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R&I 2009 Top 400 Restaurants Chains

-- Restaurants & Institutions, July 15, 2009

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View the 2008 Top 400

The restaurants in R&I’s 45th annual ranking of the Top 400 chain brands had combined systemwide sales of roughly $312.2 billion, up 7% from the previous year’s aggregate. That’s pretty impressive, particularly in a year marked by declining consumer traffic and soaring food costs.

Several of the largest chains, in a range of segments—including Miami-based Burger King; Atlanta’s Chick-fil-A; Lebanon, Tenn.-based Cracker Barrel Old Country Store; and Minnetonka, Minn.-based Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que—saw double-digit worldwide sales increases in 2008, while restraining unit-count growth to less than 5%.

Still quite a few others experienced sales declines in ’08, and a significant number shuttered units, too. Of course, there were also the high-profile restaurant chains forced to turn to buyouts or bankruptcy in the face of trying times. Dallas-based Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern slipped to No. 87 (from No. 60 the previous year) after its parent company, S&A Restaurant Corp., filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy last summer. Even with its unit count cut in half, however, Bennigan’s 2008 sales are estimated at more than $430 million.

Once again, McDonald’s is top-grossing chain brand, with an awe-inspiring $70.7 billion in sales worldwide, accounting for nearly one-quarter of the total sales among the Top 400 chains.


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Rank Previous Rank Chain Headquarters 2008 sales($ millions) Change from '07 2008 units Change from '07 Average unit volume Average check
1 1 McDonald's Oak Brook, Ill. 70,693.0 11.2% 31,967 1.9% $2,400,000** N/A
2 2 KFC Louisville, Ky. 17,800.0 A 15,580 4.6% $967,000 N/A
3 3 Burger King Miami 14,800.0 12.1% 11,565 2.5% $1,300,000 N/A
4 4 Starbucks Seattle 13,500.0** A 16,680 11.1% $870,000** N/A
5 5 Subway Milford, Conn. 12,900.0 14.2% 30,257 6.0% N/A N/A
6 6 Pizza Hut Dallas 10,400.0 A 13,175 2.3% $854,000 N/A
7 7 Wendy's Dublin, Ohio 9,200.0 A 6,630 -0.2% $1,452,900 $5.95
8 8 Taco Bell Irvine, Calif. 6,900.0 A 5,833 0.2% $1,241,000 N/A
9 9 Domino's Pizza Ann Arbor, Mich. 5,513.0** A 8,773 1.7% N/A N/A
10 10 Dunkin' Donuts Canton, Mass. 5,500.0 A 8,835 10.6% N/A N/A
11 11 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar Lenexa, Kan. 4,700.0 4.3% 1,997 1.1% N/A N/A
12 12 Chili's Grill & Bar Dallas 4,200.0** A 1,452 15.2% $3,200,000 $13.00*
13 13 Sonic Oklahoma City 3,811.1 5.6% 3,505 4.8% $1,125,000 N/A
14 14 Arby's Atlanta 3,200.0 A 3,756 1.8% $966,900 $7.50
15 15 Jack in the Box San Diego 3,200.0** A 2,158 1.2% $1,439,000 $6.15
16 18 Olive Garden Orlando 3,070.0 10.0% 653 6.4% $4,900,000 N/A
17 19 Chick-fil-A Atlanta 2,962.3 12.2% 1,425* 3.2% $2,000,000 N/A
18 16 Outback Steakhouse Tampa, Fla. 2,935.0 A 978 A $3,130,000 $21.00
19 17 T.G.I. Friday's Carrollton, Texas 2,700.0** A 923 1.9% N/A N/A
20 20 Red Lobster Orlando 2,630.0 1.2% 680 0.0% $3,900,000 N/A
21 21 Dairy Queen Minneapolis 2,500.0** 0.0% 5,700 0.1% N/A N/A
22 25 Panera Bread Richmond Heights, Mo. 2,500.0** 16.6% 1,252 7.3% N/A N/A
23 22 7-Eleven Dallas 2,500.0** A 5,700 5.5% N/A N/A
24 23 Denny's Spartanburg, S.C. 2,400.0** A 1,541 -0.3% $1,490,000 $8.36**
25 29 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Lebanon, Tenn. 2,384.5 29.4% 585 2.6% $4,180,400 $8.59
26 26 Papa John's Louisville, Ky. 2,262.4 5.5% 3,380 5.4% $867,000 N/A
27 24 IHOP Glendale, Calif. 2,200.0 -4.8% 1,376 2.4% N/A N/A
28 27 Quiznos Denver 2,000.0 A 5,016 A $375,000 N/A
29 30 Hardee's Carpinteria, Calif. 1,820.5 1.0% 1,908 -0.9% $993,000 $5.13
30 28 Ruby Tuesday Maryville, Tenn. 1,758.7 -5.8% 942 1.0% $1,900,000 $12.00*
31 31 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Atlanta 1,741.3 0.7% 1,922 0.9% N/A N/A
32 33 Carl's Jr. Carpinteria, Calif. 1,519.7 4.9% 1,195 4.7% $1,528,000 $7.01
33 32 Golden Corral Buffet & Grill Raleigh, N.C. 1,518.0 -0.8% 483 0.4% $3,257,000 $8.89
34 35 Baskin-Robbins Canton, Mass. 1,400.0 A 6,013 2.4% N/A N/A
35 34 The Cheesecake Factory Calabasas Hills, Calif. 1,400.0 -3.3% 145 4.3% $9,800,000 $18.50
36 40 Chipotle Mexican Grill Denver 1,332.0 22.8% 837 18.9% $1,763,000 N/A
37 38 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Greenwood, Colo. 1,300.0** 18.2% 423 10.2% $3,231,000 $11.61
38 44 Buffalo Wild Wings Minneapolis 1,229.0 20.8% 560 13.6% $2,200,000 N/A
39 39 Church's Chicken Atlanta 1,200.0 9.9% 1,625 1.0% $786,582 $7.51
40 42 Panda Express Rosemead, Calif. 1,197.0 14.7% 1,212 15.5% $1,090,000 $9.36
41 37 Whataburger San Antonio 1,173.0 6.6% 713 1.0% $1,645,000 N/A
42 36 Little Caesars Detroit 1,170.0** A 2,400** A N/A N/A
43 41 Texas Roadhouse Louisville, Ky. 1,148.6 A 314 10.2% $3,800,000 $14.68
44 43 Bob Evans Columbus, Ohio 1,020.0 A 520 -10.3% $1,779,000 $8.07
45 45 Hooters Atlanta 1,010.0 4.9% 452 3.4% $2,400,000 $14.60
46 47 P.F. Chang's China Bistro Scottsdale, Ariz. 920.0 8.3% 189 9.9% $4,889,000 $20.50
47 50 LongHorn Steakhouse Orlando 884.5 A 305 5.9% $2,900,000 N/A
48 48 Waffle House Norcross, Ga. 850.0** A 1,600** 3.9% N/A N/A
49 46 Hometown Buffet/Old Country Buffet Eagan, Minn. 839.5 A 300 1.9% $2,757,387 $8.12
50 49 Perkins Restaurant & Bakery Memphis, Tenn. 807.5 -2.9% 481 -0.8% $1,674,000 $8.70
51 54 Long John Silver's Louisville, Ky. 800.0 A 1,060 -5.3% N/A N/A
52 51 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Winston-Salem, N.C. 772.6 -1.0% 523 16.5% N/A N/A
53 56 California Pizza Kitchen Los Angeles 755.0** A 222 -6.3% $3,400,000 $14.00
54 53 Romano's Macaroni Grill San Francisco 723.0** A 226 -3.0% $3,200,000 $15.83*
55 55 Steak 'n Shake Indianapolis 720.0** A 490 -0.2% N/A $7.37
56 58 Sbarro Melville, N.Y. 715.3 4.7% 1,091 5.9% N/A $7.80
57 57 Carrabba's Italian Grill Tampa, Fla. 681.0 A 238 -0.4% $2,865,000 $21.50
58 68 Zaxby's Athens, Ga. 664.0 17.9% 460 12.5% N/A $9.53
59 61 Checkers Drive-In/ Rally's Hamburgers Tampa, Fla. 658.0 A 830 0.6% $792,770 $5.89
60 65 Culver's Frozen Custard & ButterBurgers Prairie du Sac, Wis. 643.5 9.1% 394 5.9% $1,680,974 $7.93
61 59 Friendly's Wilbraham, Mass. 642.0 A 506 -3.1% $1,269,000 $8.25
62 63 El Pollo Loco Costa Mesa, Calif. 626.9 A 413 6.2% $1,689,000 $9.58
63 62 Boston Market Golden, Colo. 625.7 A 541 -14.1% N/A N/A
64 87 Circle K Tempe, Ariz. 623.0** A 3,100** A N/A N/A
65 73 Logan's Roadhouse Nashville, Tenn. 612.0 11.2% 201 18.9% N/A N/A
66 67 Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits Charlotte, N.C. 608.0 7.4% 443 11.6% $1,590,238 $5.31
67 64 O'Charley's Nashville, Tenn. 593.9 -3.9% 244 3.0% $2,553,000 $12.99
68 52 Ryan's Grill Buffet Bakery Eagan, Minn. 589.3 A 250 -24.7% $2,251,236 $8.59
69 77 Papa Murphy's Take ‘N' Bake Pizza Vancouver, Wash. 585.0 16.5% 1,135 6.4% N/A $15.00**
70 66 CiCi's Pizza Coppell, Texas 580.0 1.8% 641 3.1% $950,000 N/A
71 72 White Castle Columbus, Ohio 576.0** A 412** 1.5% N/A N/A
72 69 Del Taco Lake Forest, Calif. 563.2 2.5% 513 1.4% $1,100,000 N/A
73 71 Ruth's Chris Steak House Heathrow, Fla. 533.0** -2.2% 130 10.2% $5,100,000** N/A
74 75 Hard Rock Cafe Orlando 515.0** A 123 0.8% N/A N/A
75 83 Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que Minnetonka, Minn. 480.0 11.6% 170 3.7% $2,900,000 $14.07
76 79 Captain D's Seafood Kitchen Nashville, Tenn. 478.0 A 552 -1.4% $868,000 $5.86
77 80 On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina Dallas 470.0** A 168 1.2% $2,800,000 $14.00*
78 76 Cold Stone Creamery Scottsdale, Ariz. 469.9 -7.6% 1,420 -1.2% $336,000 N/A
79 84 Jason's Deli Beaumont, Texas 467.1 9.4% 204 15.3% $2,600,000 $8.00
80 88 In-N-Out Burger Irvine, Calif. 466.0** 13.7% 233** 10.4% N/A N/A
81 95 Qdoba Mexican Grill Wheat Ridge, Colo. 453.0** A 454 14.9% $1,038,000 N/A
82 81 Wawa Wawa, Pa. 451.0** A 560 -1.8% N/A N/A
83 78 Uno Chicago Grill Boston 450.0** A 200** A N/A N/A
84 70 Chuck E. Cheese's Irving, Texas 444.0** A 541 1.3% $1,633,000 N/A
85 85 Chester's Birmingham, Ala. 442.0** A 1,500** 0.0% N/A N/A
86 98 Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches Champaign, Ill. 439.0** 29.1% 800** 26.6% N/A N/A
87 60 Bennigan's Grill & Tavern Dallas 433.5** A 138** -52.4% N/A N/A
88 89 Krystal Chattanooga, Tenn. 428.8 A 385 -3.5% $1,243,000 $6.52
89 82 Shoney's Nashville, Tenn. 420.0** A 260 -8.5% N/A N/A
90 92 Mimis Cafe Irvine, Calif. 419.0 A 144 14.3% $3,094,000 $10.79
91 90 Carino's Italian Grill Austin, Texas 406.5** A 165 A N/A N/A
92 86 Einstein Bros. Bagels Lakewood, Colo. 404.5** A 496 8.3% N/A N/A
93 124 A&W All American Food Louisville, Ky. 400.0 A 627 0.3% N/A N/A
94 91 Bonefish Grill Tampa, Fla. 400.0 A 149 14.6% $2,726,000 $24.50
95 109 Tony Roma's Dallas 400.0** A 260** A N/A N/A
96 161 Five Guys Burgers and Fries Lorton, Va. 399.0** A 375** 51.8% $1,000,000** N/A
97 97 McCormick & Schmick's Portland, Ore. 390.7 9.0% 92 12.2% $4,600,000 N/A
98 93 Round Table Pizza Concord, Calif. 388.0** A 492 -3.9% N/A N/A
99 107 BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Huntington Beach, Calif. 374.1 18.3% 83 20.3% N/A $12.15*
100 94 Maggiano's Little Italy Dallas 374.0** A 42 2.4% $8,900,000 $26.00*
101 114 McAlister's Deli Ridgeland, Miss. 343.0 11.7% 280 12.9% $1,330,000 N/A
102 106 Jamba Juice Emeryville, Calif. 342.9 8.1% 729 3.1% N/A N/A
103 74 Sizzler Culver City, Calif. 341.0 A 200 A $1,703,963 $11.82
104 99 Morton's, The Steakhouse Chicago 339.0 1.8% 80 2.6% $4,300,000 $97.25
105 101 Godfather's Pizza Omaha, Neb. 330.0** A 620* -0.8% N/A N/A
106 108 Houlihan's Leawood, Kan. 330.0** 4.4% 103 -1.9% $3,200,000** N/A
107 186 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Los Angeles 329.0 A 722 A N/A N/A
108 100 Fuddruckers Austin, Texas 328.0** A 219 -1.8% N/A N/A
109 123 Moe's Southwest Grill Atlanta 320.0 A 395 2.9% N/A N/A
110 103 Baja Fresh Mexican Grill Cypress, Calif. 319.0** A 282** A N/A N/A
111 113 Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels Lancaster, Pa. 314.0 1.6% 792 -16.1% $455,411 $4.35
112 105 Luby's Houston 309.5 -2.8% 120 -6.3% $2,600,000** N/A
113 125 Casey's General Store Ankeny, Iowa 302.0** A 1,468 0.4% N/A N/A
114 118 Au Bon Pain Boston 301.4 0.6% 231 1.8% $1,900,000 $4.78
115 131 Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes San Diego 300.0 A 111 5.7% $2,700,000 $9.00
116 115 Country Market Restaurant & Buffet Ogden, Utah 300.0** A 162** 0.0% N/A N/A
117 104 Joe's Crab Shack Houston 300.0** A 95 -2.1% N/A N/A
118 122 Sheetz Altoona, Pa. 300.0** A 350** 2.0% N/A N/A
119 112 Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub Woburn, Mass. 299.5 -3.8% 116 0.9% N/A N/A
120 119 Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Oklahoma City 297.0** A 276 0.7% N/A N/A
121 120 Claim Jumper Irvine, Calif. 292.0** -0.7% 46 4.5% N/A N/A
122 110 Marie Callender's Memphis, Tenn. 287.6 -8.2% 133 -2.2% $2,153,000 $14.32
123 126 Dave & Buster's Dallas 283.0** 2.8% 52 6.1% N/A N/A
124 140 Pei Wei Asian Diner Scottsdale, Ariz. 278.2 14.5% 159 10.4% $1,771,000 $9.00
125 127 Chevys Fresh Mex Cypress, Calif. 275.0** A 95 -2.1% N/A $14.37
126 121 Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q Maitland, Fla. 275.0** -6.5% 130 -6.5% N/A N/A
127 129 Taco John's Cheyenne, Wyo. 275.0** 1.9% 425* 0.0% N/A N/A
128 116 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Wichita, Kan. 267.0** A 141 -10.2% N/A N/A
129 130 Hungry Howie's Pizza Madison Heights, Mich. 265.0 -1.5% 574 0.0% N/A N/A
130 117 Rainforest Cafe Houston 264.0** A 35 -2.8% N/A N/A
131 132 Cheddar's Casual Café Irving, Texas 261.0** A 75 21.0% N/A N/A
132 145 Johnny Rockets Lake Forest, Calif. 261.0** A 253** 11.5% N/A N/A
133 154 The Capital Grille Orlando 259.0 A 32 10.3% $8,100,000 N/A
134 164 Wingstop Richardson, Texas 255.4 A 392 24.4% $715,000 $14.40
135 143 Old Chicago Louisville, Colo. 255.0** A 98 6.5% N/A N/A
136 134 Cinnabon Atlanta 254.0 A 782 8.2% N/A N/A
137 141 Taco Cabana Syracuse, N.Y. 249.7 4.4% 154 4.8% $1,664,000 $7.89
138 142 Schlotzsky's Austin, Texas 244.0 A 372 -1.3% N/A N/A
139 133 Wienerschnitzel Newport Beach, Calif. 243.0** A 353 -6.4% $690,000** N/A
140 197 Ben & Jerry's South Burlington, Vt. 240.0** A 800 A N/A N/A
141 136 Benihana Miami 240.0** A 62 3.3% N/A $27.63
142 111 Fazoli's Lexington, Ky. 239.8 A 263 -16.5% $900,020 $5.57
143 137 Piccadilly Baton Rouge, La. 237.0** A 130 0.0% N/A N/A
144 102 Ponderosa Plano, Texas 236.0** A 170** -37.7% N/A NA
145 155 The Melting Pot Tampa, Fla. 235.2 8.2% 140 8.5% $1,781,791 $42.68
146 128 Blimpie Scottsdale, Ariz. 227.8 -15.8% 1,090 -11.9% $209,000 N/A
147 148 Frisch's Big Boy Cincinnati 227.0 0.9% 116 -1.7% $2,055,000 N/A
148 163 Potbelly Sandwich Works Chicago 225.0** 27.0% 216 13.1% N/A N/A
149 153 Bertucci's Northborough, Mass. 224.0** A 91 -1.1% N/A N/A
150 135 Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill Orlando 224.0** A 66 -9.6% N/A N/A
151 139 Buca di Beppo Minneapolis 223.0 -9.2% 88 -2.2% $2,535,000 $18.00
152 146 Huddle House Atlanta 223.0** -3.0% 420 -3.4% N/A N/A
153 149 Caribou Coffee Minneapolis 220.0** -2.2% 511 5.6% N/A N/A
154 195 Nobu Las Vegas 219.0** A 24 41.2% N/A N/A
155 159 Beef ‘O' Brady's Tampa, Fla. 217.0 5.9% 260* A $950,000* $10.00*
156 156 Champps Americana Littleton, Colo. 217.0** A 59 20.4% N/A N/A
157 144 Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Tampa, Fla. 216.0 A 61 15.1% $3,797,000 $81.00
158 151 El Torito Cypress, Calif. 214.8 -3.0% 82 3.8% N/A 16.00**
159 157 Houston's Beverly Hills, Calif. 208.0** -3.3% 32 -3.0% N/A N/A
160 147 Corner Bakery Cafe Dallas 205.0** A 113 9.7% $2,300,000 N/A
161 166 Pollo Tropical Miami 204.3 3.6% 115 3.6% $2,136,000 $9.81
162 96 Village Inn Denver 201.0** A 186** -27.1% N/A N/A
163 192 Noodles & Company Broomfield, Colo. 200.0* 26.8% 205 19.9% $1,150,000* $7.40
164 158 Legal Sea Foods Boston 200.0** A 31 -6.1% N/A N/A
165 168 Taco Bueno Farmer's Branch, Texas 200.0** A 189 4.4% N/A N/A
166 170 Western Sizzlin Roanoke, Va. 200.0** A 110 -9.8% N/A N/A
167 172 Orange Julius Minneapolis 199.0** A 720 10.1% N/A N/A
168 167 Peter Piper Pizza Phoenix 196.0** A 139 0.0% N/A N/A
169 180 Charley's Grilled Subs Columbus, Ohio 193.5 12.5% 386 14.9% $520,000 $7.75
170 169 Coco's Restaurant & Bakery Carlsbad, Calif. 191.0** 0.5% 110* 0.0% N/A N/A
171 150 Max & Erma's Columbus, Ohio 190.0** -14.8% 102** -3.8% N/A N/A
172 182 Bruegger's Burlington, Vt. 189.0 11.2% 286 6.3% $711,000 $5.96
173 177 Firehouse Subs Jacksonville, Fla. 188.9 7.9% 351 15.1% $578,000 $8.36
174 165 Big Boy Warren, Mich. 188.0** -5.5% 141** 0.7% $1,330,000** N/A
175 138 TCBY Salt Lake City 185.0** A 680 -23.1% N/A N/A
176 183 Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill Carlsbad, Calif. 184.0 8.4% 191 11.0% $1,008,000 $9.30
177 173 Elephant Bar Restaurant La Mirada, Calif. 183.2 0.7% 47 6.8% $4,000,000 $17.16
178 196 Black Angus Steakhouse Los Altos, Calif. 181.0** A 69** -8.0% N/A N/A
179 152 Miller's Ale House Restaurants Jupiter, Fla. 181.0** A 47 17.5% N/A N/A
180 176 Donatos Columbus, Ohio 177.0 1.1% 177 1.1% $1,000,000 N/A
181 178 Fox and Hound Pub & Grille Wichita, Kan. 177.0** A 85 1.2% N/A N/A
182 175 Islands Carlsbad, Calif. 175.0** A 57 -1.7% N/A N/A
183 171 Eat'n Park Pittsburgh 173.6 -6.2% 76 0.0% $2,284,338 $7.37
184 181 Saltgrass Steak House Houston 173.0** A 42 0.0% $4,100,000 N/A
185 185 The Original Pancake House Portland, Ore. 172.0** 3.0% 111 2.8% N/A N/A
186 179 TacoTime Scottsdale, Ariz. 171.2 -1.4% 367 -1.3% $557,000 N/A
187 209 Yard House Irvine, Calif. 168.7 22.1% 21 16.7% $8,300,000 N/A
188 174 Damon's Grill Columbus, Ohio 168.0** A 59 -7.8% N/A N/A
189 189 Jersey Mike's Subs Manasquan, N.J. 167.0 A 367 10.5% N/A N/A
190 191 Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. San Clemente, Calif. 167.0** A 22 -29.0% $7,600,000 $23.82
191 187 Shari's Restaurant & Pie Bakery Beaverton, Ore. 160.9 -1.5% 101 3.1% $1,620,000 $8.43
192 190 Così Deerfield, Ill. 158.0** -1.1% 151 7.1% N/A N/A
193 193 Mazzio's Tulsa, Okla. 154.0** -0.9% 170 -1.7% N/A N/A
194 202 Togo's San Jose, Calif. 153.0** A 248 -5.0% N/A N/A
195 198 Papa Gino's Pizzeria Dedham, Mass. 152.2 -1.1% 166 -9.3% $916,823 $12.93
196 200 Freshëns Atlanta 152.0** A 1,220 1.7% N/A N/A
197 223 Brio Tuscan Grille Columbus, Ohio 151.8 24.9% 30 25.0% $5,500,000 $24.08
198 162 Noble Roman's Pizza Indianapolis 150.0** A 831** A N/A N/A
199 204 Bravo! Cucina Italiana Columbus, Ohio 149.0 3.8% 44 15.8% $3,600,000 $20.84
200 219 Fogo de Chão Dallas 149.0 16.4% 19 26.7% $10,500,000 $70.00
201 201 Gatti's Pizza Austin, Texas 148.8 A 143 -4.7% $1,041,000 N/A
202 221 Smoothie King Covington, La. 148.5 A 539 7.8% $300,000 $6.74
203 244 Paradise Bakery & Café Scottsdale, Ariz. 146.0** A 73 21.7% $2,000,000** N/A
204 199 Palm Restaurant Washington, D.C. 140.0** A 28 -3.4% $6,000,000** N/A
205 205 J. Alexander's Nashville, Tenn. 139.8 -1.1% 33 10.0% $4,566,000 $24.48
206 203 Pizza Inn The Colony, Texas 139.0** A 323 -4.4% N/A N/A
207 274 Dickey's Barbecue Pit Dallas 138.0** A 115 19.8% N/A N/A
208 206 Fox's Pizza Den Murraysville, Pa. 137.0** A 305 -6.2% N/A N/A
209 212 Carvel Atlanta 136.0 A 505 -6.7% N/A N/A
210 188 Back Yard Burgers Nashville, Tenn. 136.0** A 147 -19.7% N/A N/A
211 216 Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery Louisville, Colo. 136.0** A 37 -2.6% N/A N/A
212 210 Bahama Breeze Orlando 135.2 -2.0% 23 0.0% $5,900,000 $22.50*
213 217 LaRosa's Pizzeria Cincinnati 134.0** 1.2% 61 1.7% $2,200,000** N/A
214 226 Peet's Coffee & Tea Emeryville, Calif. 133.8 16.1% 188 13.3% N/A N/A
215 207 Charlie Brown's Steakhouse Mountainside, N.J. 132.0** -5.7% 49 -9.3% $2,700,000** N/A
216 233 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Baton Rouge, La. 130.0 19.3% 79 16.2% $1,900,000 N/A
217 224 La Madeleine Country French Café Dallas 128.0** A 64 4.9% N/A N/A
218 213 Cheeseburger in Paradise Tampa, Fla. 126.0** A 34 -12.8% N/A N/A
219 239 Rita's Trevose, Pa. 125.0 19.0% 555 9.9% $240,000 N/A
220 194 Atlanta Bread Smyrna, Ga. 125.0* -19.4% 105 -17.3% N/A $7.50
221 184 Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Houston 125.0** -25.6% 22 0.0% N/A N/A
222 254 Furr's Plano, Texas 123.0** A 50 -2.0% N/A N/A
223 220 Carrows Restaurants Carlsbad, Calif. 121.0** A 89** -2.2% N/A N/A
224 225 Abuelo's Lubbock, Texas 119.0 0.5% 41 5.1% $3,300,000 $14.00
225 234 Chart House Restaurant Houston 119.0** A 26 0.0% N/A N/A
226 228 Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 119.0** A 144 0.0% N/A N/A
227 236 Bar Louie Glenview, Ill. 118.0 10.3% 50 16.3% $2,500,000 $18.50
228 230 D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches Dedham, Mass. 117.1 2.5% 208 8.3% $594,509 $9.63
229 215 Mrs. Fields Salt Lake City 117.0** A 372 -12.9% N/A N/A
230 214 Roy's Tampa, Fla. 117.0** A 26 -23.5% N/A N/A
231 231 Jet's Pizza Sterling Heights, Mich. 116.0** A 168** 7.7% N/A N/A
232 269 Rosati's Pizza Warrenville, Ill. 116.0** A 145 34.3% N/A N/A
233 227 Il Fornaio Corte Madera, Calif. 115.0** A 20 0.0% N/A N/A
234 232 Portillo's Hot Dogs Oak Brook, Ill. 114.0** A 34 0.0% N/A N/A
235 247 Penn Station East Coast Subs Cincinnati 113.0** A 203 11.5% $580,000 $7.60
236 218 Iron Skillet Westlake, Ohio 112.0** A 66 -2.9% N/A N/A
237 270 Shula's Steak House Miami Lakes, Fla. 110.0** A 29 20.8% N/A N/A
238 211 Gordon Biersch Brewery Chattanooga, Tenn. 109.1 8.7% 27 12.5% $4,100,000 $24.70
239 268 Ted's Montana Grill Atlanta 107.0 A 57 5.6% $1,900,000 $17.81
240 260 Nathan's Famous Flushing, N.Y. 104.9*** A 254 0.0% N/A N/A
241 229 El Chico Cafe Dallas 104.0** -9.2% 67 -11.8% $1,550,000** N/A
242 246 Giordano's Pizza Chicago 103.0** A 46 0.0% N/A N/A
243 242 Great American Cookies Norcross, Ga 102.0** -2.4% 289 -2.0% $350,000** N/A
244 253 Great Harvest Bread Co. Dillon, Mont. 102.0** A 200 7.5% N/A N/A
245 266 Fatz Cafe Taylors, S.C. 101.7 15.2% 47 17.5% $2,300,000 $12.64
246 261 Pizza Ranch Orange City, Iowa 101.4 11.1% 139 -1.4% $720,680 $6.61
247 240 Planet Hollywood Orlando 101.0 A 8 -55.6% $12,607,893 $25.54
248 250 Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Dallas 101.0** A 53 3.9% N/A N/A
249 245 Bugaboo Creek Steak House Mountainside, N.J. 101.0** A 30 0.0% N/A N/A
250 222 Smith & Wollensky New York City 100.5 A 9 -10.0% $11,167,000 $79.00
251 235 Ruby's Diner Newport Beach, Calif. 100.0 A 42 -6.7% $2,400,000 $12.00
252 337 Texas de Brazil Churrascaria Dallas 100.0 A 15 7.1% $6,000,000 $57.00
253 267 Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House Southlake, Texas 100.0** A 8 14.3% N/A N/A
254 272 Häagen-Dazs Shops Minneapolis 100.0** A 267 A N/A N/A
255 264 Bruster's Real Ice Cream Bridgewater, Pa. 98.0** A 235 -9.6% N/A N/A
256 237 K&W Cafeterias Winston-Salem, N.C. 98.0** A 32 -3.0% N/A N/A
257 238 The Old Spaghetti Factory Portland, Ore. 97.5** -7.1% 39 -4.9% N/A N/A
258 291 Granite City Food & Brewery St. Louis 96.3 26.9% 25 0.0% $4,024,661 14.35**
259 255 Todai City of Industry, Calif. 96.0** A 24 4.3% N/A N/A
260 257 Tropical Smoothie Café Destin, Fla. 94.0** A 275 5.8% N/A N/A
261 275 Marco's Pizza Toledo, Ohio 93.3 12.4% 172 5.5% $594,938 $17.00
262 241 The Great Steak & Potato Co. Scottsdale, Ariz. 93.1 -11.0% 199 -9.5% $463,000 N/A
263 256 Landry's Seafood House Houston 92.0** A 24 0.0% N/A N/A
264 208 Don Pablo's Atlanta 90.0 A 41 0.0% $2,200,000 $13.80
265 259 Country Pride Westlake, Ohio 90.0** A 85 0.0% N/A N/A
266 271 Sullivan's Steakhouse Southlake, Texas 90.0** A 18 -5.3% N/A N/A
267 262 Marble Slab Creamery Norcross, Ga. 89.2 -1.2% 367 -6.1% $235,000 $7.50
268 243 Country Kitchen Madison, Wis. 89.0** A 92 -14.0% N/A N/A
269 295 The Taco Maker Ogden, Utah 89.0** 19.6% 185* 18.6% $480,000** N/A
270 293 Quaker Steak & Lube Sharon, Pa. 88.0 17.3% 31 10.7% $3,770,612 $16.36
271 306 Noah's Bagels Lakewood, Colo. 88.0** A 82 2.5% N/A N/A
272 160 Bakers Square Denver 87.0** A 81 -44.5% N/A N/A
273 301 The Oceanaire Seafood Room Minneapolis 87.0** 19.2% 16 6.7% N/A N/A
274 273 Sirloin Stockade Taylor, Texas 86.0** A 47** 0.0% N/A N/A
275 276 Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. 85.0** A 110 0.0% N/A N/A
276 285 Farmer Boys Riverside, Calif. 84.5** A 65 10.2% $1,300,000 $10.18
277 277 Yoshinoya Torrance, Calif. 84.0 3.7% 89 6.0% N/A N/A
278 296 Imo's Pizza St. Louis 84.0** A 97 -1.0% N/A N/A
279 280 Bill Miller Bar-B-Q San Antonio 81.0** A 69 0.7% N/A N/A
280 300 Mitchell's Fish Market/ Columbus Fish Market Heathrow, Fla. 81.0** A 19 0.0% N/A N/A
281 251 Skyline Chili Dayton, Ohio 81.0** A 134 -16.3% N/A N/A
282 287 Daily Grill Woodland Hills, Calif. 80.0 4.8% 25 8.7% $3,300,000 $27.00
283 263 L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Honolulu 80.0 -11.1% 177 -1.7% $450,000 $8.50
284 279 Winchell's Donut House City of Industry, Calif. 80.0** 0.0% 224** 0.0% $350,000** N/A
285 304 First Watch Bradenton, Fla. 79.0** A 77 -1.3% N/A N/A
286 284 Ledo Pizza Annapolis, Md. 79.0** 1.3% 83 1.2% $950,000** N/A
287 281 Murphy's Deli Houston 79.0** A 83 -3.5% N/A N/A
288 282 Taco Del Mar Seattle 79.0** -1.3% 260 -3.7% N/A N/A
289 290 Wetzel's Pretzels Pasadena, Calif. 79.0** A 197 3.7% N/A N/A
290 288 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill Cypress, Calif. 78.0** A 89 -1.1% N/A N/A
291 249 Tumbleweed Louisville, Ky. 78.0** A 41 -16.3% N/A N/A
292 326 Lenny's Sub Shop Memphis, Tenn. 77.0* 29.1% 180 19.2% N/A N/A
293 286 Green Mill Restaurant and Bar Arden Hills, Minn. 76.0** A 30 0.0% N/A N/A
294 248 Pick Up Stix Carrollton, Texas 76.0** A 95 -24.0% N/A N/A
295 298 Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen Morristown, N.J. 76.0** A 225 2.7% N/A N/A
296 303 Kona Grill Scottsdale, Ariz. 75.8 4.8% 20 11.1% $4,400,000 $24.00
297 278 Acapulco Mexican Restaurant Y Cantina Cypress, Calif. 75.3 -6.6% 32 0.0% N/A $15.17
298 297 Mountain Mike's Pizza Sacramento, Calif. 75.0** A 134 0.0% N/A N/A
299 283 Carlos O'Kelly's Mexican Cafe Wichita, Kan. 74.0** A 47 -4.1% N/A N/A
300 319 bd's Mongolian Grill Burnsville, Minn. 73.0 A 35 6.1% $2,200,000 $13.88
301 315 Black Bear Diner Mt. Shasta, Calif. 73.0** 8.6% 39 8.3% $2,000,000** N/A
302 305 McGrath's Fish House Salem, Ore. 72.0** A 20 0.0% N/A N/A
303 289 Souper Salad San Antonio, Texas 71.0** A 84 -3.4% N/A N/A
304 322 Gold Star Chili Cincinnati 70.0 A 96 -1.0% $500,000 $7.95
305 299 Honey Dew Donuts Plainville, Mass. 70.0** A 148* -3.9% N/A N/A
306 292 Hoss's Family Steak and Sea House Duncansville, Pa. 70.0** -7.3% 38 -9.5% $1,800,000** N/A
307 323 Bellacino's Pizza & Grinders Portage, Mich. 69.0** A 94 1.1% N/A N/A
308 311 ESPN Zone Burbank, Calif. 69.0** A 9 12.5% N/A N/A
309 341 Saladworks Conshohocken, Pa. 69.0** 18.2% 103 18.4% N/A N/A
310 316 Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano Bloomington, Ill. 68.0** A 21 0.0% N/A N/A
311 302 Texas Land & Cattle Steak House Wichita, Kan. 67.5** A 28 -6.7% N/A N/A
312 318 Fatburger Santa Monica, Calif. 67.2 2.0% 92 -1.1% $730,000 N/A
313 309 Clyde's Washington, D.C. 67.0** -1.5% 7 0.0% $7,900,000 $19.00
314 317 Cousins Subs Menomonee Falls, Wis. 66.5 A 150 -12.3% $430,000 $7.50
315 333 Camille's Sidewalk Cafe Tulsa, Okla. 66.0** 10.0% 137 4.6% N/A N/A
316 335 House of Blues Hollywood, Calif. 66.0** A 11 10.0% N/A N/A
317 265 Pizza Pro Cabot, Ark. 66.0** A 405 -27.0% N/A N/A
318 - Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 65.0** A 24 A N/A N/A
319 329 Burgerville Vancouver, Wash. 64.0** A 39 0.0% $1,800,000** $8.00**
320 313 Rafferty's Restaurant & Bar Bowling Green, Ky. 64.0** A 21 -4.5% N/A N/A
321 314 Texas Steakhouse & Saloon Rocky Mount, N.C. 64.0** A 30 -6.3% N/A N/A
322 325 Copeland's of New Orleans Metairie, La. 63.3 A 20 -4.8% $3,500,000 $21.50
323 370 Shane's Rib Shack Atlanta 63.2 23.9% 84 10.5% $759,120 $9.54
324 307 Trader Vic's Corte Madera, Calif. 62.5** A 25 -10.7% N/A N/A
325 320 Jack's Birmingham, Ala. 62.0** A 75** A N/A N/A
326 332 Vocelli Pizza Pittsburgh 62.0** 1.6% 131 -6.4% N/A N/A
327 340 Chicken Express Mineral Wells, Texas 61.0** 3.4% 125** 0.0% N/A N/A
328 345 Runza Lincoln, Neb. 61.0** 7.0% 83 5.1% N/A N/A
329 334 Shakey's Alhambra, Calif. 60.0 0.0% 52 4.0% N/A N/A
330 328 Azteca Mexican Restaurant Burien, Wash. 60.0** A 34 -2.9% N/A N/A
331 308 Bice Ristorante North Miami, Fla. 60.0** A 18 -18.2% N/A N/A
332 336 King's Fish House Costa Mesa, Calif. 60.0** A 12 0.0% N/A N/A
333 331 Joe's American Bar & Grill Boston 59.5 -3.7% 14 0.0% $4,252,293 $18.45
334 349 Wahoo's Fish Taco Santa Ana, Calif. 59.0** A 55 17.0% N/A N/A
335 339 Casa Ole Houston 58.0** A 46 0.0% N/A N/A
336 353 Grandy's Lewisville, Texas 57.0** A 68 -1.4% N/A N/A
337 330 The Pasta House Co. St. Louis 57.0** A 26 -7.1% N/A N/A
338 351 Tijuana Flats Burrito Co. Maitland, Fla. 57.0** A 64 8.5% N/A N/A
339 348 TooJay's Original Gourmet Deli West Palm Beach, Fla. 56.5** A 27 8.0% N/A N/A
340 346 Arctic Circle Midvale, Utah 56.0 0.0% 74 -2.6% $750,000 N/A
341 373 Famous Famiglia White Plains, N.Y. 56.0 12.0% 82 32.3% $900,000 $6.50
342 356 JB's Family Restaurant Tempe, Ariz. 56.0** A 50** 35.1% N/A N/A
343 368 Tully's Coffee Seattle 56.0** A 151 3.4% N/A N/A
344 252 Sandella's Flatbread Café West Redding, Conn. 55.0* A 128 -6.6% $450,000 $7.50
345 354 Kincaid's Fish, Chop & Steak House Seattle 55.0** A 10 0.0% $5,500,000** N/A
346 385 Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffees & Smoothies Greenwood Village, Colo. 55.0** A 400** 13.6% N/A N/A
347 344 Kings Family Restaurant McKeesport, Pa. 54.9 -4.4% 35 0.0% $1,567,000 $7.60
348 395 Duffy's Sports Grill Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 54.0 A 19 11.8% $3,233,000 $19.00
349 372 Monical's Pizza Bradley, Ill. 54.0 7.1% 62 6.9% $868,172 $5.90
350 376 Maid-Rite Des Moines, Iowa 54.0** A 80** 8.1% N/A N/A
351 338 Pretzel Time Atlanta 54.0** A 180 -9.1% $300,000** N/A
352 388 Cantina Laredo Dallas 53.0** 10.9% 27 22.7% N/A N/A
353 347 Fresh Choice Newark, Calif. 53.0** A 31 -6.1% N/A N/A
354 361 Me-N-Ed's Pizzeria Fresno, Calif. 53.0** 1.0% 60 0.0% $880,000** N/A
355 355 Perko's Café Grill Fresno, Calif. 53.0** A 38 -20.8% N/A N/A
356 327 Pomodoro San Francisco 53.0** -14.5% 37 -14.0% N/A N/A
357 324 Cheeburger Cheeburger Fort Myers, Fla. 52.0** A 51** -20.3% N/A N/A
358 342 Garfield's Restaurant & Pub Edmond, Okla. 52.0** A 55 37.5% N/A N/A
359 352 Golden Krust Bronx, N.Y. 52.0** A 123 -4.7% N/A N/A
360 312 Ground Round Grill & Bar Freeport, Maine 52.0** A 35 -22.2% N/A N/A
361 357 Salsarita's Fresh Cantina Charlotte, N.C. 52.0** A 72 -15.3% N/A N/A
362 - The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille Edgewater, Md. 51.0 A 21 A $2,400,000 $16.50
363 384 Coffee Beanery Flushing, Mich. 51.0** A 120** A N/A N/A
364 360 Rib Crib BBQ & Grill Tulsa, Okla. 51.0** A 40 -2.4% N/A N/A
365 321 Steak Escape Columbus, Ohio 51.0** A 110 -21.4% N/A N/A
366 371 Stonewood Grill & Tavern Ormond Beach, Fla. 51.0** A 17 0.0% N/A N/A
367 382 Taco Mayo Oklahoma City 50.1 4.4% 82 -3.5% $610,000 $6.92
368 383 Baker's Drive-Thru San Bernardino, Calif. 50.0** A 36 0.0% N/A N/A
369 363 Le Peep Littleton, Colo. 50.0** A 61 -4.7% N/A N/A
370 - Miami Subs Pizza & Grill Fort Lauderdale, Calif. 50.0** A 65 A N/A N/A
371 359 Pizza Factory Oakhurst, Calif. 50.0** A 120 -8.4% N/A N/A
372 391 Ram Restaurant & Brewery Lakewood, Wash. 50.0** A 17 6.3% N/A N/A
373 365 Red Hot & Blue Winston-Salem, N.C. 50.0** A 30 -3.2% N/A N/A
374 - Silver Diner Rockville, Md. 50.0** A 19 A N/A N/A
375 378 Zio's Italian Kitchen San Antonio 50.0** A 15 0.0% N/A N/A
376 387 Olga's Kitchen Troy, Mich. 49.5** A 33 6.5% N/A N/A
377 358 Ker's WingHouse Bar & Grill Largo, Fla. 49.0** -8.1% 18 -18.2% $2,700,000** N/A
378 369 Surf City Squeeze Scottsdale, Ariz. 48.6 -5.6% 190 -1.6% $259,000 N/A
379 362 Port of Subs Reno, Nev. 48.5 -6.7% 147 -3.3% $370,000 $8.25
380 389 Macayo's Mexican Kitchen Phoenix 48.5** 3.2% 18 0.0% N/A N/A
381 390 Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pastas DeSoto, Kan. 48.0** A 108 -0.9% N/A N/A
382 367 Sagebrush Steakhouse Mooresville, N.C. 48.0** A 34 -5.6% N/A N/A
383 364 Pat & Oscar's San Diego 47.0** A 19 -13.6% N/A N/A
384 366 Roly Poly Jacksonville, Fla. 47.0** A 116 -10.1% N/A N/A
385 - Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Beachwood, Ohio 45.0 A 15 A $3,000,000 $60.00
386 399 RA Sushi Miami 45.0 15.3% 22 37.5% N/A $21.52
387 396 Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream Bettendorf, Iowa 45.0** A 59 0.0% N/A N/A
388 397 Hot Dog on a Stick Carlsbad, Calif. 45.0** 1.4% 107 -2.7% N/A N/A
389 - Simple Simon Pizza Tulsa, Okla. 45.0** A 223 A N/A N/A
390 - Sushi Samba New York City 45.0** A 8 A N/A N/A
391 - Native New Yorker Gilbert, Ariz. 44.0 A 25 A $1,823,000 $9.74
392 - Crispers Lakeland, Fla. 44.0** A 41 A N/A N/A
393 394 Fosters Freeze Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 44.0** A 95 -3.1% N/A N/A
394 - Glory Days Grill Gaithersburg, Md. 44.0** A 23 A N/A N/A
395 392 Original Roadhouse Grill Glendale, Calif. 44.0** -5.6% 14 -6.7% N/A N/A
396 374 Pho Hoa Sacramento, Calif. 44.0** -12.0% 77 0.0% N/A $7.50
397 393 Big Apple Bagels Deerfield, Ill. 43.0 -6.5% 113 -11.7% $373,000 $6.20
398 - Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard Golden, Colo. 42.2 A 52 A $860,000** 5.00*
399 381 MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery Norcross, Ga. 42.1 -13.2% 172 -12.2% $231,000 $7.50
400 398 The Spaghetti Warehouse Irving, Texas 42.0** -5.0% 20 -4.8% N/A N/A
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