Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked Mediterranean & Middle Eastern 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. Our Mom Eugenia and mezeh sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Our Mom Eugenia | ▲2 | +8.6% |
| 2 |
M
mezeh
|
- | +5.0% |
| 3 |
C
CAVA
|
- | +1.5% |
| 4 | K Kabob Corner | - | -1.5% |
| 5 | C Cava Mezze Rockville | - | -3.2% |
| 6 |
M
Moby Dick House of Kabob
|
- | -3.5% |
| 7 |
T
The Halal Guys
|
- | -4.1% |
| 8 | G Grill Kabob | - | -4.6% |
| 9 |
S
Shah's Halal Food
|
- | -9.5% |
| 10 | R Roti Modern Mediterranean | ▲1 | -10.3% |
| 11 | T The Perfect Pita | ▲1 | -16.6% |
| 12 |
N
Naz's Halal Food
|
▼2 | -28.5% |
| 13 | F Food Corner Kabob House | ▼2 | -40.8% |
- CAVA
- Moby Dick House of Kabob
- mezeh
- Grill Kabob
- The Big Greek Cafe
- Cafe 8
- Barca Pier & Wine Bar
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
409 tracked store locations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- CAVA (32)
- Moby Dick House of Kabob (25)
- mezeh (21)
- Grill Kabob (12)
- The Big Greek Cafe (10)
- Cafe 8 (1)
- Barca Pier & Wine Bar (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
C
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2
M
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3
M
- 4 G Grill Kabob 12
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5
T
- 6 T The Big Greek Cafe 10
-
7
L
Lebanese Taverna 6
-
8
N
- 9 T The Perfect Pita 4
-
10
F
Falafel Inc 4
-
11
S
- 12 R Roti Modern Mediterranean 3
- 13 F Food Corner Kabob House 3
- 14 K Kabob Corner 3
- 15 C Cava Mezze Rockville 3
- 16 O Our Mom Eugenia 3
- 17 K Kabul Kabob Express 3
- 18 S Sheesh Grill 2
- 19 S Sorrento Grill 2
- 20 M Muncheez 2
- 21 T Tasty Kabob 2
- 22 F Flame Kabob 2
- 23 T The Block oven 2
- 24 C CHA Street Food 2
-
25
S
Shawarma Guys 2
- 26 K Kabobistan 2
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27
T
The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill 2
-
28
M
Maman Joon Kitchen 2
- 29 C Capital Doner 2
- 30 M Makani Restaurant and Lounge 1
- 31 T The Greek Spot 1
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32
O
Osmow's 1
- 33 E Elwazeer Market 1
- 34 C Caspian Kabob 1
- 35 R Rosemary's Thyme Bistro 1
- 36 B Bamian Restaurant 1
- 37 I Istanbul Grill 1
- 38 B Bacchus of Lebanon 1
- 39 A Athens Grill 1
- 40 S Shishkabob Express 1
- 41 B Bread and Kabob 1
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42
R
Rumi's Kitchen 1
- 43 G Gagawa 1
- 44 M Mastiha Taverna 1
- 45 B Byblos Restaurant 1
- 46 N Nostos Restaurant 1
- 47 K Kabob Restaurant 1
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48
C
Cafe Fili 1
- 49 V Vaso's Kitchen 1
- 50 K Kazan Restaurant 1
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