In 1968, when the first Red Lobster opened in Lakeland, Fla., it was a pretty big deal for a restaurant to offer so much fresh seafood. While the interior was a bit on the dark side – and the wait for ...

Your dining room can become a boring, unused space if you're not careful. Too many of us seem to think having a formal dining room means it has to be furnished with traditional, matching furniture.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Chain restaurants in the so-called "casual-dining" category have suffered in recent years, as per-store sales and foot traffic at individual restaurants has slowly declined. When ...

There have been some think pieces recently opining that Americans have “lost their appetite” for casual dining, pointing to several tough quarters in which segment stalwarts such as Hooters, TGI ...

Applebee's is the largest Casual Dining chain, with $4.5 billion in U.S. systemwide sales. While casual dining has endured its share of sluggish growth during and after the recession, it remains a ...