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A third location of Mermaid Inn, a residency for Greenpoint Fish, and more restaurant news.

The seafood and happy hour destination will open its largest location to date next spring

After a brief glimpse of normalcy this summer, the fragile recovery in the U.S. restaurant industry is sputtering.

Data and interviews with restaurateurs point to a deterioration in finances due to surging costs for everything from salmon to uniforms and labor shortages. A survey found that 51% of small restaurants in the country couldn’t pay their rent in September, up from 40% in July.

Data and interviews with restaurateurs point to a deterioration in finances due to surging costs of everything.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

(Bloomberg) -- After a brief glimpse of normalcy this summer, the fragile recovery in the U.S. restaurant industry is sputtering. Data and interviews with restaurateurs point to a deterioration in finances due to surging costs for everything from salmon to uniforms and labor shortages.

Diners are flocking back this summer, but owners still have trouble hiring, stocking kitchens and paying rent. And an uncertain autumn looms.