Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com - CASTRO VALLEY (CBS SF) — A robbery in progress at a burger restaurant in Castro Valley was interrupted when Alameda County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed the suspect late Friday night, a sheriff’s sergeant said.

Deputies were conducting a traffic stop just after 10 p.m. on Castro Valley Boulevard when they were notified of a robbery in progress at the Boulevard Burger, located at 3714 Castro Valley Blvd., Sgt. J.D. Nelson said. Continue

CNN.com - One moment, dozens of sports bar patrons were cheering the Miami Heat as they watched the NBA finals on a deck above South Florida's Biscayne Bay on Thursday night.

The next -- just as they stood to cheer a Heat basket, a hostess recalled -- the packed deck collapsed, spilling them into water.

About 100 people were on the deck of Shuckers Bar & Grill at the time of the collapse, Miami-Dade Fire Lt. Eugene Germain told reporters. Continue

QSRmagazine.com -Forbes has called it one of 10 hot new chains from established brands, and most recently it was named a 2013 Top 50 Restaurant Brand of the Year. But it was one fateful lunch during a business trip to Texas that hooked Michael Understein on Pie Five Pizza Co.

As the first franchise owner to introduce the celebrated fast-casual Pie Five Pizza Co. concept to North Carolina, Understein's sole focus is to bring Pie Five's great-tasting pizzas topped with the freshest ingredients, baked and ready to eat in five minutes to residents in the Charlotte-North Carolina area.

While traveling in Dallas, he was introduced to the brand as he searched for a good lunch stop and walked into a Pie Five restaurant. One meal, and he was ready to open restaurants. Continue

Costar.com - When it comes to burgers, bigger is better. But when it comes to burger joints, some believe it's better not to be too big.

Take MOOYAH Burgers, Fries and Shakes, a Plano, TX-based chain with a signature build-it-yourself, double-beef patty sandwich that is adding locations across the country. Bill Spae, CEO/president of MOOYAH says 'big' box is not necessarily the 'best' box to operate within.

MOOYAH has created two restaurant models: one for larger Tier 1 and 2 markets with higher incomes and density, and one for smaller Tier 3 markets. Its newest location in Frisco, TX, is opening in a few days Continue

Orlandosentinel.com - McAlister's Deli, a fast casual restaurant, has signed agreements with four franchise groups to develop 21 new restaurants in seven states including Central Florida. Five restaurants will be developed in north Orange County by Abundant Endeavors and WNY Restaurants will open five restaurants in Buffalo, N.Y. LLD Investments will develop four restaurants in Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana with the first location scheduled to open this fall in Evansville, Ind. Southern Deli Holdings, LLC, a current franchisee with 34 locations, plans to open another seven restaurants throughout North and South Carolina with Clemson, S.C. slated for an August opening. Continue

Accessnorthga.com - One restaurant server in Barrow County is all smiles, especially since winning a $1 million prize from the Georgia Lottery. Diana Quiroz-Morales of Statham played the instant game $1,000,000 Benjamins and won a $1 million top prize.

“It definitely changed my life in a split second,” said Quiroz-Morales, 46.

Georgia Lottery representatives presented the lucky winner with an oversized check Wednesday at Chevron Food Mart, 1194 Hog Mountain Road in Winder, where she purchased the ticket.  Continue

News-press.com - Call it what you like — sprucing up, renovating or expanding — summer is prime time for restaurant upgrades and makeovers.

The exodus of tourists and part-time residents foreshadows an influx of restaurant construction work. And contractors and retail leasing agents are seeing more activity this summer than usual.

For some restaurants, it’s slapping on paint over wall scuffs or re-upholstering booths that are peeling. For others, it’s a new outdoor dining patio, an overhaul of the dining room from floor to ceiling or much-needed kitchen improvements. Continue

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) – A Mattoon man was sentenced to three years in prison after authorities say he skipped out on a $70 restaurant bill after ordering an appetizer, drinks and an entree.

Anthony M. Malabehar, 47, pleaded guilty to felony theft charges after authorities say he didn’t pay for his meal at the Alamo Steak House in Mattoon Continue

Blogs-miamitimes.com - Giraffas' fast-casual dining experience might just ruin other casual eateries for you. The quality of the menu seems too good to be described as "fast," yet diners are in and out of the restaurant in less than an hour, even when ordering steak, fish, and pasta dishes.

Founded by Carlos Guerra, the Giraffas chain boasts more than 450 locations in Brazil. With such widespread success, it's no wonder that a North American expansion was conceived. After the first Giraffas opened in North Miami in 2011, three more South Florida locations sprouted up in less than two years, including one in Pinecrest and one in midtown. Continue

Inquistir.com - “Beer is my coffee” is one man’s reported defense when he was arrested in Florida for his 9th DUI on Thursday. 58-year-old Phillip P. Jordan was arrested for felony DUI in Marion County after he drove out of a KFC fast food restaurant.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Department discovered that he had seven previous DUI convictions in Georgia and another DUI conviction in Florida. The last was in April 2000.

Deputy Steven Simpson was already at the KFC when an employee reported a drive-up customer in a pickup truck who appeared to be seriously impaired to point of almost falling over. He pulled over the driver, who said that he was picking up the food for a friend.

Jordan then allegedly explained to Simpson that he’d drunk an Icehouse beer for breakfast because beer was his coffee. Oops

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