After watching more customers stream into drive-throughs for a quick morning meal, family dining restaurants such as Denny's and IHOP are telling their fast-food competitors to back off breakfast. ...more

August 5, 2008

TAMPA Bennigan's restaurants in the Tampa Bay region were locked shut Tuesday, joining hundreds of others that closed nationally as the corporate owner of the once-popular chain filed for bankruptcy court protection and plans to liquidate. ...more

July 30, 2008

Belly dancing is part of the fare at Turquoise Mediterranean Grill in Plant City. ...more

July 14, 2008

SARASOTA — Undercover police officers stormed a McDonald's restaurant and ordered diners and employees to the ground as they tried to catch a suspected cocaine dealer Thursday. ...more

July 12, 2008

A Tampa-based company plans to open 10 more Five Guys Burgers and Fries locations in Hillsborough County in addition to more than 70 locations in Columbus, Ohio, and Houston over the next several years. ...more

June 19, 2008

DUNEDIN - Casa Tina's Mexican Restaurant plans to serve-up a sampling of arts and culture along with its spicy salsa and savory dishes. Another downtown hospitality outpost has similar ideas. ...more

June 14, 2008

Ramara Taylor is from Chicago, so outdoor dining is second nature. "It can be cold there and people still sit outside," she said. ...more

May 31, 2008

Ramara Taylor is from Chicago, so outdoor dining is second nature. "It can be cold there and people still sit outside," she said. ...more

May 31, 2008

A year after community leaders hired a management team from Saddlebrook Resort to guide Heritage Isles' golf and restaurant operations out of the red, a national golf consultant has said they likely made the wrong choice. ...more

May 21, 2008

In a city where the streets still tend to roll up at sundown, the owner and manager of G.M.'s Bistro admit they are taking a leap of faith. ...more

May 9, 2008