Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Alabama

Iceflower tracks 202 stores from 159 Japanese & Korean chains in Alabama. Rock N Roll Sushi grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Teriyaki Madness and Hibachi Express.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
159
Tracked stores
202
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Japanese & Korean chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Rock N Roll Sushi and Teriyaki Madness sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 R Rock N Roll Sushi logo Rock N Roll Sushi - +6.5%
2 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness - -14.5%
3 H Hibachi Express - -15.0%
4 O Osaka Sushi Bar - -15.8%
5 I I Love Sushi - -18.1%
6 J Japanese Express - -36.8%
  • Rock N Roll Sushi
  • Mizu Japanese Steak House
  • Yummy Bowl
  • Tokyo Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar
  • Sakura Japanese Restaurant
  • Osaka Sushi Bar
  • Kabuki Japanese Steakhouse
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

202 tracked store locations in Alabama. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Rock N Roll Sushi (16)
  • Mizu Japanese Steak House (2)
  • Yummy Bowl (3)
  • Tokyo Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar (1)
  • Sakura Japanese Restaurant (2)
  • Osaka Sushi Bar (3)
  • Kabuki Japanese Steakhouse (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 R Rock N Roll Sushi logo Rock N Roll Sushi 16
  • 2 H Hibachi Express 5
  • 3 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness 4
  • 4 Y Yummy Bowl 3
  • 5 I I Love Sushi 3
  • 6 O Osaka Sushi Bar 3
  • 7 J Japanese Express 3
  • 8 K KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot logo KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot 2
  • 9 M Mikata Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 2
  • 10 W Wasabi Juan's 2
  • 11 O Ooka Sushi 2
  • 12 T Takoyaki Restaurant 2
  • 13 S Sakura Cafe 2
  • 14 M Maki Fresh 2
  • 15 K Kobe Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 2
  • 16 F Fuku Ramen 2
  • 17 S Seoul Restaurant 2
  • 18 S Sushi Village 2
  • 19 S Sakura Japanese Restaurant 2
  • 20 M Mizu Japanese Steak House 2
  • 21 K Kinza 1
  • 22 I Ichiban Japanese Grill 1
  • 23 S Samurai Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 24 S Sushi Sumo 1
  • 25 I I Love Korea 1
  • 26 K Kyoto Sushi 1
  • 27 T Tokyo Sushi Hibachi and Asian 1
  • 28 F Fuji Hibachi Express 1
  • 29 O Oishi Dothan Sushi 1
  • 30 M Mt Fuji Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 31 R Rice Asian Grill & Sushi Bar 1
  • 32 S Sakura Japanese Sushi Steak House 1
  • 33 T Teriyaki Experience 1
  • 34 T The Junction Restaurant 1
  • 35 S Sushi Cafe 1
  • 36 S Sakura 1
  • 37 U Umi Sushi Poke 1
  • 38 Y Yokohama Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 39 H Han'ei Kaya Sushi Grill 1
  • 40 O Otsuka Ramen 1
  • 41 R Ronin Sushi 1
  • 42 T Trojan Teriyaki and Hibachi House 1
  • 43 O Oshi Poke Bowl and Sushi 1
  • 44 C Chimac 1
  • 45 B Busan Korean Restaurant 1
  • 46 M Millbrook Hibachi Express 1
  • 47 T Takumi Ramen 1
  • 48 P Pho Pho Asian Cuisine 1
  • 49 C Chef Sake's 1
  • 50 S Shiso Japanese Restaurant 1

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