Pour One Out: Self-Serve Bars Are On the Rise
Los Angeles —Your next draft may be pulled not by a bartender — but by you. A small but growing number of gastropubs and fast-casual restaurants are going self-serve, installing systems that enable drinkers to draw their own taps, similar to the soda fountain at McDonald’s but far more sophisticated. Establishments in the notoriously low-margin restaurant industry say the technology not only cuts labor costs but also boosts revenue by...
