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. Akira Ramen & Izakaya and Akashi Asian Fusion And Sushi sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A
Akira Ramen & Izakaya
|
▲25 | +19.2% |
| 2 | A Akashi Asian Fusion And Sushi | ▲33 | +19.0% |
| 3 | S Sushi Yama | ▲13 | +18.9% |
| 4 | S Sakura | ▲4 | +15.8% |
| 5 |
K
Kinya Ramen
|
▲20 | +15.5% |
| 6 |
T
Teriyaki Madness
|
▲4 | +14.8% |
| 7 | W Wabi Sabi | ▲5 | +14.0% |
| 8 |
U
Uchi
|
▲12 | +13.6% |
| 9 |
K
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
|
- | +13.2% |
| 10 | J JIN Sushi | ▲20 | +12.9% |
| 11 | T Tokyo Sushi | ▲14 | +12.6% |
| 12 |
C
CoCo Ichibanya
|
▲16 | +11.5% |
| 13 | H Hokkaido Ramen & Sushi Bar | ▲9 | +11.0% |
| 14 | R Ramen House | ▲18 | +10.9% |
| 15 | H Hokkaido Ramen House | ▲10 | +10.8% |
- KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
- Benihana
- Sarku Japan
- Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
- Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
- Bonchon Chicken
- Sakura
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
19,851 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (124)
- Benihana (72)
- Sarku Japan (181)
- Kura Revolving Sushi Bar (73)
- Kobe Japanese Steakhouse (25)
- Bonchon Chicken (130)
- Sakura (62)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
WaBa Grill 200
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2
T
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3
S
Sarku Japan 181
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4
B
bb.q Chicken 143
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5
B
Bonchon Chicken 130
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6
K
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7
Y
Yoshinoya 109
- 8 H Hibachi Express 102
-
9
R
Rock N Roll Sushi 74
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10
K
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar 73
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11
B
Benihana 72
- 12 S Sakura 62
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13
J
JINYA Ramen Bar 58
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14
G
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 57
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15
T
Two Hands Corn Dogs 54
- 16 T Tokyo Express 49
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17
C
Cupbop 49
- 18 Y Yamato Japanese Steakhouse 42
- 19 I Ichiban 40
- 20 S Sushi House 36
- 21 T Tokyo Grill 35
- 22 W Wasabi 35
- 23 L Little Tokyo 33
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24
Q
Quickway Japanese Hibachi 33
- 25 S Sushi Hana 31
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26
T
Tokyo Joe's 31
- 27 S Sakura Japanese Restaurant 31
- 28 S Shogun 30
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29
G
Gen Korean BBQ House 29
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30
S
Sushi King 29
- 31 T Tasty Pot 29
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32
C
CM Chicken 28
- 33 T Tokyo Sushi 27
- 34 H Happy Teriyaki 25
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35
K
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse 25
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36
S
Silverlake Ramen 24
- 37 S Sakura Sushi 24
- 38 H Hokkaido Ramen House 24
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39
B
Blue Sushi Sake Grill 23
- 40 S SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa 22
- 41 Y Yamato Steak House of Japan 22
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42
Y
Yogis Grill 22
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43
S
Sushi Sake 22
- 44 S Seoul Garden 22
- 45 N Ninja Sushi 22
- 46 F Fuji Sushi 21
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47
H
Happy Lamb Hot Pot 21
- 48 N Nori Japan 20
- 49 S Sumo Sushi 20
- 50 H Hana Sushi 19
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