Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Iowa

Iceflower tracks 77 stores from 64 Japanese & Korean chains in Iowa. Wasabi grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Teriyaki Madness and Red Ginger.

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
64
Tracked stores
77
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. Wasabi and Teriyaki Madness sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 W Wasabi - -7.1%
2 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness ▲1 -22.1%
3 R Red Ginger ▼1 -50.1%
  • Izumi Sushi & Hibachi Waterloo
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
  • Wasabi
  • Izumi Clive
  • Sakari Sushi Lounge
  • Tokyo Steakhouse
  • Hokkaido Ramen House
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

77 tracked store locations in Iowa. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Izumi Sushi & Hibachi Waterloo (1)
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (1)
  • Wasabi (5)
  • Izumi Clive (1)
  • Sakari Sushi Lounge (1)
  • Tokyo Steakhouse (1)
  • Hokkaido Ramen House (2)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 W Wasabi 5
  • 2 R Red Ginger 4
  • 3 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness 3
  • 4 T Teriyaki Boys 2
  • 5 H Hokkaido Ramen House 2
  • 6 H Hoshi Japanese Express 2
  • 7 H Hibachi 88 2
  • 8 F Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 9 O Osaka Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar 1
  • 10 L Lina's Thai Bistro 1
  • 11 F Fuji Grill 1
  • 12 S Soseki 1
  • 13 S Shiki Hibachi Sushi 1
  • 14 S Sushi A Go Go 1
  • 15 E Eddy's Snack Bar 1
  • 16 N Ninja Sushi Steak House 1
  • 17 T Three Samurai Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 18 O Oyama Sushi 1
  • 19 I Izumi Sushi & Hibachi Waterloo 1
  • 20 K Konomi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar 1
  • 21 R Ramen Belly 1
  • 22 K K-BAP 1
  • 23 O Oja 1
  • 24 G Gaga & Hoo Korean Restaurant 1
  • 25 K Koi Express logo Koi Express 1
  • 26 G Go Fish Sushi 1
  • 27 T Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 28 S Sakura Japanese SteakHouse & Sushi Bar 1
  • 29 F Fuji Sushi & Teriyaki 1
  • 30 O Osaka Sushi Steakhouse and Bar 1
  • 31 I Ichiban Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 32 O Osaka Sushi Bar 1
  • 33 M MMMBap 1
  • 34 M Miyabi 9 1
  • 35 O Oh Sushi 1
  • 36 K KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot logo KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot 1
  • 37 I Izumi Clive 1
  • 38 S Sakari Sushi Lounge logo Sakari Sushi Lounge 1
  • 39 T Tokyo Steakhouse 1
  • 40 B Blue Sushi Sake Grill logo Blue Sushi Sake Grill 1
  • 41 H Hana Ramen Sushi 1
  • 42 O Oyama Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 43 C Coyle's Hibachi Chef 1
  • 44 S Sushi House 1
  • 45 S Samurai Sushi and Hibachi 1
  • 46 A Akebono 1
  • 47 N Ninja Sushi Ramen 1
  • 48 T Taki Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 49 C Chikin Lickin 1
  • 50 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan 1

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