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. Kura Revolving Sushi Bar and Quickway sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
K
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
|
▲1 | +18.5% |
| 2 | Q Quickway | ▲1 | +8.8% |
| 3 | U Umi Japanese Cuisine | - | +8.6% |
| 4 | J Japan Express | - | +7.6% |
| 5 |
H
Honey Pig
|
- | +5.7% |
| 6 |
J
JINYA Ramen Bar
|
- | +4.9% |
| 7 | P Passion Fin | - | +2.4% |
| 8 | R Rainbow Sushi | - | +2.0% |
| 9 | 5 54 Restaurant | - | -0.6% |
| 10 |
Q
Quickway Japanese Hibachi
|
- | -2.3% |
| 11 |
B
bb.q Chicken
|
- | -3.2% |
| 12 |
S
Seoul Spice
|
▼2 | -5.6% |
| 13 |
B
Bonchon Chicken
|
- | -5.8% |
| 14 | K Kobe Japanese Steak & Seafood House | - | -9.4% |
| 15 |
S
Sarku Japan
|
- | -11.0% |
- KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
- Quickway Japanese Hibachi
- Sakura Japanese Steakhouse
- Iron Age
- Sarku Japan
- Kobe Japanese Steak & Seafood House
- Bonchon Chicken
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
525 tracked store locations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (9)
- Quickway Japanese Hibachi (26)
- Sakura Japanese Steakhouse (2)
- Iron Age (4)
- Sarku Japan (17)
- Kobe Japanese Steak & Seafood House (4)
- Bonchon Chicken (19)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
Q
-
2
B
-
3
S
-
4
K
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot 9
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5
B
-
6
K
Kusshi 7
-
7
J
-
8
A
Akira Ramen & Izakaya 4
-
9
S
- 10 J Japan Express 4
- 11 S Sakura Express 4
- 12 P Passion Fin 4
-
13
H
- 14 K Kobe Japanese Steak & Seafood House 4
-
15
I
Iron Age 4
- 16 5 54 Restaurant 3
- 17 Q Quickway 3
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18
K
- 19 U Umi Japanese Cuisine 3
- 20 R Rainbow Sushi 3
- 21 S Sushi Jin Next Door 3
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22
Y
Yamachen's Sushi 2
- 23 S Sushi Umi 2
- 24 N Nori Japan 2
- 25 R Ramen by Uzu 2
- 26 S Sakura Japanese Steakhouse 2
- 27 T Teriyaki Way 2
- 28 K Kobe Japan Hibachi & Sushi 2
- 29 B Bebop Korean-Mexican Grill 2
- 30 R Raku 2
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31
D
Domoishi 2
- 32 S Sakura Grill 2
- 33 K Kimen Ramen & Izakaya 2
-
34
B
Benihana 2
- 35 H Hibachi Express 2
- 36 T Teriyaki Express 2
- 37 G GogiGo Korean BBQ 2
- 38 S Sushi Ohayo 2
- 39 O Osaka Japanese Steakhouse 2
- 40 F Firepan Korean BBQ 2
- 41 A Ariake Japanese Restaurant 2
- 42 Y Yuraku Japanese Restaurant 2
- 43 J Jang Won Restaurant 2
- 44 A Akeno Sushi Bar & Thai 2
- 45 S Siroo and Jukstory 1
- 46 P Pokerea 1
- 47 S Saisaki Asian Fusion 1
- 48 B Blue Ocean Japanese Restaurant 1
- 49 A Araki Japanese Restaurant 1
- 50 O Osaka Japanese Steak and Seafood 1
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