A longtime Midwest restaurant chain is facing one of the biggest crises in its history after multiple locations abruptly closed and employees reported company-wide layoffs. Beef-a-Roo, the Illinois-based fast-casual chain known for its roast beef sandwiches, burgers and cheese fries, appears to have shuttered numerous corporate-owned restaurants while workers say they are still waiting to be paid. Employees report sudden [...]

Another longtime neighborhood favorite has served its last meal, adding to a growing list of independent restaurants shutting their doors across Florida. The closure marks the end of a 15-year run for a restaurant that helped put one of Miami's most popular dining districts on the culinary map.  A Coconut Grove favorite says goodbye Lokal, the beloved burger and craft beer restaurant in Coconut Grove, officially [...]

Three ambitious California restaurants survived for less than a year after opening in 2025. Their exceptionally short runs place them among the restaurant closures that have shocked customers across America. Hamburger Project struggled to attract customers before becoming associated with an alarming photograph of raw beef left on a San Francisco sidewalk during a heat wave. Dreamboat Diner and Vulture spent years in [...]

"Just got my son a 12 count grilled nuggets with a fruit cup for the side. Total was $19 and change. NINETEEN DOLLARS. For a fast food combo. It's been fun, CFA. I'm done." That post on r/ChickFilA landed with a thud - partly because of the sticker shock, and partly because of who was saying it. This wasn't a first-time visitor with unrealistic expectations. It was a self-described fan, someone who'd been making the [...]

A giant billboard promising burgers at the next exit is a familiar part of road trips across America. Restaurants use those signs to tempt hungry travelers with steaks, fried chicken, seafood and oversized desserts. Even unusually memorable destinations, like the five weirdest restaurants in California, benefit from being easy for travelers to discover. But in four states, restaurants cannot rely on traditional roadside [...]

"They've lost the plot and forgotten what they are: cheap, quick food." That's how one Reddit user summed up McDonald's in a viral thread after news broke that the chain had suffered its worst U.S. sales decline since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The comment landed hard — because plenty of people felt it was exactly right. McDonald's built an empire on one simple promise: fast food that almost anyone could afford. [...]