Not only are these ideas imaginative and inspiring, they work hard to improve business and drive trends. Originally published in Restaurant Business magazine, they are easy to steal for noncommercial as well.
1. Noodles to go
2. Grocery bag? Check!
3. Preopening for locals
4. Coffee in the fast lane
5. Virtual pie case
6. Self-serve brews at the bar
7. Extra-meaty steak basting
8. On the (coffee) rocks
9. It takes a village to raise a wing joint
10. Bespoke oysters
11. CSA takes to the seas
12. Recycling an idea: Scraps on the menu
13. A good match
14. Fishing floats
15. Walls of poetry
16. Serving bowls
17. Milk crate lights
18. Cheese grater lights
19. Wine-barrel ring lights
20. Whisk lights
21. Tapping the bitters trend
22. Sriracha at the pump
23. A saucy game of dice
24. New ways to use trays
25. Crowdsourcing the sports bar
26. A way to keep warm
27. Dessert-drink pairings take flight
28. Homegrown menus
29. Communal comments
30. Pizza via text
31. Barstool built for two
32. Paleo promotion
33. The state of the plate
34. Customizable walls
35. Set house rules for social posts
36. House cocktails in a bottle
37. Putting beer on the map
38. Cocktails in the cards
39. Set your glass here
40. Mix-and-match cocktails
41. Cue up the QR
42. Real-time feedback
43. Tipping the cooks
44. These fries have eyes
45. Paper and crayons 2.0
46. Chef's log
47. A bowl of pie
48. Scents of place
49. Countdown to Happy Hour
50. Trash tips for customers
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