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Jake n JOES’ All Star Lineup: Great Pub Fare, Non-Stop Sports Action and POSitouch

Posted on February 15, 2012 by RCS Blogging Team

POSitouch userJake n JOES Sports Grille is the talk of the town. Located in the bustling Boston Suburb of Norwood MA, this popular sports bar and table service restaurant is the place to be to watch your favorite team, enjoy a refreshing drink and grab a bite to eat. The hip contemporary interior design, massive bar, colorful sports memorabilia and cozy outdoor patio provides diners with a fun experience that keep them coming back for more. Throw in live entertainment, monthly draft specials, appetizer specials and beer towers, and Jake n JOES has a winning formula. It’s always game day at Jake n JOES.

Jake n JOES’ extensive menu offers a tasty selection of appetizers, creative sandwiches, make-your-own burgers, soups, salads and gourmet entrees. Zingy Buffalo chicken dip, loaded potato skins and soaring appetizer towers entice sports fans. Sirloin tips, Philly cheese steak, a turkey burger topped with avocado and served with plum sauce and an oven-roasted turkey sandwich topped with stuffing and cranberry sauce are outstanding. The taps flow with a wide selection of ice-cold craft beers, including Jake n JOES IPA, UFO By Harpoon, Wachusett Blueberry Ale and Rapscallion Honey.

Jake n JOES Sports Grille invested in the powerful POSitouch Restaurant POS system, provided by Retail Control Solutions. Flexible Restaurant Point of Sale features send orders to the kitchen quicker and process credit cards in no time at all. Labor Scheduling tools control labor costs and maximize productivity. Loyalty solutions bring in more customers while stimulating revenue growth. Gift/Loyalty tools and Time & Attendance modules reward regular customers and streamline administration. And PCI Solutions help staff meet credit card security standards. Managing their busy sports bar has never been easier.

For information on Restaurant POS Systems in Massachusetts, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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Go Patriots!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by RCS Blogging Team

Just counting down to kickoff. Go PatriotsWe wish our favorite team good luck in Super Bowl XLVI.

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The Parkside Rotisserie and Bar: Casual Elegance, Sublime Cuisine and POSitouch

Posted on January 31, 2012 by RCS Blogging Team

POSitouch userThe Parkside Rotisserie and Bar’s cozy ambience, understated elegance and modern sophistication beckons diners inside for a sublime dining experience they won’t soon forget. This family-owned Manhattan-style bistro is located in the heart Of Providence, Rhode Island’s vibrant urban center. Boasting a lively art and entertainment scene, historic attractions, an enchanting river-walk and a spectacular coastline just minutes away, Rhode Island’s capital city is a New England gem. And the award-winning Parkside sparkles with its impeccable service and culinary excellence. This independent table service restaurant offers a relaxing dining experience and inspired cuisine masterfully prepared by Executive Chef Steven Davenport.

Innovative signature cocktails, an extensive wine list, enticing appetizers, succulent rotisserie meat items, delicious bistro entrees, creative salads, innovative pasta dishes and outstanding homemade desserts—set the Parkside apart from the rest. During the warmer months, patrons can dine on the outdoor patio, while enjoying the magical spectacle of the city’s WaterFire bonfires. Popular appetizers include, colossal Thai dumplings, golden-fired calamari and spicy crab cakes. Crispy Long Island duck, and lemon and garlic marinated half chicken are simply sublime.

Spit-roasted suckling pig cassoulet and Papardalle pasta tossed with duck confit, crimini mushrooms, Serrano ham and spinach are entrée standouts. For the perfect sweet ending, a made-to-order banana tart is a little piece of heaven on a plate.

The Parkside relies on Retail Control Solution’s integrated hospitality solutions to provide its customers with an unforgettable dining experience. The Parkside invested in the powerful POSitouch Restaurant POS system. Restaurant Point of Sale features send orders to the kitchen quicker and process credit cards in no time. Flexible Restaurant POS tools seamlessly automate their fine restaurant, while Kitchen Automation software automates and make their kitchen more efficient. Cost-saving Inventory features efficiently track inventory, and control food and liquor costs. Inspired cuisine, excellent service and Retail Control Solutions is a recipe for success!

For information on Restaurant POS Systems in Rhode Island, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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Magnolias Bar of Athens Lets the Good Times Roll With POSitouch

Posted on January 25, 2012 by RCS Blogging Team

POSitouch userMagnolias Bar is a premier destination spot in the dynamic bar scene of Athens, Georgia. Located in the heart of Athen’s bustling entertainment district, close to the University of Georgia, the state’s flagship institution of higher learning, this popular bar and nightclub is always jumping. With two floors of rock ‘n’ roll good fun, featuring a stunning hardwood bar, big-screen TVs, pool tables and a stage for musical acts, Magnolias has it all and then some! Enjoy a cocktail or a draft from an upscale beer selection on Magnolias’ outdoor patio, while taking in the lively downtown scene and the historic neo-classical architecture. Affordably priced drinks and friendly service in the epicenter of a vibrant music scene that spawned R.E.M. and The B-52s—Magnolias lets the good times roll with style!

Students and tourists alike, flock to this lively bar and nightclub for a memorable night of merrymaking and budget-friendly libations. Magnolias is known for its happy hours everyday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring low-priced well drinks, call drinks, domestic and imported beers. But the fun doesn’t end there. Every night from 9-11, Power Hour kicks in with another round of low-cost drinks. Weekly drink specials are also added to the mix, with deals on Miller Highlife, Pabst Blue Ribbon and local craft beers, including Sweetwater, Terrapin and Blue Moon.

Magnolias Bar relies on Retail Control Solutions’ POSitouch Restaurant POS system to keep the drinks flowing and the music jumping. Powerful Restaurant Point of Sale features send orders to the bar quicker and process credit cards in no time flat. Flexible Bar and Nightclub Point of Sale software adapts to any restaurant environment. Restaurant POS, and Bar and Nightclub POS tools automate their bar and make it more efficient. Comprehensive Inventory applications track inventory and control liquor costs. And PCI Solutions help the fine folks of Magnolias meet credit card security standards.

For information on Restaurant POS Systems in Georgia, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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Salvatore’s and Retail Control Solutions Team Up to Serve Delicious Authentic Italian Cuisine

Posted on January 18, 2012 by RCS Blogging Team

POSitouch userSalvatore’s is going strong! The local purveyor of upscale eateries serving authentic Italian cuisine at affordable prices just opened up its fourth restaurant in the heart of the historic theater district in Boston, and a fifth slated to open in Andover Center in 2012. Situated directly between the Opera House and Paramount Theater, Salvatore’s Theater District offers lunch, dinner, a bar and late night menu and an express dining menu for theatergoers. And an authentic brick oven creates delicious Neapolitan pizzas day and night. Salvatore’s is part of the Lupoli Companies’ successful operation of Italian eateries, found throughout New England, which also includes Sal’s Pizza. Sal’s Pizza has corporately owned and franchised locations throughout Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, along with outposts in California, Arizona and Florida. Sal’s Pizza and Salvatore’s Restaurants make over 40,000 pizzas a week!

This popular table service restaurant also features an exciting cosmopolitan bar scene. Vintage prints and a stunning white marble bar entice folks inside for a classic Negroni cocktail and a plate of delicious Italian-style tapas. The creative tapas menu includes, pan seared “day boat” Scallops topped with a Limoncello cream sauce and Sicilian olives marinated in orange zest, Sambuca and Parmegiano Reggiano.

The classic dinner menu offers creative salads, creamy risotto, pasta dishes, and scrumptious main courses. Lobster ravioli, gnocchi and risotto are out of this world. Grilled Brandt Farm beef topped with dried fig cognac sauce or black angus tenderloin with melted gorgonzola and a port wine sauce are divine.Mangiamo!

Salvatore’s serves up its creative Italian menu with ease thanks to Retail Control Solution’s comprehensive POSitouch Restaurant POS system. The Restaurant Point of Sale features send orders to the bustling kitchen quicker and process credit cards in no time. Flexible Restaurant POS tools automate their restaurant. Inventory applications seamlessly track inventory, and control food and liquor costs. And PCI Solutions help the staff meet credit card security standards. Salvatore’s relies on Retail Control Solution’s Enterprise Solutions for its highly intuitive Accounting Interfaces. Enterprise Reporting and chain wide reporting have never been easier.

For information about Salvatore’s Restaurants contact 978-681-7777.  For information on Restaurant POS Systems in Massachusetts, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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The Hungry Traveler Restaurant Counts on POSitouch to Serve Casual Fare in a Jiffy

Posted on January 13, 2012 by RCS Blogging Team

POSitouch userThe Hungry Traveler restaurant has been the go-to spot for generations of locals and tourists alike seeking huge portions of casual American fare and fresh seafood. Located just minutes away from Salisbury Beach in the Boston North Shore, MA area, this family-style table service restaurant offers friendly service and a homey atmosphere for Boston area families, after a fun-filled day of swimming, boating or fishing. The Hungry Traveler’s motto is, “Come in a stranger, leave a friend.” And lots of friendships have been made over the years. Besides fresh local seafood dishes, such as New England Boiled Lobster and Golden Fried Fish and Chips, folks come from miles around for the Hungry Traveler’s famous Roast Prime Rib of Beef. Fresh succulent Seafood, juicy Prime Rib, generous portions and friendly service—What’s not to like?

The Hungry Traveler serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Eggs Benedict and Belgian Waffles are on tap for breakfast, while creamy bowls of Clam Chowder and delicious Fried Seafood Rolls shine at lunch. The extensive dinner menu offers its popular soup and salad bar, tasty appetizers, Lobsters baked, boiled and fried, fresh seafood prepared to perfection, creative sautés, grilled fish and chops, landlubber selections, Alfredo dishes, house specialties and Surf and Turf. The Fishermans Platter is a feast for the senses with fried clams scallops, shrimp, haddock, flounder and onion rings. And the Baked Seafood Casseroles are out of this world.

The Hungry Traveler relies on Retail Control Solution’s Powerful POSitouch Restaurant POS system, to deliver stellar service to its legions of loyal customers. Restaurant Point of Sale features send orders to the always-busy kitchen quicker and process credit cards in no time. Flexible Restaurant POS software seamlessly automates their restaurant. And Kitchen Automation tools automate and make their kitchen more efficient. The Hungry Traveler folks love the convenient Operational Controls. Inventory features track inventory and control food costs. And integrated Labor Scheduling tools control labor costs.

For information on Restaurant POS Systems in Massachusetts, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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Frank Jones Restaurant and Pub and ZOOM POS is a Recipe for Success

Posted on January 3, 2012 by RCS Blogging Team

ZOOM POS userFrank Jones Restaurant and Pub is a home away from home for the fine folks in Southern NH. Nestled in the quaint rural town of Barrington, the pub-style, table service restaurant dishes up delicious satisfying meals and spirits with a smile. The casual eatery is named after Barrington’s native son, Frank Jones, a colorful self-made businessman from the 1800s, who ran a successful local brewery. Frank Jones Restaurant and Pub is proud to exclusively serve the beloved Frank Jones India Pale Ale, made from the original 19th century recipe. Frank Jones Pub uses fresh ingredients, not frozen. This family-friendly establishment is the perfect spot to enjoy a fine meal and catch up with friends.

The creative menu features tasty appetizers, homemade soups, fresh salads, sandwiches and burgers, entrees, seafood and pasta, and daily and weekly specials. Golden friend onion rings are hand cut and battered on the premises. Appetizers, such as garlic chicken nachos and fresh pan seared scallops, are top-notch. Tuckerman Ravine Chicken is topped with honey mustard, gooey cheddar cheese and bacon. A generous plate of grilled Angus sirloin tips topped with a special house marinade really hits the spot. Wash it all down with Frank Jones Ale or Shipyard’s seasonal Prelude Special Ale. Annabelle’s all natural ice cream is served for dessert all year round.

Frank Jones Restaurant and Pub depends on Retail Control Solutions’ ZOOM POS Restaurant Point of Sale system, to provide its customers with superior service. Restaurant Point of Sale features send orders to the kitchen quicker and process credit cards in no time flat. And flexible Restaurant POS tools automate their restaurant. Intuitive Kitchen Automation solutions automate and make their kitchen more efficient. Comprehensive Inventory tools efficiently track inventory and control food costs. PCI Solutions help the Frank Jones folks meet credit card security standards. Great food, Frank Jones Original Ale and Retail Control Solutions—a proven recipe for success!

For information on Restaurant POS Systems in New Hampshire, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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McBride’s Pub Serves Up Irish Suds and Grub With Ease Thanks to POSitouch

Posted on December 29, 2011 by RCS Blogging Team

POSitouch userMcBride’s Pub is the talk of the town. Attached to the venerable Monahan, Drabble & Sherman Funeral Home in Providence, Rhode Island, this unique table service restaurant and pub is owned by brothers Mark and Bob Russell. The Russell’s drew inspiration for their Irish wake themed pub, during a visit to a combination pub and funeral parlor named McBride’s in Cavan County, Ireland. McBride’s serves up refreshing pints, creative pub fare and authentic Irish dishes. Each night at 10 pm, they call “last call” where glasses are raised in remembrance of the dearly departed who have “gone to the promised land.” With a cozy outdoor patio, an inviting bar scene and live entertainment, McBride’s is the place to be. Sláinte!

The friendly barkeepers pour perfect pints every time. McBride’s taps flow with an extensive selection of draughts, including Guinness and Loose Cannon IPA. Splendid Irish nachos feature house made chips heaped with shepherd’s pie filling and Irish cheddar cheese. Burgers are made from certified Angus beef. The triple-decker Irish Mac burger is a mouthful, with two beef patties and a potato pancake. A hearty traditional Irish breakfast, of sausages, rashers, eggs and more, is served all day long. Galway Shepherd’s Pie is a sight to behold, piled high with creamy mashed potatoes crisped in the oven. The homey pub menu is rounded off with overstuffed sandwiches, salads, soup and pizza.

McBride’s Pub operates with the luck of the Irish, thanks to the powerful POSitouch Restaurant POS system provided by Retail Control Solutions. Flexible Restaurant Point of Sale features send orders to the kitchen quicker and process credit cards in no time. Restaurant POS tools seamlessly automate their inviting pub. Labor Scheduling tools help control labor costs. Comprehensive Inventory tools track the inventory of authentic Irish ingredients, and control food and beer costs. Table Management features help the host station to manage their tables, and waiting list like true sons and daughters of the Emerald Isle.

For information on Restaurant POS Systems in Rhode Island, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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Argo Tea Cafe is Passionate About Tea and the Powerful POSitouch Solution

Posted on December 21, 2011 by RCS Blogging Team

POSitouch User“One sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits in delight beyond the bliss of dreams.” –Milton. Argo Tea Cafe co-founders Arsen Avakian and Simon Simonian are at the forefront of a quiet revolution in the quick service restaurant industry. Since opening its first tea cafe in Chicago in 2003, Argo Tea has skyrocketed to become the country’s leading tea cafe concept. With over twenty locations and counting in Chicago, New York, Boston and St. Louis, Argo Tea is passionate about delivering the one-of-a-kind “Argo Experience,” one customer and one cup at a time. Unique, all-natural tea-based beverages, free of any artificial flavorings, colors or additives, are served up in modern tearoom cafés. Argo Tea is committed to a sustainable environment, business practices and Argo proudly gives back to the community by donating a percentage of profits from its seasonal drinks to a non-profit partner. Argo Tea is not just about tea; it’s a lifestyle choice!

Besides the refreshingly different Signature Drinks, Argo serves over thirty varieties of loose leaf teas, fair-trade organic coffee, gourmet pastries and savory delicacies – each shop carries a line of charming gifts and teaware. Bottled Signature Drinks are available at select retail locations.

Try the popular Iced Maté Laté, Earl Grey Vanilla Crème, a delicious infusion of sweet vanilla, steamed milk and Early Grey tea or Bubble Tea, a fun mixture of milky iced tea and coconut nata de coco pearls. Argo Tea’s food menu offers flaky croissants, homemade muffins, quiches, tea bites, paninis and much more, all prepared fresh in every café.

Argo Tea’s unique tearoom cafés utilize the powerful POSitouch Restaurant POS system made possible by Retail Control Solutions. The Point of Sale system features speedy order taking and seamless communication with the kitchen printers. PCI Solutions help meet credit card security standards. Labor Scheduling tools control labor costs, while the Argo LoyalTea Card program helps reward loyal customers as well as bring in more customers.

For information on Restaurant POS Systems nationwide, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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Arvad’s Grill and Pub: Creative Pub Fare, Extensive Beer Selection and POSitouch

Posted on December 13, 2011 by RCS Blogging Team

Arvads Grill & PubArvad’s Grill and Pub offers inspired upscale comfort food, small-town service with a smile and an extensive beer selection that can’t be beat. Nested in the historic village of Waterbury, VT, this welcoming table service restaurant and pub serves as a refuge from life’s everyday cares. Surrounded by lush rolling farms and the beautiful green mountains of Northern Vermont, local owners Jeffrey and Maryanne Larkin are committed to conservation, using locally sourced ingredients, giving back to their community and providing each and every customer with an experience they won’t soon forget. An inviting outdoor deck, made warm and cozy with heating lamps, allows diners to take in the scenery, while enjoying a local microbrew, a specialty cocktail or a selection from bottled beers from around the world. Locals and tourists alike have been calling Arvad’s home for over twenty-years.

Arvad’s creative menu offers delicious appetizers, creamy soups, crisp salads, seafood, pasta, steaks, burgers and hearty sandwiches. The juicy burgers are made from 1/3 pound of locally raised Vermont Boyden beef grown naturally with no hormones. A magnificent steak au poivre features a 10-ounce center cut Black Angus sirloin coated with crushed peppercorns and topped with brandy cream sauce. Deliciously spicy jalapeno macaroni and cheese, and chipolte chicken bake are a big hit. Wash it all down with an artisan beer on tap, including Long Trail, Shed Mountain Ale and Switchback Pale Ale.  For a full list check out www.arvads.com

Arvad’s Grill and Pub keeps customers coming back with their top-notch service, thanks to Retail Control Solution’s powerful POSitouch Restaurant POS system. Integrated gift cards are now simple to use. Restaurant Point of Sale features send orders to the kitchen quicker and process credit cards in no time. Flexible Restaurant POS tools seamlessly automate their restaurant. Kitchen Automation features automate and make their kitchen more efficient with real-time information, while Labor Scheduling modules control labor costs. And PCI Solutions help the welcoming pub meet credit card security standards.

For information on Restaurant POS Systems in Vermont, contact Retail Control Solutions today at 800-767-2212.

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