restaurants

Mother, Father and Child at restaurant

My wife and I were eating at a restaurant when our toddler started crying. They made us leave and pay for our half-eaten meal. Can they do that?

A family sits down for dinner, orders its food and finally gets a chance to relax. Then the toddler starts crying, a manager appears and suddenly everyone is being told to leave. Being asked to go is one thing. Being handed the entire bill on the way out is where this gets complicated.
August 3, 2026 Jesse Singer
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I went out for a meal and only had cash. The restaurant said they could take it—but they couldn't give me change. Is that even legal?

A restaurant accepted your cash but said it could not give change. Is that legal? Here’s what “legal tender” really means, when businesses can refuse cash, and what customers can do.
May 20, 2026 Jack Hawkins
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Burger King customers launched a class action suit against the restaurant chain for misleading them about the size of the Whopper.

The difference between the image and reality of the Whopper was the source of a class action lawsuit by customers against Burger King.
January 15, 2026 Alex Summers
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Red Lobster is coming back strong with a new CEO in charge, after private equity owners drove the restaurant chain into bankruptcy.

Red Lobster was the epitome of American family dining, but had to file for bankruptcy last year. We retrace how the restaurant chain came unglued, and what happens next.
December 18, 2025 Alex Summers
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The Opportunity And The Pitfalls Of Taking On A Restaurant Franchise in 2026

Franchising a restaurant offers a ready-made business model and a path to success for those willing to take the risk and put in the work.
November 20, 2025 Peter Kinney
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Say Goodbye To McDonald's Restaurants In Walmart Stores

The decades-long relationship between Walmart and McDonald's will soon come to an end as the big-box retailer removes more restaurants from its stores.
June 17, 2021 Eul Basa