The lawsuit exposes a lack of clarity in California's transparency laws, which largely exempt restaurants. But questions remain about when

The four fast-growing restaurant chains boast 231 combined locations in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area. Sweetgreen and Cava have outsized ties to D.C. — with the area measured by BofA representing 11% of their perspective store counts.

The restaurant chain reduced its average order wait time by one minute in 2024, and it plans to drive that number down even further.

Shake Shack, a New York-based fast-casual restaurant chain famous for its burgers, hot dogs, fries, and milkshakes, is heading to Pikesville. The eatery will be located in the Festival at Woodholme shopping center in the 1800 block of Reisterstown Road.