While every restaurant under the sun is coming up with gimmicks, lowering prices, or worse, closing, Valencia-born Stonefire Grill is expanding. Sisters Mary and Maureen Harrigan chalk up their success the no-frills, fast-casual setting and a booming to-go business, and look to gross about $30 million this year (four locations, plus one full-service resto). They're next will be in a former Baker's Square near Hastings Ranch in Pasadena. And about that pending trademark infringement lawsuit against West Hollywood's Stone Fire Pizza? "No comment," from Stonefire HQ. [LAT; ELA]
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