Taco Bell Corp. is launching a new fast-casual taco concept designed to capture diners who are not likely to step foot in a Taco Bell. Named U.S. Taco Co. and Urban Taproom, the new concept is scheduled to open in Huntington Beach, Calif., this summer offering a simple lineup of 10 premium tacos, thick-cut fries and shakes. Future locations will also include a menu of craft beer and wine.

Fast-food companies spend years inventing and testing new menu items. But even with careful planning, things can still go horribly wrong.

The McDonald’s Monopoly game is one of the most successful marketing promotions of all time. Every year, for a limited time only, you can win big money collecting Monopoly pieces. The packaging on McDonalds products has properties from the board game, and if you get, say, both Boardwalk and Park Place, you win a $1 million prize. Of course it’s more likely you’ll instantly win a less lucrative prize like a Filet-O-Fish.

If traveling to Ibiza in the Balearic Islands this summer, put around 1,500 euros per person aside for an exclusive meal while you are in town. Yes, that is around $2,075 per head, at what will probably be the most expensive restaurant in the world.

Chain restaurant Boston Pizza is asking customers to vote on a number of new pizza-themed innovations, including a "pizza cake" and "pizza mints," with a promise to make some of the popular items. Patrons can vote for their favourite innovations on a website dedicated to profiling each of the wacky creations. Topping the list of 13 is the monstrous "pizza cake," which appears to be a cake made up of six different pizza pies stacked on top of each other.

The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of grilling season, causing sticker shock for both consumers and restaurant owners — and relief isn't likely anytime soon. A dwindling number of cattle and growing export demand from countries such as China and Japan have caused the average retail cost of fresh beef to climb to $5.28 a pound in February, up almost a quarter from January and the highest price since 1987.

Online restaurant reviews have weaved their way into the modern dining experience, so much so that when you’re trying to find a place to eat nowadays, you can’t avoid being swayed by the rows of yellow stars, excitable exclamation marks, or angry all caps of aspiring foodies. Everyone’s a critic.

There's a fairly long library of scholarship that has gone into this very subject. Defenders of tipping, traditionally, have argued that it gives waiters an incentive to provide good service. But over the years, research has shown that what customers actually reward often doesn’t have much to do with service. Here are a few things that actually elicit bigger tips.

A brief history of the arms race to craft the fanciest, most expensive burger in America.

McDonald's has devised a simple way to douse Taco Bell's high-profile breakfast roll-out: free coffee. The fast-food giant on Friday surprised the industry - and groggy morning commuters - by announcing that its participating U.S. locations will offer freebie small cups of McCafe coffee during regular breakfast hours from March 31 through April 13.

Philadelphia is known for its famously greasy, artery-clogging bovine cheesesteak sandwich. But thanks to recent health-conscious types, even the heir to the legendary Genos Steaks—the meat amusement…

With hundreds of mom and pop shops in the New York area, it's been upwards of a decade since I've stepped foot in a Pizza Hut. But the fast food giant's latest dining concept may just have me reconsidering that self-imposed chain pizzeria embargo. The interactive table, created in partnership with Chaotic Moon Studios, lets you visualize your order as you construct it.

Tucked in Yanagase City’s shopping street in Gifu Prefecture is a unique restaurant for all train-lovers out there. Haruka, named after the owner’s favorite West Japan Railway Co. express train, is a railroad-themed café owned by Masaki Shingu, a former route and sightseeing bus driver in Nagoya.

It's a dirty practice that needs to be kicked to the curb.

Huge storms have been pounding California for the past few days. Some unlucky diners had their brunch interrupted on Saturday. Take a look at these videos of a massive wave crashing through a windo...

Looking for a menu before you go out to eat might have just gotten easier: you can now type

One Florida chain of restaurants is levying a surcharge on customers to pay for Obamacare, while an L.A. eatery is asking diners to pay for employees' health insurance.

Supporters of a higher minimum wage applauded Gap’s (GAP) decision last week to increase hourly pay. While Lynn Albright, vice president of the company’s Old Navy brand, told CNN that higher prices won’t be needed if costs can be lowered by, for instance, reducing staff turnover, the effects of such decisions often trickle down to customers.

Good morning, would you care for a waffle taco? Taco Bell has announced a new scheme for national breakfast domination: their new breakfast menu launches across the country March 27.

Ever wondered just how nasty restaurant managers can be when you have the temerity to complain about their service? Have we got an email for you. Consumerist obtained an intra-company missive on which a dissatisfied customer was accidentally copied, and it doesn’t reflect too well on the beloved fast food chain Five Guys*.