Rock City Eats
Restaurants are inching closer to being allowed to reopen their dining rooms in Arkansas. All signs from the governor’s office point to restrictions being lifted in early May. As positive as this sounds for providing some relief for the restaurant industry, reopening has the potential to introduce as many issues as the original closing. Federal […]
Reopening Dining Rooms Presents Challenges for Restaurants Read More »
Like most of you, our daily routines are disrupted dramatically by COVID. Between working from home, kids out of school, and restaurants being closed, we have not been able to safely enjoy many of our normal routines. Morning coffee at some of our favorite local coffee shops is a big thing we are not doing
Blue Sail Evolves to Bring Their Local Coffee Shop to You Read More »
Changing times means changing business practices. Our goal at Rock City Eats has always been to help local restaurants and food/beverage producers gain an advantage over the mass-market competition. The COVID outbreak has not only made it harder for local businesses to compete, but it has brought about the need for a complete change in
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Three Fold has been a downtown staple for the past five years allowing folks working downtown to slurp up some delicious noodles and dumplings alongside those of us who live downtown. In the COVID-19 era though there are dramatically fewer people downtown during the day, reducing access to their food. To help reach customers better
Three Fold adds Riverdale Satellite Location Read More »
Sixteen years ago my girlfriend (now wife) told me she wanted to go to UAMS to study respiratory therapy. I had absolutely no clue what that was. Turns out, I am not the only one. Over the following years, I have seen the profession go mostly unnoticed by people outside of medical professions. Amidst the
Respiratory Therapists are the Unsung Heroes of the COVID-19 Outbreak Read More »
One of the most frequent requests that we have heard from restaurants is for the city to find some way to provide relief against the city’s 2% advertising and promotion tax (A&P) that is charged to restaurants and hotels based on sales. We dug into this at one point earlier this month only to find
Little Rock CVB Announces A&P Tax Options to Help Businesses Read More »
When the coronavirus hit earlier this month, restaurants were faced with rapidly declining sales and forced to quickly decide if they were going to stay open or not. As a result, over the last two weeks, we have had roughly 25-35% of the locally-owned restaurants in Little Rock make the decision to temporarily, or in
The Stimulus Bill Brings New Decisions for Local Restaurants About Remaining Open Read More »
Sister restaurants Loca Luna and Red Door today have combined to offer favorites from each restaurant into one to go menu during the COVID-19 outbreak. Beginning immediately, the new menu is available for curbside pickup daily from 11 am to 7:30 pm. This includes a mix of appetizers including their famous cheese dip, sandwiches, pizzas,
Loca Luna and Red Door Combine to Offer To Go Meals Read More »
One of the things we have been preaching since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak is the need for restaurants to adapt quickly and frequently to the rapidly changing situation. Sō Restaurant in Hillcrest is a great example of doing just that. Sō prides itself on being an experience-driven restaurant. Our conversation with owner Nicholas
Sō Restaurant Adapts Quickly to the Changing Environment with New Menu Read More »
In an emergency proclamation, Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board to allow restaurants and breweries to sell sealed bottles and cans of beer and wine with the purchase of food items to go or for delivery. This is a huge boost for struggling restaurants, especially ones in Little Rock that
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