Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Colorado

Iceflower tracks 447 stores from 336 Japanese & Korean chains in Colorado. Asuka Ramen grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Sushi Katsu and Dae Gee Korean BBQ.

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
336
Tracked stores
447
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. Asuka Ramen and Sushi Katsu sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 A Asuka Ramen - +8.2%
2 S Sushi Katsu ▲2 +4.1%
3 D Dae Gee Korean BBQ logo Dae Gee Korean BBQ - +3.4%
4 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness - +1.4%
5 F Fontana Sushi logo Fontana Sushi ▲2 -1.0%
6 C Cupbop logo Cupbop - -1.5%
7 H Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar logo Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar - -2.5%
8 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken - -4.0%
9 M Matsuhisa - -8.6%
10 S Sukiya Ramen - -9.0%
11 M Mika Sushi - -11.0%
12 J JINYA Ramen Bar logo JINYA Ramen Bar ▼1 -12.9%
13 B Bowl Izakaya ▼2 -15.7%
14 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken - -22.1%
15 O Okinawa Sushi ▼1 -25.8%
  • Benihana
  • Mt Fuji Hibachi & Grill
  • Tokyo Joe's
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
  • Teriyaki Madness
  • Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar
  • Sushi Den
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

447 tracked store locations in Colorado. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Benihana (2)
  • Mt Fuji Hibachi & Grill (5)
  • Tokyo Joe's (29)
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (2)
  • Teriyaki Madness (17)
  • Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar (3)
  • Sushi Den (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 T Tokyo Joe's logo Tokyo Joe's 29
  • 2 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness 17
  • 3 M Mt Fuji Hibachi & Grill 5
  • 4 D Dae Gee Korean BBQ logo Dae Gee Korean BBQ 5
  • 5 O Okinawa Sushi 5
  • 6 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken 5
  • 7 A Asuka Ramen 4
  • 8 S Sukiya Ramen 4
  • 9 J JINYA Ramen Bar logo JINYA Ramen Bar 4
  • 10 F Fontana Sushi logo Fontana Sushi 4
  • 11 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken 3
  • 12 H Hiroshi Teriyaki Grill 3
  • 13 H Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar logo Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar 3
  • 14 S Suehiro Japanese Restaurant 3
  • 15 M Mika Sushi 3
  • 16 S Sushi Katsu 3
  • 17 M Matsuhisa 3
  • 18 B Bowl Izakaya 3
  • 19 C Cupbop logo Cupbop 3
  • 20 S Sushi Mango 2
  • 21 T Taku Sushi 2
  • 22 S Sushi Hana 2
  • 23 U Ugly Rice 2
  • 24 S Sushi Rakkyo 2
  • 25 M Menya 2
  • 26 R Rice Bistro 2
  • 27 T Two Hands Corn Dogs logo Two Hands Corn Dogs 2
  • 28 M Mugi Ramen and Poke 2
  • 29 T Tasty Pot 2
  • 30 S Sachi Sushi 2
  • 31 G Go Fish Sushi 2
  • 32 M Misaki 2
  • 33 K Korean Garden 2
  • 34 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan 2
  • 35 J Japango 2
  • 36 K KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot logo KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot 2
  • 37 H Hana Matsuri Sushi 2
  • 38 B Benihana logo Benihana 2
  • 39 M Motomaki logo Motomaki 2
  • 40 T Taki Sushi 1
  • 41 Y YOCOMO Sushi 1
  • 42 K Kazahana - Sushi 1
  • 43 U Umi Sushi 1
  • 44 G Ginza Sushi & Grill 1
  • 45 K Kazumi Sushi logo Kazumi Sushi 1
  • 46 C Colorado Sake Co. logo Colorado Sake Co. 1
  • 47 S Sakana 1
  • 48 B Bangkok Tokyo 1
  • 49 M Mr Chen Sushi and Hibachi Steak House 1
  • 50 K Kazoku Sushi 1

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