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Headline News reported a couple was arrested for theft because they refused to pay an 18% gratuity added on their check. My Websters defines a gratuity as a gift of money, especially money for service rendered in addition to what is owed. So, if a gratuity is added to a tab, then it is not a...
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VIP Restaurant is offering a Grand Opening Special for its Mongolian BBQ. You can try out the specials at only $ 5 per person per meal.
yeah, that right, its the Grand Opening special , Meals for $ 5 pp.
Its next to Regency Bowling lanes and Sizzlers on Real Road.Why eat the...
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The lack of construction activity at the future site of a Hooters has sparked rumors that the Atlanta-based restaurant chain may be rethinking plans for Bakersfield, but the local franchisee says the eatery is still coming to Rosedale Square on Rosedale Highway.
The shell building is built and...
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P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. is giving customers a 15 percent discount on Wednesday, April 15 in honor of Tax Day, according to the restaurant.
“In the current economic climate, everyone deserves a break and that’s exactly what P.F. Chang’s is providing with our Tax...
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Chuck E. Cheese’s has applied for a permit to add about 3,000 square feet to its 12,023-square-foot store at 3760 Ming Ave.
Chuck E. Cheese’s is owned by CEC Entertainment, Inc., which is based in Irving, Texas. CEC spokeswoman Brenda Holloway confirmed the expansion plans, but said...
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I decided this weekend it was time to try Chick-fil-A.
Reporter Courtenay Edelhart had written about the chicken place before it opened, then saw people camped out for 24 hours before the official opening.
So what's the draw?
I went around 1 p.m. Saturday and the place was PACKED. The line was...
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Quick quiz:
Where in Bakersfield can you get the following dishes for under $11?
Roast beef with Dauphinois potatoes
Halibut en Papillote
Tea-brined chicken breast with risotto
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http://bakersfield.wikispot...
So, WikiSpot is a place where one can easily create a Wiki page, for free. I decided to go ahead and generate one for Bakersfield. It's just bare bones right now, but I'd be really interested to see what a bunch of 'fieldians can accomplish with...
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A new Filipino restaurant called Kubyertos has opened at 3401 Chester Ave. Building D Unit A, in the plaza known as the Ice House.
Kubyertos means “spoon and fork” in English, manager Gloria Esteban said.
The quick-serve eatery is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and serves breakfast, lunch...
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T-Bones Steak House, serving exclusively Certified Angus Beef, has opened at 8020 District Blvd.
The restaurant, which serves family-style meals with meat, potatoes, beans, salad and bread, also dishes up chicken, fish, lobster, crab, shrimp, appetizers and has a children’s menu. Food is...
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Q. Hello, do you know what is going on with the restaurant at the end of HWY 178 by the Chevron Station? It looks like they started working on it a few weeks ago. They added some arches. Then it went back to looking like a ghost town. I would really like to know. We are all anxious for a...
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Driving around northeast Bakersfield, I'd noticed a restaurant was going in near the corner of Columbus and Haley streets. So I made a few calls.
Farmer Boys has opened another Bakersfield restaurant at 2617 Haley St., in the same shopping area as Lowe’s.
It joins the location already in...
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Who can forget those enlightened lawmakers and restaurant owners who protested French opposition to an invasion of Iraq by renaming french fries to freedom fries?
Such a level-headed reaction to a time of great consternation.
We thought all the freedom fries in America were relegated to an...
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A chicken wings pick-up and delivery service opened Tuesday inside a Pizza Hut store on Panama Lane in southwest Bakersfield.
The WingStreet location, 3351 Panama Lane, sells chicken wings in a variety of styles, as well as appetizers and side orders. Operating hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m....
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We've learned that Uno Chicago Grill has plans for Bakersfield.
When and exactly where aren't known yet, but a father-and-son team have purchased the rights to open five eateries in Central Cal.
Read reporter John Cox's full report.
Have you tried it? Tell us what you think.
Want a peek at...
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Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. opened its first Bakersfield location on Thursday at 3009 Calloway Drive.
It is the first restaurant for new franchisee Chris Dominguez, according to the company.
Checkers is known for its two drive-through lanes. The menu includes burgers and sandwiches,...
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A new chain restaurant with a sandwich-focused, deli-style menu will open in northwest Bakersfield in coming weeks, according to the franchisee.
Alley Moyers and her daughter, Sara Moyers, plan to open a Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli on March 10 in The Shops at the Promenade shopping center, just...
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We know how people react to restaurant openings around here. Go! Go the first day! Go before the first day if you can nab an invite!
Famous Dave's, a national BBQ shop, opens to the public after a 10 a.m. Monday "rib-cutting." No word yet on what exactly that entails. Use your...
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