Pat’s Steaks announced they’re coming to Penn State University, but things have changed and the anticipated new location won’t be happening any time soon. Pat’s Steaks at Penn State was set to be the company’s first-ever second location. Previously, the company said they were shooting for a December opening. Continue reading on ABC27
Jersey Mike’s Subs is bringing another stop to central Pennsylvania. One of the restaurants is opening Sept. 27 at 2203 W. Cumberland St. in Lebanon. It’s the 12th location for franchise owner Matt Patterson Continue reading on Penn Live
Dunkin’ is percolating up another central Pennsylvania stop. One of the coffee and doughnut restaurants is en route to 315 Bretz Court in Newport, Perry County, where a groundbreaking is scheduled for noon Tuesday. Continue reading on Penn Live
A new sports bar is opening in the former Kokomos Sports Bar & Grill in Newberry Township. Horn Pub, a restaurant serving turkey legs, chicken wings and more, will open sometime in August, according to the restaurant’s Facebook posts. LaBull, LLC and Horn Pub, LLC purchased the 4,000-square-foot restaurant at 691 Yorktown Road, Lewisberry, as … Read more
Dave’s Hot Chicken’s first Pennsylvania restaurant has opened in central Pa. One of the chicken restaurants opened last week at 1189 Loucks Road in York, and by all estimates is the first of several en route to the area. Last year, the chain announced it wants to open a restaurant at 6040 Carlisle Pike in Hampden … Read more
The results are in, and voters have decided that Primanti Bros. restaurant is the coolest thing made in the state. The title was given after a three-week bracket-style contest where voters weighed in through the Pennsylvania Chamber Twitter page. Continue reading on PAhomepage.com
A spicy chicken chain with roots in West Hollywood, California is opening its first central Pennsylvania restaurant. Dave’s Hot Chicken will arrive in early 2023 at 6040 Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township, said Josh Levitt, company spokesman. The restaurant will be part of a new 6,000 square-foot strip shopping complex under development at the former Ollie’s … Read more
Dozens of central Pennsylvania food and beverage businesses have received grants through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. On July 9, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a database of more than 100,000 businesses nationwide approved to receive the grants through the food industry stimulus program. Several types of food businesses including caterers, bars, wineries and bakeries were eligible … Read more
Come 8 a.m. Monday, restaurants and bars can reopen for indoor dining at a quarter or half of their occupancy. Bowling alleys, hair salons, museums and casinos can open their doors up to 50% capacity. And other in-person businesses can operate up to 75% capacity. Hearing that Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday he is lifting … Read more
Roy Rogers Restaurants announced that it has opened two new franchise locations in travel plazas on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in south central Pennsylvania. The South Midway Travel Plaza in Bedford, Pa., and the Highspire Travel Plaza in the Harrisburg suburb of Middletown, Pa., are both operated by HMSHost, Roy Rogers’ largest franchisee. HMSHost previously operated … Read more
Matt Flinchbaugh has had enough. The owner of Flinchy’s restaurant in Lower Allen Township is organizing a “meeting of the minds” with his central Pa. restaurant industry colleagues. Dozens of central Pa. owners are scheduled to meet at 11:30 a.m., July 17 outdoors at Bonefish Grill in Lower Allen Township in hopes of taking action against Pa. … Read more
Two Central Pennsylvania restaurants announced their intentions to remain open despite the suspension of their food licenses by the Wolf administration for offering indoor dining, which is not permitted while their counties are in the “yellow” phase of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Fay’s Country Kitchen in Carlisle, Cumberland County, and Taste of Sicily in … Read more
The Round the Clock Diner in York has reopened its dine-in restaurant, despite Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order. York County remains in the red phase of Pennsylvania’s reopening plan during the coronavirus pandemic. Even restaurants in counties that enter the yellow phase are still limited to take-out and delivery only, the state’s plan says. “The reason we … Read more
It could be weeks, if not months, before restaurants in central Pennsylvania are given the green light to reopen. Even so, when dining establishments do return, the landscape is going to be very different. The days of bustling dining rooms will be a thing of the past. Instead, disposable menus, masks, additional cleaning protocols, increased … Read more
The operator of a central Pennsylvania restaurant chain has reached a tentative deal to pay nearly $150,000 to settle federal accusations that it shorted its employees on minimum wage and overtime pay. The preliminary consent agreement between Montezuma of Pennsylvania LLC and the U.S. Department of Labor won’t be final unless it is approved by U.S. Middle … Read more
Source: PennLive Don Carter Jr. is keeping the tight labor market in mind as he rebuilds Dockside Willies in Wormleysburg following a fire. The kitchen design incorporates automated elements such as a timed track oven and video monitors. He’ll still have to hire chefs, just not as many. “It uncomplicates it for everyone in the kitchen,” … Read more