle, Taco Del Mar, Five Guys, and Panera Bread, to name a few, are taking … read more

Menu engineering is about designing your restaurant’s menu to ensure your most profitable menu items are seen first and also displayed in a way that convinces your guest to choose one item (the pro … read more

When you are from Pittsburgh, you are proud of it.  You root for the Steelers, you eat sandwiches with slaw, and you actually know the names of the three rivers.  Located an hour north of … read more

Have you caught yourself saying it yet? Those words that made you cringe when your parents or grandparents used to say them to you? “I just don’t understand kids these days! When I was your age, I… … read more

It’s that time of year again…back to school and back to a more rigid routine. What does this mean for restaurant owners? Likely, request after request for donations to support schools, groups, and org … read more