Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Kentucky

Iceflower tracks 158 stores from 136 Japanese & Korean chains in Kentucky.

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
136
Tracked stores
158
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.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 Y Yamato Japanese Steakhouse - -6.8%
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
  • Sake Blue
  • Nasu Japanese Steakhouse
  • Fuji Steakhouse
  • Sapporo Japanese Grill and Sushi
  • Koi Express
  • Dragon King's Daughter
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

158 tracked store locations in Kentucky. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (4)
  • Sake Blue (1)
  • Nasu Japanese Steakhouse (1)
  • Fuji Steakhouse (1)
  • Sapporo Japanese Grill and Sushi (1)
  • Koi Express (4)
  • Dragon King's Daughter (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 H Hibachi Express 4
  • 2 Y Yamato Japanese Steakhouse 4
  • 3 K Koi Express logo Koi Express 4
  • 4 K KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot logo KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot 4
  • 5 H Hokkaido Ramen and Sushi 3
  • 6 S Shogun Bistro 2
  • 7 R Romans Asian Kitchen 2
  • 8 Y Yamato Steak House of Japan 2
  • 9 S Sakura 2
  • 10 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan 2
  • 11 T Tokyo Japanese Restaurant 2
  • 12 C CM Chicken logo CM Chicken 2
  • 13 T Tokyo Express 2
  • 14 O Oishii Ramen 1
  • 15 K Koreana Restaurant III 1
  • 16 Y Yido Ramen logo Yido Ramen 1
  • 17 T Tokyo Hibachi 1
  • 18 H Han Woo Ri 1
  • 19 S Sapporo Hibachi & Sushi 1
  • 20 Z Zen Sushi & Sake 1
  • 21 Y Yum Yum Japanese Express 1
  • 22 I Ichibans Japanese Resturant 1
  • 23 Y Yamato 1
  • 24 R Rock N Roll Sushi logo Rock N Roll Sushi 1
  • 25 S Saito Japanese Steakhouse logo Saito Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 26 M Masa Hibachi Grill and Sushi 1
  • 27 Y Yamato Japanese Grill 1
  • 28 H Hokkaido 1
  • 29 W White Buddha 1
  • 30 I Ichiban Samurai 1
  • 31 L Lee's Korean Restaurant 1
  • 32 K Kyoto Gardens 1
  • 33 O Omakase Sushi & Grill @ Palomar 1
  • 34 M Maki Mono Covington 1
  • 35 K Kyoto Diner 1
  • 36 M Matsu Ya 1
  • 37 D Daisuki Sushi 1
  • 38 T Tsunami 1
  • 39 M Miyako Poke Bowl 1
  • 40 S Shogun Japanese Steak & Sushi Bar 1
  • 41 O Osaka Grill 1
  • 42 B Buddha Lounge 1
  • 43 S School Sushi 1
  • 44 S Sea Sushi & Grill 1
  • 45 M Masa Japanese Bistro & Sushi 1
  • 46 J Jaymar Sushi Restaurant 1
  • 47 B Bushido Japanese Express 1
  • 48 M Miyako 1
  • 49 T Tokyo Express Hibachi and Sushi 1
  • 50 T Takaya Japanese Grill 1

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