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Urban Edge Properties announced the upcoming opening of the first Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Puerto Rico, to be located at the Outlets at Montehiedra. The aim is to open the first eatery in mid-2023 and another three locations in coming years, the company stated. The 6,400 square-foot Texas Roadhouse location will employ 150 people, and […]
FirstBank Puerto Rico recently filed a lawsuit seeking to collect $1.9 million from the owners of Pizza City, a long-standing, popular eatery with tourists on the Isla Verde strip in Carolina, claiming non-payment of an existing loan. It is also pursuing foreclosure and the sale of the iconic restaurant through public auction. In the lawsuit […]
Olive Garden continues to expand its footprint in Puerto Rico with the opening of its eighth restaurant, located at The Marketplace shopping center, adjacent to the Outlets at Montehiedra shopping center. With an investment of $2.8 million, the restaurant seats 200 people in several dining areas. With the opening of the restaurant, 120 new direct […]
Local franchisee RB’s Puerto Rico officially opened the first Arby’s— a US-based drive-thru sandwich chain — on the island, in the mountain town of Cayey, where it is generating 40 new jobs. Company officials refrained from revealing the investment made in the new 2,600 square-foot restaurant that will feature Arby’s iconic sandwiches, wraps, sides, and […]
ORLANDO, FL — The new and unique restaurant Pigzza in this Central Florida city is a combination of energy, passion, and international food of two adventurous friends and owners of Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa and Stasio’s Italian Deli & Market. They expect to open it next September or October, they confirmed. The restaurant will be […]
The aroma of “melao” coming from the rum still, the flaming charcoal grill, Puerto Rican rum, tobacco, and coffee, will be the stars of the scene of the new $4 million restaurant, La Central by Mario Pagán, located at the Distrito T-Mobile, which will open its doors on June 2. La Central will generate about […]
The fourth gastronomic concept at the Distrito T-Mobile entertainment complex, La Burguesía restaurant, has opened for business following a $900,000 investment. With an irreverent tone, the restaurant satirizes bourgeois society through its gastronomic offer and design. Its operators send the message by taking a universal dish and elevating its quality, offering a “bourgeois” product at […]
The third eatery that is part of the gastronomic lineup at the Distrito T-Mobile entertainment venue in the Miramar sector of San Juan, Sazón Cocina Criolla, has opened its doors following a $1.7 million investment. The 3,300 square-foot restaurant featuring authentic Puerto Rican cuisine, will be located at the district’s Central Plaza, and will join […]
Peruvian cuisine lovers now have a new option in Machu Picchu Restaurant in Guaynabo, where Chef Marcelo López, owner and founder of Ceviche House, invested $250,000 in his proposed fusion between unique Peruvian gastronomy and a variety of wines and emblematic cocktails. Machu Picchu has a capacity for 49 people including four outdoor spaces. For […]
The owners of the Pokébar Hawaiian Kitchen are marking the success of their small chain that got its start in 2019 in the Condado sector of San Juan, with the recent opening of a second restaurant in Hato Rey. This modern concept arose from an idea by Emmanuel Márquez and his brother Cristian Marquez. They […]
As part of its innovation plan and customer service expansion, Puerto Rican restaurant company IRSI has launched It’s Just Wings, its first fully virtual restaurant offering exclusive service through Uber Eats. “We’re very happy to bring It’s Just Wings to Puerto Rico, our first virtual restaurant. In the wake of the pandemic, we’ve seen an […]
Orlando, FL — Challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic has not prevented the expansion plans of El Cilantrillo restaurant, with a third location expected to open early in February in Orlando, this media outlet confirmed. Hiram Turull, owner and founder of El Cilantrillo Restaurant Inc., with two locations in Kissimmee and Orlando, announced his plans to […]
About a month after this media outlet broke the story about Chick-fi-A’s plans to enter the local market, the chicken restaurant confirmed it will open two restaurants in late 2021 or early 2022. The restaurants will be located in the metropolitan area, with the first restaurant likely to be in Bayamón. Each Chick-fil-A restaurant will […]
At an investment of $350,000, Chef Owner Eileen Sánchez unveiled her new culinary offering in Miramar, called Marocha. The opening of the eatery was scheduled for March 2020, when the pandemic challenged her plans, but not her entrepreneurial spirit. “Without a doubt, the pandemic has been a blow to us and to the restaurant industry […]
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