ST. LOUIS, MO – September 26, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Starbucks is closing two St. Louis-area coffeehouses as part of a nationwide reduction of approximately 250 North American locations, including a nearly new drive-thru restaurant in Marlborough that opened less than a year ago. The two local locations are at 6621 Delmar Blvd. in University City’s Delmar…
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 23, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Designing a restaurant isn’t just about picking out nice furniture and colors. The materials you use can really make or break the vibe of the place. Think about it – everything from the tables and chairs to the menus and little decorations on the tables can affect…
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BRENTWOOD, MO – Sept. 22, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Maize & Wheat Colombian Café, a family-run restaurant that grew from a St. Louis-area festival stand into a permanent showcase for Colombian cuisine, is preparing to close its Brentwood restaurant next month unless its owner and landlord can agree on a new lease. Owner Claudia Marcella Niswonger told…
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St. Louis band Deadly Swift will perform Taylor Swift’s Midnights with a four-piece lineup Saturday afternoon inside the brewery’s upstairs entertainment space. ST. LOUIS, MO (StLouisRestaurantReview) — 4 Hands Brewing Company is giving St. Louis Swifties a new reason to visit its downtown brewery this Saturday, September 12. From 1 to 4 p.m., the brewery…
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ST. LOUIS, MO – September 9, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Restaurants rely on digital systems for point-of-sale transactions, online ordering, staff scheduling, loyalty programs, and vendor payments. This convenience also creates exposure to cybersecurity risks such as malware attacks, payment scams, and phishing. Could your restaurant keep operating if its payment system, email, or customer data were…
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ST. LOUIS, MO – September 7, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) St. Louis Restaurant Review is expanding the services and promotional reach available to local restaurants through its growing relationship with affiliated news publication STL.News and its restaurant-focused online ordering platform, eOrderSTL. All three platforms operate within the St. Louis Media LLC network, creating an integrated system designed…
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 5, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) A federal wage investigation involving Miyako Japanese Buffet in Florida should get the attention of restaurant owners more than a thousand miles away in St. Louis. The reason is simple: restaurant payroll mistakes can become extremely expensive. The U.S. Department of Labor announced on September 3 that…
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ST. LOUIS, MO – September 1, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Running a restaurant is tough business, not only because the activity itself is extremely demanding, requiring both physical and mental labor and leaving little room for error, but also because the competition is absolutely insane. There are so many places where one can eat that you have…
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ST. LOUIS, MO – August 31, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Ask anyone who has opened a restaurant what surprised them most, and you’ll usually hear something about the build-out. The budget that grew. The timeline that slipped. And, more often than people admit, the moment the dining room finally came together, and something about it wasn’t quite…
ST. LOUIS, MO – August 31, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) You might be surprised to learn that app ratings aren’t always the best indicator of great takeout. But if you’re trying to decide where to order sushi or enchiladas, it’s hard not to rely on app ratings. After all, you don’t want to risk a low-ranked option…
ST. LOUIS, MO – August 31, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) According to Statista, in 2024, US food service and drinking place sales reached $1.1 trillion. It’s a booming industry, as everyone has to eat to survive, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that every restaurateur will be successful. It’s important to have good food, but another part of…
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ST. LOUIS, MO – August 27, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Restaurants now depend on payment systems across nearly every part of service. A guest may pay at the counter, order through a website, book a private event with a deposit, buy a gift card, pay for delivery, or use a mobile wallet at the table. Each transaction…
ST. LOUIS, MO – August 25, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Restaurant back-office operations run on a relentless cycle of vendor deliveries, equipment servicing, and utility bills. When a fraudulent invoice lands in the accounts payable queue disguised as a regular food distributor, it often slips past a busy manager rushing to prep for dinner service. There are…
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ST. LOUIS, MO – August 20, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) The dinner rush is real. You’ve got a full dining room, the kitchen is slammed, phones are ringing, and somehow three parties just walked in without reservations, asking if you have a table. Your servers are running around like crazy, and you’re standing in the middle of…
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ST. LOUIS, MO – August 18, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Catering deliveries require far more coordination than standard food delivery. Teams must manage strict delivery windows, temperature-sensitive meals, multiple drop-off locations, and event-specific setup requirements. Even small delays can affect food quality and customer satisfaction. For catering businesses in St. Louis and other competitive markets, improving delivery…
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