Restaurants

Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants and bars hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They are leaving at the highest rate in decades.

Retail sales were flat in April from a month earlier as Americans spent less on things such as clothes or sporting goods but increased their spending at bars and restaurants.

Lawmakers in both houses overwhelmingly approved extending the COVID-era waiver that allowed bars and restaurants to sell booze to-go. The governor signed it. Now, it's law.

It was a summer of turmoil for Luby's. The COVID-19 pandemic has driven down traffic in many restaurants, and the future of the beloved cafeterias is…

From Texas Standard:Some of the state’s most populated cities and counties are mandating businesses require customers to wear face masks. The ordinances…

From Texas Standard:Summertime means more Texans are expected to be out and gathering in public places. But that's a problem during a pandemic when the…

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that temporarily closes schools, bars and gyms – and limits restaurant service to takeout and delivery orders…

After 80 years in business, Hut's Hamburgers in downtown Austin will close forever at the end of this weekend.The restaurant was started in 1939 by Homer…

Chef Darold Gordon set up shop in East Austin after moving from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Over the last 15 years, he has seen the…

When it comes to local businesses, Austinites like to have ownership over the story: How it got started, drama between original business partners, the…