| Name |
Head office location |
Number of locations |
Notes |
| A&W Restaurants |
Lexington, Kentucky |
1,200 restaurants[1] |
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| America's Incredible Pizza Company |
Springfield, Missouri |
73 |
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| Amigos/Kings Classic |
Lincoln, NE |
26 |
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| Applebee's |
Kansas City, Missouri |
2,003 restaurants[2] |
|
| Arby's |
Sandy Springs, Georgia |
3400+ |
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| Arctic Circle Restaurants |
Midvale, Utah |
66 |
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| Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips |
Jacksonville, Florida |
15 |
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| Atlanta Bread Company |
Smyrna, Georgia |
|
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| Auntie Anne's |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
1500+ |
|
| Bahama Breeze |
Orlando, Florida |
37 |
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| Baja Fresh |
Irvine, California |
256 |
|
| Bakers Square |
Nashville, Tennessee |
46 |
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| Baskin-Robbins |
Canton, Massachusetts |
7552 |
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| Beef O'Brady's |
Brandon, Florida |
235 |
|
| Ben & Jerry's |
South Burlington, Vermont |
Locations in 25 countries[3] |
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| Benihana |
Doral, Florida |
|
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| Bennigan's |
Dallas, Texas |
|
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| Bertucci's |
Northborough, Massachusetts |
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| Big Boy |
Warren, Michigan |
|
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| Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill |
Austin, Texas |
|
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| BJ's Restaurant & Brewery |
Huntington Beach, California |
|
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| Black Angus Steakhouse |
Los Altos, California |
|
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| Black-eyed Pea |
Houston, Texas and Denver, Colorado |
|
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| Blimpie |
Hoboken, New Jersey |
|
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| Bob Evans Restaurants |
New Albany, Ohio |
570 locations in 23 states |
|
| Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
600+ |
|
| Bonefish Grill |
Tampa, Florida |
|
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| Boston Market |
Golden, Colorado |
|
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| Braum's |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
|
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| Bravo!, Cucina Italiana |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
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| Brio |
Columbus, Ohio |
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| Bubba Gump Shrimp Company |
Houston, Texas |
|
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| Buca di Beppo |
Orlando, Florida |
|
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| Buffalo Wild Wings |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
925 locations |
|
| Burger King |
Miami-Dade County, Florida |
13,000 + worldwide |
World's second-largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants (after McDonald's) |
| Burger Street |
|
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| Burgerville |
Vancouver, Washington |
|
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| Cafe Rio |
Cottonwood Heights, Utah |
|
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| California Pizza Kitchen |
Los Angeles, California |
|
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| California Tortilla |
Rockville, Maryland |
|
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| Camille's Sidewalk Cafe |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
|
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| Captain D's |
Nashville, Tennessee |
|
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| The Capital Grille |
Providence, Rhode Island |
|
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| Carino's Italian Grill |
Austin, Texas |
|
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| Carl's Jr. |
Carpinteria, California |
|
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| Carrabba's Italian Grill |
Tampa, Florida |
|
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| Carrows |
|
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| Carvel Ice Cream |
Farmington, Connecticut |
|
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| Champps Americana |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
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| Charley's Grilled Subs |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
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| Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill |
Millburn, New Jersey |
|
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| Checkers |
Tampa, Florida |
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| Cheeburger Cheeburger |
|
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| Cheeseburger in Paradise |
Tampa, Florida |
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Named after the song "Cheeseburger in Paradise" by American pop music singer Jimmy Buffett, who was once associated with the chain |
| Cheesecake Factory |
Calabasas Hills, California |
|
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| Cheddar's Casual Café |
Irving, Texas |
|
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| Chester Fried Chicken |
Mountain Brook, Alabama |
|
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| Chevys Fresh Mex |
Cypress, California |
|
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| Chicken Express |
Burleson, Texas |
|
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| Chick-fil-A |
College Park, Georgia |
|
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| Chicken In The Rough |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Nearly 300 locations |
A former restaurant chain, and the first restaurant chain franchise in the United States.[4] |
| Chili's |
Dallas, Texas |
|
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| Chipotle Mexican Grill |
Denver, Colorado |
1,539 restaurants |
|
| Chronic Tacos |
San Clemente, California |
|
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| Chuck-A-Rama |
|
|
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| Chuck E. Cheese's |
Irving, Texas |
|
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| Church's |
Sandy Springs, Georgia |
|
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| CiCi's Pizza |
Coppell, Texas |
|
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| Cinnabon |
Federal Way, Washington |
|
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| Claim Jumper |
Houston, Texas |
43 |
|
| Coco's Bakery |
Carlsbad, California |
|
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| Cold Stone Creamery |
Scottsdale, Arizona |
|
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| Copeland's |
Metairie, Louisiana |
|
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| Cotton Patch Café |
Nacogdoches, Texas |
41 |
|
| Country Buffet |
Greer, South Carolina and Eagan, Minnesota |
|
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| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store |
Lebanon, Tennessee |
|
Most locations located off interstate highway exits; the 7 states that currently do not have a Cracker Barrel: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming |
| Culver's |
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin |
|
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| Dairy Queen |
Edina, Minnesota |
|
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| Damon's Grill |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
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| Dave & Buster's |
Dallas, Texas |
|
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| Denny's |
Spartanburg, South Carolina |
|
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| Del Taco |
Lake Forest, California |
|
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| Dixie Chili and Deli |
Newport, Kentucky |
|
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| Domino's Pizza |
Ann Arbor Charter Township, Michigan |
|
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| Don Pablo's |
San Antonio, Texas |
|
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| Donatos Pizza |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
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| Dunkin' Donuts |
Canton, Massachusetts |
|
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| East of Chicago Pizza |
Lima, Ohio |
|
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| EatZi's |
|
|
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| Eat'n Park |
Homestead, Pennsylvania |
|
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| Eegee's |
Tucson, Arizona |
|
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| El Chico |
|
|
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| El Pollo Loco |
Costa Mesa, California |
|
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| Elephant Bar |
La Mirada, California |
|
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| El Taco Tote |
El Paso, Texas |
|
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| Famous Dave's |
Minnetonka, Minnesota |
|
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| Farmer Boys |
Riverside, California |
|
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| Fatburger |
Beverly Hills, California |
|
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| FATZ |
Taylors, South Carolina |
|
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| Fazoli's |
Lexington, Kentucky |
|
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| Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries |
Lorton, Virginia |
|
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| Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar |
Newport Beach, California |
|
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| Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
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| Freebirds World Burrito |
Emeryville, California |
|
The original Freebirds, in Isla Vista, California, has separate ownership from the chain. |
| Fresh Choice |
Emeryville, California |
|
Defunct in 2012. |
| Friendly's |
Wilbraham, Massachusetts |
Over 380 restaurants located in the Eastern U.S. |
|
| Fuddruckers |
Houston, Texas |
|
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| Gatti's Pizza |
Austin, Texas |
|
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| GameWorks |
|
|
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| Gino's Pizza and Spaghetti |
Nitro, West Virginia |
|
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| Godfather's Pizza |
Omaha, Nebraska |
|
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| Gold Star Chili |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
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| Golden Chick |
Richardson, Texas |
|
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| Golden Corral |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
|
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| Green Burrito |
|
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| Ground Round |
Freeport, Maine |
|
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| Hard Rock Cafe |
Orlando, Florida [5] |
175 locations in 53 countries |
|
| Hardee's |
St. Louis, Missouri |
1,944 restaurants [6] |
The fifth-largest fast-food restaurant chain in the U.S. |
| Hobee's Restaurant |
|
|
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| Hooters |
Atlanta, Georgia |
|
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| Houlihan's |
Leawood, Kansas |
|
|
| Houston's Restaurant |
Beverly Hills, California |
|
|
| Howard Johnson's |
Parsippany, New Jersey |
1000 + motels[7] and only 2 restaurants[8] |
Once the largest hotel/restaurant chain in the U.S. throughout the 1960s & 1970s |
| Huddle House |
Decatur, Georgia |
|
|
| HuHot Mongolian Grill |
Missoula, Montana |
|
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza |
Madison Heights, Michigan |
|
|
| IHOP |
Glendale, California |
|
|
| In-N-Out Burger |
Irvine, California |
290 locations in 5 states |
Just over 200 locations in California; others are in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Texas |
| Jack in the Box |
San Diego, California |
|
|
| Jack's |
Homewood, Alabama |
|
|
| Jamba Juice |
Emeryville, California |
|
|
| Jason's Deli |
Beaumont, Texas |
|
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| Jerry's Subs & Pizza |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
|
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| Jersey Mike's Subs |
Point Pleasant, New Jersey |
|
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| Jet's Pizza |
Sterling Heights, Michigan |
|
|
| Jimmy John's |
Champaign, Illinois |
|
|
| Jim's Restaurants |
San Antonio, Texas |
|
|
| Joe's Crab Shack |
Houston, Texas |
138 locations in 35 states[9] |
|
| John's Incredible Pizza |
Rancho Santa Margarita, California |
|
|
| Johnny Rockets |
Aliso Viejo, California |
|
|
| Ker's WingHouse |
Largo, Florida |
|
|
| KFC |
Louisville, Kentucky |
18,000 in 120 countries and territories[10] |
|
| Krispy Kreme |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
245 locations in the U.S., 6 in Canada[11] |
|
| Krystal |
Dunwoody, Georgia |
|
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| L&L Hawaiian Barbecue |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
|
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| Landry's Restaurants |
Houston, Texas |
|
|
| Ledo Pizza |
Annapolis, Maryland |
|
|
| Lee Roy Selmon's |
Tampa, Florida |
8 locations in West Florida[12] |
Casual dining restaurant chain founded by NFL Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon |
| Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken |
Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
|
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| Little Caesars |
Downtown Detroit, Michigan |
|
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| Logan's Roadhouse |
Nashville, Tennessee |
|
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| Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon |
Plano, Texas |
|
|
| LongHorn Steakhouse |
Orlando, Florida |
|
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| Long John Silver's |
Lexington, Kentucky |
|
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| Luby's |
Houston, Texas |
|
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| Lyon's |
Sacramento, California |
|
Defunct in 2012. |
| Maggiano's Little Italy |
Dallas, Texas |
|
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| Marie Callender's |
Orange County, California |
|
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| Max & Erma's |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
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| McAlister's Deli |
Alpharetta, Georgia and Ridgeland, Mississippi |
|
|
| McDonald's |
Oak Brook, Illinois |
34,000 + worldwide[13] |
The world's largest chain of hamburger fast-food restaurants |
| The Melting Pot |
Tampa, Florida |
|
|
| Mazzio's Italian Eatery |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
|
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| Miller's Ale House |
Jupiter, Florida |
|
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| Milo's Hamburgers |
Birmingham, Alabama |
|
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| Mitchell's Fish Market |
Houston, Texas |
|
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| Moe's Southwest Grill |
Atlanta, Georgia |
|
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| Monical's Pizza |
Bradley, Illinois |
60 locations in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin[14] |
|
| Montana Mike's |
Round Rock, Texas |
|
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| Mr. Hero |
Cleveland, Ohio |
|
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| Mrs. Fields |
Broomfield, Colorado |
|
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| National Coney Island |
Roseville, Michigan |
|
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| Naugles |
Riverside, California |
|
Merged with Del Taco in 1988. |
| Noodles & Company |
Broomfield, Colorado |
|
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| O'Charley's |
Wilmington, North Carolina |
|
|
| Old Country Buffet |
Greer, South Carolina and Eagan, Minnesota |
|
|
| Olive Garden |
Orlando, Florida |
|
|
| On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina |
Dallas, Texas |
|
|
| Outback Steakhouse |
Tampa, Florida |
|
|
| The Old Spaghetti Factory |
Portland, Oregon |
|
|
| The Original Italian Pie |
Slidell, Louisiana |
|
|
| The Original Pancake House |
Portland, Oregon |
|
|
| Panera Bread |
St. Louis, Missouri |
|
|
| Panda Express |
Rosemead, California |
|
|
| Papa Gino's |
Dedham, Massachusetts |
155 |
Serving New England |
| Papa John's Pizza |
Jeffersontown, Kentucky |
|
|
| Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza |
Vancouver, Washington |
|
|
| Pei Wei Asian Diner |
Scottsdale, Arizona |
|
|
| Penn Station East Coast Subs |
Milford, Ohio |
|
|
| Perkins Restaurant and Bakery |
Memphis, Tennessee |
|
|
| P. F. Chang's China Bistro |
Scottsdale, Arizona |
|
|
| Pita Pit |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
|
|
| Pizza Hut |
Plano, Texas |
11,139 locations in 95 countries[15] |
|
| Pizza Inn |
The Colony, Texas |
|
|
| Pizza Ranch |
Orange City, Iowa |
|
|
| Planet Hollywood |
Orlando, Florida |
8 [16] |
Has gone bankrupt twice,[17] and nearly 100 former locations worldwide have closed in the past |
| Ponderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Steakhouse |
Kokomo, Indiana |
|
|
| Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits |
Arabi, Louisiana |
Over 2,000 restaurants worldwide[18] |
Pollo Camperero |
| Portillo's Restaurants |
Oak Park, Illinois |
Around 40 restaurants in 4 states |
Chicago-style hot dog joints located mainly in the Chicago area (Illinois and Indiana), plus 2 in California and 2 in Arizona |
| Port of Subs |
Reno, Nevada |
|
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| Potbelly Sandwich Works |
Chicago, Illinois |
|
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| Qdoba Mexican Grill |
Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
|
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| Quaker Steak & Lube |
Sharon, Pennsylvania |
|
|
| Quiznos |
Denver, Colorado |
|
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| RA Sushi |
Doral, Florida |
|
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| Rainforest Cafe |
Houston, Texas |
|
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| Rally's |
Tampa, Florida |
|
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| Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
|
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| Rax |
Ironton, Ohio |
|
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| Red Hot & Blue |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
|
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| Red Lobster |
Orlando, Florida |
705 locations worldwide |
|
| Red Robin |
Greenwood Village, Colorado |
|
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| Redstone American Grill |
Wayzata, Minnesota |
|
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| Robeks |
Los Angeles, California |
|
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| Rock Bottom |
|
|
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| Romano's Macaroni Grill |
Houston, Texas |
|
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| Round Table Pizza |
Concord, California |
|
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| Roy Rogers Restaurants |
Frederick, Maryland |
50 restaurants in 6 states [19] |
There were over 650 across the U.S., but the number has dwindled significantly over the years |
| Roy's |
Newport Beach, California |
|
|
| Ruby Tuesday |
Maryville, Tennessee |
850 locations |
|
| Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill |
Carlsbad, California |
|
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| Ruth's Chris Steak House |
Winter Park, Florida |
|
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| Runza |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
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| Saladworks |
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania |
|
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| Sbarro |
Melville, New York |
|
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| Schlotzsky's |
Austin, Texas |
|
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| Seasons 52 |
Orlando, Florida |
|
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| Seattle's Best Coffee |
Seattle, Washington |
|
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| Shake Shack |
New York City, New York |
|
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| Shane's Rib Shack |
Atlanta, Georgia |
|
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| Showmars |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
|
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| Shoney's |
Nashville, Tennessee |
|
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| Sizzler |
Mission Viejo, California |
|
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| Skyline Chili |
Fairfield, Ohio |
|
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| Smashburger |
Denver, Colorado |
|
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| Smokey Bones |
Orlando, Florida |
|
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| Sneaky Pete's |
Birmingham, Alabama |
|
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| Sonic Drive-In |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
|
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| Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes |
San Diego, California |
|
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| Spaghetti Warehouse |
|
|
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| Spangles |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
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| St. Louis Bread Company |
St. Louis, MO |
|
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| Starbucks |
Seattle, Washington |
20,891 stores in 62 countries[20] |
The largest coffeehouse company in the world |
| Steak 'n Shake |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
|
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| Sticky Fingers |
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
|
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| Stir Crazy |
|
|
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| Sub Station II |
Sumter, South Carolina |
|
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| Subway |
Milford, Connecticut |
40,855 restaurants in 105 countries[21] |
The largest single-brand restaurant chain, as well as the largest restaurant operator globally[citation needed] |
| Sweet Tomatoes |
San Diego, California |
|
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| Swensen's |
Ontario, Canada |
|
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| Swensons |
Akron, Ohio |
|
|
| T.G.I. Friday's |
Carrollton, Texas |
992 locations [22] |
|
| Taco Bell |
Irvine, California |
6,446 restaurants |
|
| Taco Bueno |
Farmers Branch, Texas |
|
|
| Taco Cabana |
San Antonio, Texas |
|
|
| Taco John's |
Cheyenne, Wyoming |
|
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| Taco Mayo |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
|
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| Taco Tico |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
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| Taco Time |
Scottsdale, Arizona |
|
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| Texas Roadhouse |
Louisville, Kentucky |
|
|
| Tijuana Flats |
Orlando, Florida |
109 locations in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Indiana.[23] |
|
| Tilted Kilt |
Tempe, Arizona |
93[24] |
|
| Tony Roma's |
Plano, Texas |
|
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| Trader Vic's |
Emeryville, California |
|
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| Twin Peaks |
Addison, Texas |
|
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| Umami Burger |
Los Angeles, California |
|
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| Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint |
Atlanta, Georgia |
18 locations in 6 states |
|
| Uno Chicago Grill |
Boston, Massachusetts |
|
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| Valentino's |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
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| Village Inn |
Nashville, Tennessee |
|
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| Waffle House |
Gwinnett County, Georgia, near Norcross |
2,100 restaurants spread across 25 states[25] |
|
| Wendy's |
Dublin, Ohio |
About 6,650 locations |
The world's third-largest hamburger fast-food restaurant chain (behind Burger King and McDonald's) |
| Wetzel's Pretzels |
Pasadena, California |
|
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| Whataburger |
San Antonio, Texas |
|
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| Which Wich? |
Dallas, Texas |
|
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| White Castle |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
Founded 1921, became a chain in 1922 |
| Wienerschnitzel |
Irvine, California |
|
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| Wild Wing Cafe |
Hilton Head, South Carolina |
|
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| York Steak House |
|
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Disestablished in 1989. |
| Zaxby's |
Statesboro, Georgia |
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