QR codes — or "Quick Response" codes — are square-shaped barcodes that can be scanned by mobile devices. They are used for a variety of applications, from pulling up a restaurant menu to directing ...

Kristen Hawley writes about the restaurant business from San Francisco. She's the founder of Expedite, a weekly restaurant technology newsletter highlighting news and big ideas about the future of the ...

What started as a pandemic solution for contactless dining has become a permanent feature in many restaurants—but growing numbers of customers say they’re tired of scanning codes just to see a menu.

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Quick Response (QR) codes were popular before the COVID-19 ...

At the Brown Jug Restaurant, there are QR codes on every table. First adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital menus are now the norm at the Ann Arbor mainstay. “We’re keeping the QR code around, ...

A dining innovation that once looked like the future has worn out its welcome with many restaurateurs, customers and servers who say it takes the joy out of dining. By Amelia Nierenberg Heavenly ...

Like many ambitious restaurants around town, the newly opened Pastore leaves no detail unturned: Customers are handed cold towels that chill in a fridge set precisely at 40 degrees, white tablecloths ...

What started as a clever pandemic solution has quickly become one of the most disliked trends in modern dining. From tech frustrations to privacy concerns, many restaurant guests say QR code menus are ...