Restaurant Magazine

You’re no doubt familiar with Foursquare, the app that customers can use to “check in” to your bar, let their friends know where they’re hanging out, and even become “mayor” by checking in more than any other customers. You may even have used Foursquare to run contests or offer rewards […]

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Through January, Tin Drum Asiacafé, an Atlanta-based Pan Asian fast casual restaurant chain, is hosting a Foursquare contest that can help diners save money, eat healthy, and try new things. Each Tin Drum location is running the Foursquare promotion where at the end of the month, January 31st, the “mayor” […]

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Restaurant Sciences, a provider of restaurant industry information and analytics, today released Foursquare statistics from its Restaurant Internet Marketing Study (RIMS). According to the study, Foursquare is gaining widespread acceptance among restaurants and their patrons, and outpacing Yelp’s popularity in key areas. Among the findings: 86 percent of chain restaurants […]

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In the ever-growing digital era, Chili’s Grill & Bar is giving guests one more technological innovation to make it even easier to receive free food at the casual-dining brand. Now through Wednesday, May 30, when guests check in at the bar area of participating locations with two or more friends […]

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Social media certainly has its benefits for those who love dining and drinking. From free drinks for Foursquare checkins, to Twitter notifications about happy hours, to Facebook messages about free food, there’s always something tasty happening online. But the social web offers a lot more than just discounts and deals […]

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If you’re going out for dinner, you might want to check your computer or mobile device before you leave to see what the specials are for your favorite restaurant. Restaurants have been taking advantage of the various social media to showcase their menus. It is not enough just to have […]

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Here’s Dennis Crowley’s ideal way to end the day: At 6 p.m., his iPhone alerts him to the evening’s plans. It has already checked his friends’ calendars and knows who’s free tonight, so it suggests a restaurant they’ve all wanted to try. It notes when a table is available and […]

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