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. Sushi Ukai and Teriyaki Madness sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S Sushi Ukai | ▲5 | +19.8% |
| 2 |
T
Teriyaki Madness
|
▲1 | +5.1% |
| 3 | A Asian Harbor | ▲3 | +5.0% |
| 4 |
B
Benihana
|
- | +0.1% |
| 5 |
R
Roka Akor
|
- | -1.5% |
| 6 |
W
Wu's House
|
- | -6.0% |
| 7 |
B
bb.q Chicken
|
▼1 | -6.4% |
| 8 | S Sushi Nova | - | -9.2% |
| 9 |
S
Sarku Japan
|
▼2 | -10.6% |
| 10 |
B
Bonchon Chicken
|
- | -13.1% |
| 11 | C Chicago Ramen | ▼2 | -22.6% |
| 12 |
C
CM Chicken
|
▼4 | -28.7% |
- Wu's House
- Joong Boo Market
- Benihana
- Happy Lamb Hot Pot
- Hamada of Japan
- Blue Sushi Sake Grill
- Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
540 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Wu's House (4)
- Joong Boo Market (2)
- Benihana (4)
- Happy Lamb Hot Pot (2)
- Hamada of Japan (1)
- Blue Sushi Sake Grill (2)
- Kura Revolving Sushi Bar (4)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
T
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3
B
-
4
C
- 5 C Chicago Ramen 4
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6
S
-
7
K
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar 4
-
8
W
-
9
B
-
10
R
- 11 S Sushi Nova 3
- 12 N Nori Sushi & Grill 3
- 13 A Asian Harbor 3
- 14 S Sushi Ukai 3
-
15
S
Sushi by Bou 2
- 16 A Aodake Sushi & Steak House 2
- 17 O Oishi Sushi 2
- 18 S Sushi Station 2
-
19
K
Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai 2
-
20
H
Happy Lamb Hot Pot 2
- 21 K Kyoto Ramen 2
-
22
J
Joong Boo Market 2
- 23 K Kai Sushi & Dining 2
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24
G
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 2
- 25 R Ramen House Shinchan 2
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26
B
Blue Sushi Sake Grill 2
- 27 T Tsukasa of Tokyo 2
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28
K
Kyuramen x TBaar 2
- 29 S Sushi House 2
-
30
T
Tanaka Ramen & Izakaya 2
-
31
S
Sushi King 2
- 32 K Kyoto Japanese Restaurant 2
- 33 H House of Kobe 2
- 34 I Ichiddo Ramen 2
- 35 S Strings Ramen 2
- 36 G Gung Ho 1
- 37 A Akahoshi Ramen 1
- 38 J Joy Teriyaki 1
- 39 S Snack House 1
- 40 A Abashiri Japanese Restaurant 1
- 41 G Gyuro Ramen 1
- 42 Y Yellowtail Sushi Bar & Asian Kitchen 1
-
43
3
312 Fish Market 1
- 44 M Mizu Sushi House 1
- 45 C CHICAGO RAMEN & SUSHI 1
- 46 S Starfish Sushi Lincolnshire 1
- 47 B Big Sea Sushi & Noodles 1
- 48 S SGD Tofu & Korean BBQ 1
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49
H
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka 1
- 50 K Korean Spoon 1
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