Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked family restaurants & diners
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. Black-Eyed Pea Restaurant and Southern Star sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Black-Eyed Pea Restaurant | ▲16 | +19.0% |
| 2 | S Southern Star | ▲6 | +18.5% |
| 3 |
P
Pamela's Diner
|
▲10 | +18.2% |
| 4 | J Jim's | ▲9 | +16.8% |
| 5 | B Bob's Diner | ▲16 | +16.8% |
| 6 | M Mom's Kitchen | ▲14 | +16.8% |
| 7 | C Colonial Cafe | ▲6 | +16.7% |
| 8 | C Country Cafe | ▲9 | +16.1% |
| 9 | S Shorty's Diner | ▲14 | +15.8% |
| 10 | S Sunrise Inn | ▲14 | +15.2% |
| 11 | M Mel's Drive-In | ▲10 | +14.1% |
| 12 | S Star Diner | ▲12 | +13.6% |
| 13 | B ButtercuP | ▲10 | +12.1% |
| 14 | T Ted's Coney Island | ▲11 | +11.8% |
| 15 |
B
Black Bear Diner
|
- | +11.7% |
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- IHOP
- Waffle House
- Denny's
- Bob Evans
- Black Bear Diner
- Eat'n Park
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
15,484 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (710)
- IHOP (1,741)
- Waffle House (2,127)
- Denny's (1,467)
- Bob Evans (485)
- Black Bear Diner (170)
- Eat'n Park (64)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
Waffle House 2,127
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2
I
IHOP 1,741
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3
D
Denny's 1,467
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4
C
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 710
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5
B
Bob Evans 485
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6
P
Perkins American Food Co. 321
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7
H
Huddle House 301
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8
V
Village Inn 221
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9
B
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10
F
Friendly's 148
-
11
F
Frisch's Big Boy 93
-
12
L
Luby's 85
- 13 S Shoney's 74
-
14
M
Metro Diner 71
-
15
L
Leo's Coney Island 66
-
16
B
Big Boy 66
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17
E
Eat'n Park 64
-
18
C
Country Kitchen 62
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19
M
Mimi's Cafe 53
- 20 B Boomarang Diner 47
- 21 C Country Cafe 46
- 22 T The Diner 28
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23
H
Hoss's Steak & Sea House 28
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24
G
Grandy's 28
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25
M
Mel's Diner 26
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26
M
Marie Callender's 25
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27
S
Silver Diner 24
- 28 P Penny's Diner 24
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29
E
Elmer's Restaurant 22
- 30 W Whistle Stop Cafe 20
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31
P
Piccadilly Cafeteria 18
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32
R
Ruby's Diner 18
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33
W
Weck's 18
- 34 B Broadway Diner 17
- 35 N Norm's 17
- 36 M Mom's Kitchen 16
- 37 M Main Street Diner 16
- 38 G George Webb Restaurant 16
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39
M
Maid-Rite 15
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40
Z
Zippy's 15
- 41 C Country Inn 14
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42
P
Polly's Pies Restaurant 14
- 43 B Busy Bee Cafe 14
- 44 S Sunrise Restaurant 13
- 45 D Danny's Restaurant 13
- 46 B Bakers Square 13
- 47 K Kerby's Koney Island 13
- 48 S Sunrise Diner 12
- 49 G George's Restaurant 12
- 50 C Corky's Kitchen & Bakery 12
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