Texas-based chain P. Terry’s Burger Stand will open its first San Antonio location July 5. Credit: Instagram / p_terrys

San Antonio Current readers are apparently craving both the old and the new.

The most read food stories of the week suggest plenty of you are intrigued by Austin-based burger chain P. Terry’s opening its first SA location and also by the prospect that Mama’s Cafe will start serving its homestyle vittles again after a prolonged renovation.

And then there’s that labor shortage facing restaurants and bars. Plenty of folks took a deeper dive there as well, even though it’s a little chewier subject than whether a new burger chain is worth trying.

Whether your taste in food news runs to new openings or hospitality-industry economics, here’s what folks were checking out during the week.

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