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STARTING A RESTAURANT  

Guide On How To Start a Restaurant Business

While in Colorado with family we wanted to have a special Saturday night dinner. Pasta Jay's, in Boulder was the chosen restaurant.

The restaurant industry is one of the riskiest in the world today. Asian restaurants are by no means an exception to those same risks. However, running an Asian restaurant seems to far riskier than any other type of restaurant.

After a recent visit to Buffalo Joe's Family Restaurant, I was forced to ask myself whether or not the restaurant lives up to it's name.

Yak and Yeti is the newest restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. Located in Asia not far from the theme park's wildest attraction - Expedition Everest - Yak and Yeti offers outstanding Asian food in a unique and exotic setting.

Deciding on your new restaurants concept is a critical early step in writing your restaurant business plan. This one decision affects so many other decisions, that you have to spend the necessary time to think it through before you start.

How to manage and operate your restaurant business.

Fresh food from a fast food restaurant is not an impossibility.

The Country Squire Restaurant and Banquet Hall used to be the country mansion of a member of the Sears family. The mansion is located in Lake County, illlinois, about 30 miles northwest of Chicago.

Bacio, which means 'kiss' in Italian, serves up astonishingly great Italian fare in a warm, cozy and intimate setting. Service is impeccable as well. It's considered by many the most romantic spot in South Jersey!

Find out which of the following ratings apply: "Must Bite"(Excellent), "Bite this"(must try), "Take a bite"(hit or miss), "little bites"(go at your own risk), and "This Bites!"(sucks)

Are you interested in starting your own restaurant? Owning and running a restaurant can be very rewarding for the right person. However, building a successful restaurant business takes a lot of long hours, hard work, and dedication.

Thailand has more restaurants than you could ever count. The Thais love food and are very discriminatory, so even their chain restaurants have food to die for.

A review of the best barbeque restaurant in North Carolina.

I enjoyed eating at the Blue Cue restaurant in Sacramento, California. This is an American restaurant with a billiard slash nightclub atmosphere.

The Dazzle Restaurant in Denver, Colorado has been named by Downbeat Magazine as "One of the Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the World" and voted "Best Jazz Club" by The Westwood.

Located in the newly-renovated former Basketball Hall of Fame building, Onyx Fusion Bar and Restaurant is a feast for the senses.

Olympia Restaurant is popular for their Greek specialties and affordable dining options.

If you have begun the process of securing a loan for your restaurant project, then you know it can be an arduous task.

You would be hard pressed to find dining with a grander backdrop than The Grand Tier Restaurant, as the name insists. In its prime location on the Metropolitan Opera's second floor, the entry's mammoth staircase is fit for royalty.

Little City Chinese restaurant is a popular location for families to dine in Marysville, California. It is well worth stopping by if you will be in town!

Mercury Cafe in downtown Denver, Colorado is truly a one of a kind vegetarian restaurant. Read on to see how this restaurant is green in every sense of the word!

India House has great food, wonderful ambience, and excellent service... usually.

Telltale ways to detect bad food, unhygienic service, unprofessional preparation.

If you love Mexican Food, check out these local favorites of mine.

This week's Mexican food adventure took us to El Dorado. El Dorado is located at 2811 Brentwood Rd in Raleigh right off of Capital Blvd (US1) and near the Beltline, which makes it pretty easy for any and everyone to get to.

Restaurant Review of Haveli Family Restaurant in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Flavors serves really good Indian food, at fair prices. Ignore the surroundings, and just enjoy your meal.

Orchids at the Halekulani resort in Waikiki is a casually elegant oceanfront restaurant that is certain to please. Offering a laid-back alternative to the fabulous La Mer, Orchids boasts some of the best seafood on the island in a stunning tropical setting.

Lucky Creation is a vegetarian Chinese restaurant in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown.

a Mexican restaurant that will have your stomach full and mouth buzzing with praise

In the center of downtown Denver, you can find the Rialto Cafe Restaurant between Champa and Curtis Streets on the 16th Street Mall. This is a convenient and popular location for shopping and entertainment in downtown Denver.

My review of the Barbary Fig restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Review of Thai Time Restaurant in Downtown San Diego. A good pre-Broadway or opera choice for dinner.

Restaurant Review of Harbor Lights in Green Lake, Wisconsin.

The Moosejaw is an ideal restaurant for the Wisconsin Dells, showing off a northwoods (albeit Canadian) theme.

Jax Fish House is a great Denver restaurant to visit during the DNC.

On a recent vacation during the week of Labor Day (starting that Monday), my family went to Wildwood, NJ. We knew that our meal options might be limited as many restaurants in town close during the week. We figured that would not matter as we would eat on the boardwalk.

If I had to choose a quintessential romantic restaurant, it would have to be the Melting Pot.

La Bellavia, a cozy breakfast and lunch restaurant has pleased locals since 1976. This article provides an overview of the restaurant with suggestions of menu selections.

A restaurant review of Charcoal Grill and Rotisserie in Burlington, Wisconsin.

This restaurant in the BWI Hilton has great food, but not quite great service.

Sarah Afshar reviews Johnny Carino's Country Italian Restaurant located in Athens, GA.

The entrees here are reasonably priced with entrees starting at $7.95. The people were friendly and helpful and the atmosphere inviting. The restaurant also serves brown rice for the "good" carb conscious minded individuals.

Liberty Bar and Grill on 14th Street is one of the biggest surprises in Hoboken. What looks like a simple sports bar is actually a pretty damn good restaurant, one of uptown Hoboken's best.

...the fact that they are the only 24-hour restaurant in town. This coupled with their location right next to Interstate 5, makes it popular with out-of-towners and trucker drivers alike.

My husband and I went to a new restaurant called Crush 29 located in Roseville, California. We like Crush 29 for many reasons.

Presented here,is a guide that explains how to make a delicious version of cole slaw from scratch, restaurant-style.

Read this comprehensive beginner's guide for specific recommendations on what to try first, a pronounciation guide, sushi etiquette tips, and other information specifically designed to make your first trip to a sushi restaurant a good one.

Starting a business in plant rentals is a lucrative way to earn a living and can be done from your home.

When in San Diego try a real taste of authentic Chinese cuisine. Best known for its roast duck and barbeque, this restaurant is a real treat.

Review of a restaurant in San Francisco area.

This unique yet timeless restaurant will bring you an evening of pure ecstasy and all the ingredients to a perfect evening that you will not forget or find anywhere else.

It's hard to decide where to eat or drink in New York with so many choices, but Vintage Restaurant makes it easy with a combination of lounge, bar, and restaurant stylings and atmosphere. Also, the largest martini list in New York.

I rarely find a restaurant or watering hole worthy of talking about, let alone writing about. But there is a cool little restaurant/bar in downtown Melbourne, Florida, in the heart of the "old" downtown that is definitely worth mentioning and most assuredly worth a visit.

In Lake Buena Vista, Florida, a restaurant called Big River Grille & Brewing Works really delivers for both lunch and dinner. Located on the Disney Boardwalk, Big River Grille boasts terrific food and fast, friendly service at a reasonable price.

Kwan's Chinese Cuisine has been voted the 'Best Chinese Restuauraunt' by local Salem residents and the Salem Monthly. So, here is yet one more opinion from an average Joe... Me.

If you are looking for a romantic dinner in Miami's South Beach then pass by Restaurant Eleven.

Villa Berulia is one of the top - if not the top - Italian restaurant in New York City. The cuisine it offers is unique and delicious, and the atmosphere and service is terrific.

If you enjoy trying culinary morsels from all regions around the world, I suggest you give this German based cuisine a try. A Restaurant with great food, relaxed Atmosphere and fun surroundings.

Luigi's Italian Restaurant in Ocean City, New Jersey has good food at a fair price.

This article is a restaurant review of Japan Samurai of Newport News, Virginia.

Have you ever considered starting a book club? Here's what you need to know to get started.

In the 15 years my family has been a part of the Jefferson community, there has always been the Jefferson House. A restaurant that serves traditional southern dishes and is a central hub for people of all walks of life in such a small town.

There are times you want to satiate your Fajita-jones with a succulent mound of beef or chicken - or both... Sometimes, some restaurants are better left to memory than retracing old steps...

Gnocco Restaurant has done all that they could to make one's meal here both authentic and delicious, and they all think that everyone will agree.

Read this local restaurant review to see if Carmenucci's is the place to stop for Italian food in Ocean County, New Jersey!

Find great places to enjoy seafood in Laredo Texas now!

For fast service and delicious Chinese food, China King is the place.

Located in downtown San Francisco, right in the heart of the bustling financial district, close to Chinatown, right on the 52nd floor of the Bank of America building at 555 California Street is the Carnelian Room.

Culvers offers efficient service and great tasting food and custard.

For those of you who only know Italian food from the frozen food aisles at Vons or Safeway, Vincent's Clam Bar in New York City's Little Italy is the tree from which these leaves grew.

Yes it may be very easy to find a pizza place, but it can be hard to find a good one. Pizza Mia's of Belvedere, New Jersey, is definitely one of those rare, tiny restaurants that offers some excellent food, no matter what your hungry for.

The food, service and stories are always good at Lobsterman's Wharf in East Boothbay.

You will find high quality Italian food at low prices at Francesca's North, located in Northbrook,IL.

My busy shopping caused me to decide to catch a quick dinner at the food court. I decided that I wanted to eat some pizza. So here is my review on Villa Pizza.

I recently visited Gringo's Mexican Kitchen located in Stafford, Texas. There are six Gringo's Mexican Kitchens in the Houston area and one location in San Antonio.

Here is a review of Buskers Bar and Grill in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Review of the west side eatery, Shady Jake's BBQ & Booze.

Serendipity 3 is one of New York's most-hyped restaurants. Known for it's antique decor and it's celebrity visits, every tourist and native new Yorker seems to want to eat at least once at Serendipity. Trust me, it is not worth the effort.

An Evening at the Elgin

Sometimes it takes nearly a year before a new concept will make it to the restaurant's table. There are many outside factors that influence whether or not the product will make it....

To compare it to a Book Club, friends and acquaintances get together periodically to reconnect. But instead of discussing only books, the members of a Dinner Club...eat dinner.

Marketplace Grill was a trailblazer when it opened five years ago, an it still does a brisk business in spite of the increased competition. On the occasion of their fifth anniversary, we thought it was time to give them another look.

Here are a few good ideas on where to find great prepared holiday food. If you always seem to fall a little behind around the holidays, take a breather and order some of your food prepared.

A friend once said to me that it's great eating with me because I eat with such passion that it makes everything look good. When I think of passion and food, I am reminded of these moments.

I was browsing one day at Barnes and Noble and came across this book called "Top Secret Restaurant Recipes" by Todd Wilbur. I was familiar in the past with copy cat restaurant recipes from some Internet sites that use to be free.

Opening a restaurant is a dream for many people. But it's a tough business with a high failure rate on average. Here's how to create a business plan that will let you avoid many of the pitfalls and really succeed at it.

Joe Joe's BBQ is a little sit-down Chinese restaurant on Larkin that lured me in with the promise of a plate of roast duck over rice for $4.95. That seemed like a good price for anything involving roast duck's crispy deliciousness, so in I went.

This is a review of Old Timer's Restaurant in Millington, TN.

This is a review of Lowell's Restaurant.

Bayshore Boulevard and its Colonnade Restaurant may not be well-known to outsiders, but they are worth a day trip.

In this article you will find tips on starting a simple coin collection. Coin collecting is fun, and you do not have to spend money on growing your coin collection. I have a simple coin collection, and it started with some wheat pennies that my parents gave to me.

After hearing and approving several proposals for new businesses on Main Street, the Planning and Zoning Commission is reviewing a proposal that would bring a French restaurant and bar to 158 Main Street.

For a full service Japanese restaurant that has won "Best of the Twin Cities 2008" try the Saji Ya in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Living in a college town I was skeptical how nice of a sushi restaurant I would be able to find, until I discovered a Japanese restaurant called Jeju. Jeju exudes a classy and modern atmosphere, with its quaint Asian decor, wooden booths, and grand sushi bar.

Starting a business is an exciting adventure, but because there is so much to do, you'll inevitably overlook a few things.

When thinking about starting your own restaurant I recommend you consider used restaurant furniture and equipment. Restaurants come and go with such regularity, that it is not hard to find "gently used" equipment.

Phil's Chicken House offers diners different buffet style dinners 7 days a week with an inexpensive and filling breakfast brunch on Sundays. Known for its chicken and pies, Phil's also does an excellent catering business and baking for the holiday season.

Don't order the pork roll and cheese at BayShore Bagels.