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A new Texas-style barbecue restaurant is bringing slow-smoked brisket to Mountain Brook.

Icehouse has opened its doors in the Spitfire Building in Mountain Brook Village.

The restaurant offers pulled pork, smoked turkey, smoked sausage and barbecue bologna, in addition to barbecue tacos, brisket or pork nachos, West Texas wedge salad, and house chips and queso. Sides include German potato salad, creamed corn and spicy pinto beans. Desserts include pecan pie and Texas sheet cake.

A bar at Icehouse…

With an opening date set for June 29, Big Rivers Waterpark is expected to hire a couple hundred employees.

The New Caney water park will hire about 300 people, Monty Galland, CEO of Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District — which includes Big Rivers — told the Houston Chronicle. Houston Business Journal has reached out for more details.

Located at Highway 242 and Interstate 69, Big Rivers Waterpark and Gator Bayou Adventure Park are hiring full-time, part-time, year-round and seasonal…

Patrons who visited certain Chili’s Grill & Bar locations between March and April may have had their payment card information compromised, the Dallas-based chain announced over the weekend.

Chili’s, which is owned by Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), said it is assessing the scope of the incident, which impacted guests who visited some of its corporately-owned stores. It did not specify which stores may have been affected.

The company believes malware was used to gather the information, which…

A clogged toilet isn't just nasty, it's costs businesses money. But a Denver company's patent could clear the clog away.

Metro Diner, the Tampa-based restaurant chain best known for its platters of Middle American comfort food, is opening its first location in its home base.

The South Tampa location occupies 3,705 square feet in a redeveloped strip center at 4011 W. Kennedy Blvd. It will open May 29, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, with seating for 124. More than 100 jobs will be created at the new location.

Metro Diner, originally launched in Jacksonville, is now under the control of Tampa's ConSul Hospitality…

Competition is heating up between natural food markets in Ballard as New Seasons Market opens and PCC Community Markets has another on the way.

RMH Franchise Holdings, Inc., a major owner of Applebee’s Grill and Bar franchises, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection May 8, according to court documents.

The company, which has offices in Atlanta and Lincoln, Nebraska, owns more than 160 Applebee’s restaurants in 15 states, including 22 in Arizona. RMH Holdings owns 8 percent of all the Applebee’s worldwide.

In the bankruptcy filing, RMH Holdings said it owes between $100 million and $500 million and has between 5,000 and 10,000…

Zima's back. Again.

MillerCoors LLC, the U.S. operations for Denver-based Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP) that maintains significant brewing operations in Milwaukee, first brought its 1990s cult classic citrus-flavored malt beverage back in the summer of 2017, and company executives were caught off guard when two-thirds of the limited inventory it produced for the limited release sold out within the first month, and the entire product sold out between July 4 and Labor Day. For this summer,…

The city will meet tonight to consider a property deal and potential incentives to bring the sports-themed restaurant to Highway 31.