Casual dining - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of casual dining restaurant chains around the world, arranged in alphabetical order. A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant

Restaurant

A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

that serves moderately-priced food

Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...

in a casual atmosphere. Except for buffet

Buffet

A buffet is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners generally serve themselves. Buffets are offered at various places including hotels and many social events...

-style restaurants, casual dining restaurants typically provide table service.

Name	Type	Location	Number of locations	Notes
Applebee's Applebee's Applebee’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011, there were 2,010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory and 14 other countries...	Bar Bar (establishment) A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go... & Grill	United States, Puerto Rico, and 14 other countries	2,010	Owned by DineEquity DineEquity DineEquity is a United States company that both franchises and operates restaurants. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company was founded originally as IHOP and changed its corporate identity after it acquired Applebee's. On July 16, 2007, IHOP Corp. announced its intent to acquire the... , based in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
Bahama Breeze Bahama Breeze Bahama Breeze is an American restaurant specializing in Caribbean-inspired fresh seafood, chicken and steaks, and tropical drinks. Most locations are in suburban retail districts and tourist areas.-Locations:Florida*Fort Lauderdale Sunrise...	Seafood Seafood Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...	United States	26	Part of the Specialty Restaurant Group of Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, near Orlando. The firm owns several casual dining restaurant chains, most notably Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Red Lobster...
Baja Fresh Baja Fresh Baja Fresh is a chain of fast-casual Tex Mex restaurants founded in Newbury Park, California in 1990 and headquartered in Cypress, California. The chain emphasizes fresh ingredients, and each restaurant features a self-serve salsa bar....	Mexican Mexican cuisine Mexican cuisine, a style of food that originates in Mexico, is known for its varied flavors, colourful decoration and variety of spices and ingredients, most of which are native to the country. The cuisine of Mexico has evolved through thousands of years of blending indigenous cultures, with later...	United States	300	Based in Cypress, California Cypress, California Cypress is a suburban city located in the northern region of Orange County within Southern California. Its population was 47,802 at the 2010 census.-History:...
Bakers Square Bakers Square Bakers Square Restaurant & Pies is a casual dining restaurant chain in the United States. Known for its pies, Bakers Square also offers full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus . It is owned by American Blue Ribbon Holdings...	Family	Great Lakes, California, USA	151	Owned by VICORP Restaurants based in Denver, CO
Benihana Benihana Benihana can refer to:Benihana, Benihana's Hibachi RestaurantBenihana * Benihana, the Japanese word for safflower...	Japanese	United States	80	80 teppanyaki locations, also owns Haru Sushi, RA Sushi Bar and Doraku Restaurant
Bennigan's Bennigan's Bennigan's is an Irish pub-themed casual dining restaurant chain with locations throughout the United States, and in 14 countries and 15 territories outside the continental U.S...	Irish Bar & Grill	United States		Owned by Metromedia Restaurant Group: chain filed for bankruptcy with some franchised stores still open
Bertucci's Bertucci's Bertucci's is a Northborough, Massachusetts-based private company which runs a chain of sit-down Italian restaurants offering brick oven pizza and Italian food. It also offers delivery , take-out and private dining....	Italian	U.S. (predominantly Northeast)	92	Jacobsen Partners
Big Boy Big Boy (restaurant) Big Boy is a restaurant chain with its headquarters in Warren, Michigan.Big Boy was started in 1936 by Bob Wian, in partnership with Arnold Peterson in Glendale, California, USA. Marriott Corporation bought the chain in 1967...	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	U.S., Canada, Japan	455	Bob's Big Boy is also part of Big Boy chain restaurants owned by Robert Liggett Jr.
Black Angus Steakhouse Black Angus Steakhouse Black Angus Steak and Seafood Restaurant was founded in 1964 by Stuart Anderson of Seattle, Washington. The restaurant chain is based in Los Altos, CA. -History:...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....	Western U.S.	88	Also known as Stuart Anderson's
Black-eyed Pea	Country casual	Colorado & Texas, USA	50	Includes full alcohol service and bar
Bob Evans Restaurants Bob Evans Restaurants Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is a food service, processing, and retail company based in Columbus, Ohio. The company is named after its founder, Bob Evans . It operates two family dining restaurant chains in the United States, Bob Evans Restaurants and Mimi's Cafe...	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	Midwest, Mid-Atlantic states, Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	600	Also operates Owens Restaurants in Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... ; parent company sells sausage Sausage A sausage is a food usually made from ground meat , mixed with salt, herbs, and other spices, although vegetarian sausages are available. The word sausage is derived from Old French saussiche, from the Latin word salsus, meaning salted.Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made... in supermarkets
Boston Pizza Boston Pizza Boston Pizza is a Canadian-based restaurant chain which owns and franchises locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico.-History:...		Canada, United States, Mexico	381	Known outside of Canada as Boston's The Gourmet Pizza.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Bubba Gump Shrimp Company The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurant and Market is a seafood restaurant chain inspired by the 1994 film Forrest Gump. As of September 2010, thirty-two Bubba Gump restaurants operate worldwide. Twenty-two of these locations are in the United States, three are in Japan, two are located in Mexico,...	Seafood Seafood Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...	Worldwide	25
Buca di Beppo Buca di Beppo Buca di Beppo is a restaurant specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. The name roughly translates as "Joe's Basement"...	Italian Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...		105
California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen , known within the food industry as CPK, is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza...	Pizza Pizza Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.Originating in Italy, from the Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria"...		170
Carino's Italian Grill Carino's Italian Grill Carino's Italian is a United States-based chain of Italian food casual dining restaurants. It has more than 170 restaurants with branches in about 30 states...	Italian, Bar & Grill	United States	170	Part of Fired Up Inc.
Carrows Carrows Carrows is a chain of casual dining restaurants that serve breakfast and lunch/dinner in the western portion of the United States. As of August 16, 2008, the chain operates 89 restaurants in California and 2 in Nevada....	Family	Western United States	100	Owned by Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc.
Champps Americana Champps Champps Americana is an American casual dining restaurant chain and sports bar. There are over 60 locations across the United States, with most of them on the East Coast and Midwest.-History:...	American Bar & Grill	United States	61	Traded on NASDAQ NASDAQ The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of... under CMPP
Charlie Brown's Steakhouse Charlie Brown's Steakhouse Charlie Brown's Steakhouse is a regional American casual dining restaurant chain based in Mountainside, New Jersey. There are locations in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.-History:...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....	Northeast (New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... , Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... ), USA	20+	The largest steakhouse chain in New Jersey, with additional locations in New York and Pennsylvania. Also owns The Office Beer Bar & Grill.
Cheddar's Casual Café	Family	Predominantly Texas & Illinois; various locations Midwest (Oklahoma, Missouri)	20
Cheeseburger in Paradise	American Bar & Grill	United States	38
The Cheesecake Factory The Cheesecake Factory The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. is a restaurant company in the United States. The company operates 165 upscale, casual, full-service dining restaurants: 151 under The Cheesecake Factory mark, 13 under the Grand Lux Cafe mark and one under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen mark...			153	Traded on NASDAQ NASDAQ The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of... under CAKE
Carlos'n Charlie's Carlos'n Charlie's Carlos’n Charlie’s is a chain of casual dining Mexican restaurants, primarily located in Mexican and Caribbean tourist destinations.The restaurant's menu includes Mexican and American foods, seafood, pasta, soups, salads and appetizers...	Mexican	Mexico & Caribbean	11	Grupo Anderson’s
Chevys Fresh Mex Chevys Fresh Mex Chevys Fresh Mex is a chain of Mexican-style casual dining restaurants located in the United States. The chain was founded in 1981 by Warren Simmon, Sr. and Warren "Scooter" Simmon, Jr. in Alameda, California. The chain's headquarters are currently located in Cypress, California. The chain is owned...	Mexican	U.S. (nationwide)	123	Was owned by PFS (Pepsi)
Chili's Chili's Chili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine. The chain has more than 1400 casual dining restaurants, mostly located in the United States and Canada...	Bar & Grill	Worldwide	1,168	Owned by Brinker Intl.
Claim Jumper Claim Jumper Claim Jumper is a restaurant chain headquartered in Irvine, California with 45 locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Wisconsin and Oregon. Founder Craig Nickoloff opened the first Claim Jumper Restaurant in Los Alamitos, California in 1977...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....	Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin	41
Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is a chain of restaurants in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada specializing in burritos and tacos, founded by Steve Ells in 1993 and based in Denver, Colorado...	Mexican	USA	950
Coco's Bakery Coco's Bakery Coco's Bakery Restaurant is a chain of casual dining restaurants operating in the Western portion of the United States.-Locations:, the chain operates over 115 restaurants in California, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado.-History:...	Family	Western U.S.	115	Owned by Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc.
Congo Grille Congo Grille Congo Grille is a chain of family restaurants in the Philippines named for its African jungle-themed interiors. In contrast to the decor, the cuisine is predominantly Filipino with a smidgen of Western and Chinese foods. The award-winning restaurant is also popularly known as The Sisig King for its...	Filipino, Grill	Philippines	30
Cora Cora (restaurant) Cora is a Canadian chain of casual restaurants serving breakfast and lunch. Until 2008, the chain was known as Chez Cora déjeuners... in Quebec, and Cora's Breakfast and Lunch elsewhere in Canada. Franchises are located in all provinces except Saskatchewan.Chez Cora began in 1987 when Cora...	Breakfast, Lunch	Canada	120
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children... , Old Time ambiance	U.S. (Nationwide except west coast)	566
Dave & Buster's Dave & Buster's Dave & Buster's is an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Each D&B has a full-service restaurant and a video arcade. As of July 1, 2009, the company had 57 locations across the United States and two in Canada. The company also licenses the D&B concept...	Family, entertainment, arcade	United States and Canada	57
Denny's Denny's Denny's is a full-service coffee shop/family restaurant chain. It operates over 1,500 restaurants in the United States , Canada, Curaçao, Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan , Mexico, New Zealand, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.Denny's is known for always being...	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	Worldwide	1500	Open 24 hours every day
Dencio's Dencio's Dencio's Bar and Grill, simply referred to as Dencio's, is a group of restaurants based in the Philippines.-History:Dennis Nakpil and Dennis Mariano Jr. thought of creating a restaurant that emphasizes certain Philippine traditions. Their principle was "bringing the BARRIO into the metropolis."...	Bar & Grill	Philippines	30	Owned by Pancake House Incorporation
Don Pablo's Don Pablo's Don Pablo’s is a chain of Tex-Mex restaurants founded in Lubbock, Texas, in 1985. The chain has 45 restaurants in 15 states. The menu features Tex-Mex items, made-from-scratch salsa, tortillas and sauces and a range of other Mexican specialties. Don Pablo’s is a subsidiary of Avado Brands of...	Tex-Mex Tex-Mex Tex-Mex is a regional American cuisine that blends food products available in the United States and the culinary creations of Mexican-Americans influenced by the cuisines of Mexico.Tex Mex may also refer to:...	United States	41	Owned by Rita Restaurant Corp.
Earls Earls (restaurant chain) Earls Leroy Earl Fuller's pride and joy is a casual dining restaurant chain that operates in Western Canada as well as Arizona, Washington and Colorado in the United States, and recently in Mississauga, Ontario. Earls has approximately 50 locations and their head office in North Vancouver, British...	Bar & Grill	U.S./Canada	52
East Side Mario's East Side Mario's East Side Mario's is a Canadian casual dining restaurant, managed by its parent holding company Prime Restaurants, which operates in Canada and the United States. The restaurant specializes in Italian-American cuisine. Individual locations claim to recreate the historic ambiance found at the corner...	Italian	U.S./Canada	103	Prime Restaurants Prime Restaurants Prime Restaurants Inc., formerly Prime Restaurant Royalty Income Fund, is a Canadian holding company, which operates the restaurant chains East Side Mario's, Casey's, Pat and Mario's, Fionn MacCool's and Bier Markt Esplanade....
El Torito El Torito El Torito is a Mexican restaurant chain, consisting of 69 restaurants which are located primarily in California. Some of the restaurants are located in Oregon, Arizona, and overseas. El Torito is one of several Mexican cuisine restaurant chains operated by Real Mex Restaurants...	Mexican
Famous Dave's Famous Dave's Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que, formerly Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que Shack, is a chain of southern-style barbecue restaurants serving pork ribs, chicken, and beef brisket. Dave Anderson, an Ojibwe who served as the head of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs from 2004 to 2005, started the...	Barbecue Barbecue Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
FATZ FATZ FATZ is a casual dining restaurant chain operated by Cafe Enterprises, Inc. which is headquartered in Taylors, South Carolina. It is a regional restaurant chain with locations in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. Unlike most chain restaurants, FATZ does not franchise...	American family dining	South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence... , North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... , Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... , Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area... , Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...	47	Serving popular American fare with a Southern influence.
Flunch Flunch Flunch is a French fast casual restaurant chain, owned by the Agapes Restauration group.-Restaurants:The first Flunch branch opened in the Englos shopping centre on the outskirts of Lille in 1971...	Family	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... and Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	290
Gerry's Grill Gerry's Grill Gerry’s Grill is a group of restaurants based in the Philippines. It is also among the largest restaurant chains in the country, having 47 stores .-History:...	Filipino, Grill	Philippines	32
Golden Corral Golden Corral Golden Corral is an American family-style restaurant chain that features a large buffet and grill offering numerous hot and cold items, a carving station and their Brass Bell Bakery...	Family	United States		Buffet style dining
Ground Round Ground Round Ground Round Grill & Bar, an American casual dining restaurant, was founded in 1969 by Howard Johnson's. As of January 17, 2010 Ground Round is owned by Independent Owners Cooperative, LLC, a group of 30 franchisee owners. Independent Owners Cooperative, LLC is located in Freeport, Maine...	Family	United States	30	Owned by Howard Johnson's
Hackney's Hackney's Hackney's is a chain of Irish family restaurants and bars located in the Chicago suburbs and the city.-History:The restaurant chain began with the marriage of Jim and Kitz Masterson in 1939. The first restaurant was located at the corner of Lake and Waukegan Road in Glenview, with a bar on the main...	Irish	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... area	6
Happy Chef Happy Chef Happy Chef is a casual dining restaurant chain in the Upper Midwest, based in Mankato, Minnesota. It is known for serving breakfast throughout the day and is similar to Denny's, Perkins, and IHOP.The first Happy Chef Restaurant opened in 1963 in Mankato, Minnesota, and still operates today. At one...	Family	Midwestern United States	14	Sal Frederick, founder
Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...	Bar & Grill	Worldwide (founded in England)	140	Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, Founders
Hooters Hooters Hooters is the trade name of two privately held American restaurant chains: Hooters of America, Incorporated, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Hooters, Incorporated, based in Clearwater, Florida...	Bar & Grill	Worldwide	435
Hoss's Steak and Sea House Hoss's Steak and Sea House Hoss's Family Steak and Sea is a restaurant chain based in Duncansville, Pennsylvania.- History :The restaurant chain began in 1983 and was founded by Willard E. Campbell, who was a former Western Sizzlin' steakhouse franchisee with a restaurant in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, and later another one...	Steakhouse	U.S.	40	locations in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... and West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
Houlihan's Houlihan's Houlihan's is a Leawood, Kansas-based American contemporary restaurant chain. The first Houlihan's opened on April 1, 1972 on Kansas City's Country Club Plaza, and is now in 21 states...	Bar & Grill	U.S.
Howard Johnson's Howard Johnson's Howard Johnson's is a chain of hotels and restaurants, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the United States, with over 1,000 restaurants...	Family	Northeastern U.S.; formerly nationwide	3	One of the first restaurant chains. At one time had over 1,000 locations across the U.S.
Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks Islands (restaurant) Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in hamburgers and specialty drinks, with a tropical theme...	Burgers	Western United States	60+
IHOP IHOP IHOP may refer to:* IHOP, a restaurant chain, formerly known as The International House of Pancakes* International House of Prayer, a Christian 24/7 prayer center in Kansas City, Missouri...	Family	U.S., Canada, Mexico, Virgin Islands	1328	Open 24 hours, may close on holidays. Bought Applebee's in 2007
Jensen's Bøfhus Jensen's Bøfhus Jensen's Bøfhus is a Danish steakhouse chain with 42 restaurants all together; 33 in Denmark, eight in Sweden and one in Germany.The story begins in the year of 1984 when Pelle Skov Jensen opened the first restaurant which was then called Bøfhus España in Aarhus, Denmark. It was later changed to...	Steakhouse/Family	Denmark, Sweden, Germany	40-45
Jerry's J-Boy Restaurants Jerry's Restaurants Very similar to Big Boy restaurants, Jerry's was located in the Midwest and South. In 1989 Most of Jerry's 46 remaining locations were converted to Denny's by the new owners, with a handful staying under the original name, usually because there was already an existing Denny's nearby...	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth... , Indiana Indiana Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...	15	Was much larger, but sold most locations to Denny's in 1980s; was also parent company of Long John Silver's Long John Silver's Long John Silver's, Inc. is a United States-based fast-food restaurant that specializes in seafood. The name and concept were inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's book Treasure Island. Formerly a division of Yum! Brands, Inc., the company was divested to a group of franchisees in 2011.-History:The...
Jim's Restaurants	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	20	Owned by Frontier Enterprises, which also owns Magic Time Machine restaurants
Joe's Crab Shack Joe's Crab Shack Joe's Crab Shack is an American chain of beach-themed seafood casual dining restaurants owned by Ignite Restaurant Group. Founded in Houston, Texas, the restaurant now operates locations all across the country. It serves seafood and American cuisine. The restaurants also have a gift shop that sells...	Seafood Seafood Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...	28 U.S. states	120	Owned by Ignite Restaurant Group
Johnny Rockets Johnny Rockets Johnny Rockets is an American restaurant franchise whose concept is to create a classic American restaurant atmosphere. The theme is the diner-style restaurant that had become a common sight by the 1950s...	Family	Worldwide		1950's style diner
Logan's Roadhouse Logan's Roadhouse Logan's Roadhouse is a chain of restaurants that was founded in 1991 in Lexington, Kentucky, and in 1999 became a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly held CBRL Group, Inc...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....		135
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon is a casual dining restaurant chain, serving steak, seafood, salad, and similar food items. Lone Star opened its first restaurant in 1987 in Tampa,Florida. In March 1992, Lone Star became a public company with eight restaurants opened. On February 18, 2008, Lone Star...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....
LongHorn Steakhouse LongHorn Steakhouse LongHorn Steakhouse is a restaurant chain, with locations throughout the Eastern United States and in Puerto Rico. Most of its restaurants are in the Southern United States. It also has a few locations in the Midwest, Southwest, and Puerto Rico...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....	Midwest/Southwest/Eastern U.S.	340	Owned by Darden Restaurants Inc.
Maggiano's Little Italy Maggiano's Little Italy Maggiano's Little Italy is an Italian-style chain of casual dining restaurants with locations throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Northern Ireland founded in Chicago's River North neighborhood in 1991 by Richard Melman's Lettuce Entertain You and named for Melman's late partner,...	Italian Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Nationwide	44
Marie Callender's Marie Callender's Marie Callender’s is a restaurant chain with 74 locations in seven western states. One East Side Mario’s restaurant also is part of the chain, a remnant of the period when the chain owned the ESM concept, purchased from Pepsico....	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	West/Southwest U.S.	139	Home cooking ambiance
Mikes Mikes (restaurant) Mikes is a chain of Italian restaurants that originated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with 115 restaurants in Eastern Canada, and a new one located in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States....	Italian	Canada, USA	115
Milestones Grill and Bar	Grill, Bar	Canada	38	Owned by Cara Operations Cara Operations Cara Operations Limited is a Canadian company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including: Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Kelsey's, Milestones and Montana's. Its headquarters are in Vaughan, Ontario. It was previously headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario...
Mimi's Cafe	French Café, New Orleans, and American	United States	144	Owned by Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Montana's Cookhouse Montana's Cookhouse Montana's Cookhouse is a Canadian restaurant chain headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario. It is a subsidiary of Cara Operations.-Operations:Montana's is known for their ribs, steaks, rotisserie chicken and other lodge fare. The restaurant aims to be a family/casual concept, rather than fine dining...	Steakhouse	Canada	80	Owned by Cara Operations Cara Operations Cara Operations Limited is a Canadian company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including: Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Kelsey's, Milestones and Montana's. Its headquarters are in Vaughan, Ontario. It was previously headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario...
Nando's Nando's Nando's is a casual dining restaurant group originating from South Africa with a Portuguese/Mozambican theme. Founded in 1987, Nando's operates in thirty countries on five continents....	Grilled Chicken	Worldwide (founded in South Africa)	850	Portugese/Mozambican Theme
O'Charley's O'Charley's O'Charley's is a casual dining restaurants chain in the United States, with more than 240 company-owned locations. O'Charley's is located in 17 Southern and Midwestern states, including four franchised O'Charley's restaurants in Michigan, one franchised O'Charley's in Ohio, three joint venture...	Bar & Grill	South/Midwest U.S.	270
The Old Spaghetti Factory The Old Spaghetti Factory The Old Spaghetti Factory is an Italian-style restaurant currently operating in 40 locations in several U.S. states, primarily Oregon, Washington, California and Utah as well as Nagoya in Japan,[3] and previously in Kobe and Kawagoe, Saitama .There are also Old Spaghetti Factories in Canada There...	Italian		37
Olive Garden Olive Garden Olive Garden is an American restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. It is a subsidiary of Darden Restaurants, Inc., which is headquartered in an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, near Orlando. Olive Garden operates more than 730 locations globally.- History :The...	Italian-American		730+
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is a chain of Texmex food casual dining restaurants located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and recently opened in Egypt, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea...	Mexican	Worldwide
The Original Pancake House The Original Pancake House The Original Pancake House is a chain of pancake houses across the United States. It follows traditional recipes and ingredients for their pancakes, but they have other breakfast items on their menu as well.-History:...	Breakfast	U.S.	100
Outback Steakhouse Outback Steakhouse Outback Steakhouse is an American casual dining restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida with over 1200 locations in 22 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It was founded in February 1988 in Tampa by Bob Basham, Chris T...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....	Worldwide	900	Australian ambiance
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery Perkins Restaurant and Bakery Perkins Restaurant and Bakery is a North American casual dining restaurant chain which serves breakfast throughout the day, including pancakes. Perkins also has a bakery that sells pastries that are baked fresh daily.- History :...	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	U.S./Canada	500
P. F. Chang's China Bistro P. F. Chang's China Bistro 'P. F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. is an American restaurant chain with headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.The chain was founded in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1993 by Paul Fleming and Philip Chiang. The restaurants serve American Chinese cuisine from a menu originally conceived and planned by chef...	Chinese		141	Also owns Pei Wei Asian Diner
Pei Wei Asian Diner Pei Wei Asian Diner Pei Wei Asian Diner is a restaurant chain in the United States. Owned by P. F. Chang's China Bistro , it offers a modest selection of freshly prepared Asian items influenced by the cuisines of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand...	Asian			Affiliated with P. F. Chang's
Piccadilly Pub Piccadilly Pub Piccadilly Pub is a chain of casual dining restaurants located in the US state of Massachusetts. The first Piccadilly Pub restaurant was opened by William C...	Bar & Grill	Massachusetts	14
Pick Up Stix Fresh Asian Kitchen Pick Up Stix Pick Up Stix is a San Clemente, California based "fast-casual" restaurant chain that serves fresh Asian cuisine through corporate-owned restaurants and franchises in Southern California. The company serves both dine-in and take-out customers, and offers offsite catering and some delivery services....	Chinese	California	70+	Owned by Lorne Goldberg, the owner of Leeann Chin Leeann Chin Leeann Chin is a Chinese-American fast food restaurant chain in Minnesota, operating approximately 40 outlets. Although the establishment's menu is dedicated almost entirely to chicken entrees and fried appetizers, it does offer at least one beef entree and a vegetarian dish. A shrimp entree is... and Mandarin Express.
Planet Hollywood Planet Hollywood Planet Hollywood, a restaurant inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood, was launched in New York on October 22, 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.-History:...	Bar & Grill	Worldwide	16	Owned by Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed... , Bruce Willis Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles... , Demi Moore Demi Moore Demi Guynes Kutcher , known professionally as Demi Moore, is an American actress. After minor roles in film and a role in the soap opera General Hospital, Moore established her career in films such as St... , and Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
Ponderosa Steakhouse	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....		700	Also known as Bonanza in some states
Qdoba Mexican Grill Qdoba Mexican Grill Qdoba Mexican Grill , is a chain of fast casual "Fresh Mex" restaurants in the United States serving Mexican-style cuisine. The company is owned by Jack in the Box, having been owned and expanded by ACI Capital until 2003....	Mexican Mexican cuisine Mexican cuisine, a style of food that originates in Mexico, is known for its varied flavors, colourful decoration and variety of spices and ingredients, most of which are native to the country. The cuisine of Mexico has evolved through thousands of years of blending indigenous cultures, with later...	United States
Quaker Steak & Lube Quaker Steak & Lube Quaker Steak & Lube is a casual dining restaurant chain based in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The original restaurant was built in 1974 by George "Jig" Warren and Gary "Mo" Meszaros in an abandoned gas station in downtown Sharon, and decorated with license plates and old automobiles...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....	Eastern U.S.	27	vehicle garage theme
Rainforest Cafe Rainforest Cafe Rainforest Cafe is a themed restaurant chain owned by Landry's Restaurants, Inc. of Houston, Texas. It was founded by entrepreneur Steven Schussler. The first location opened in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota on February 3, 1994. In 1997, the chain consisted of only six restaurants,...	Family Theme	Worldwide	35	Jungle ambiance, Landry's Restaurants
Red Lobster Red Lobster Red Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. It also operates in Canada, the UAE and Japan . It is aimed at the mid-level "casual dining" segment of the market...	Seafood Seafood Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...	U.S., Canada, Japan	670	Darden Restaurants
Red Robin Red Robin Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is a chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, and now headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.-History:...	Burgers	U.S./Canada	290
Romano's Macaroni Grill Romano's Macaroni Grill Romano's Macaroni Grill is an Italian-style chain of casual dining restaurants with locations throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The first restaurant was founded by Texas restaurateur Philip J. Romano in Leon Springs, Texas, on April 19, 1988. Brinker International bought the...	Italian	Worldwide	235	Brinker International (Chili's, On the Border, etc.)
Round Table Pizza Round Table Pizza Round Table Pizza is a large chain of pizza parlors in the western United States. The company's headquarters are located in Concord, California.The company slogan for many years has been "The Last Honest Pizza".- History :...	Pizza	Western US, Hawaii, Alaska	500+	founded in 1959
Ruby Tuesday Ruby Tuesday (restaurant) Ruby Tuesday is an American casual dining restaurant chain named after the Rolling Stones' song of the same name.- History :The first restaurant was founded in 1972 by five University of Tennessee students, and is now headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee. The first location was adjacent to UT's...	Bar & Grill	Worldwide	880
Salisbury House Salisbury House (restaurant) Salisbury House is a restaurant chain based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Known locally as "Sals," the chain is considered a Winnipeg institution....	Family	Canada	17
Señor Frog's Señor Frog's Señor Frog’s is a Mexican-theme franchised "infamous party scene" bar and grill in tourist destinations throughout Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, and the United States...	Mexican Bar	Mexico, Caribbean, South America, U.S.	12	Grupo Anderson's
Shoeless Joe's Shoeless Joe's Shoeless Joe's is a sports-themed restaurant chain located in Ontario, Canada. The chain began in 1985. They specialize in chicken wings, but also serve a variety of foods on their menu including Mucho Nachos, quesadillas, sandwiches, soups, salads, baby back ribs, angus steaks, and sirloin...	Sports Grill	Canada	40
Shoney's Shoney's Shoney’s is a privately held restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It is named after Alex Schoenbaum, who was the owner of the original chain of Big Boy restaurants in the southeastern United States...	Family	Southeast, lower Midwest	318	Once affiliated with Big Boy Restaurants; dropped in 1980s so company could expand beyond territorial restrictions
Sizzler Sizzler Sizzler is a United States-based restaurant chain with headquarters in Culver City, California. The chain serves steak, seafood, and salad , as well as similar items.-History:...	Steak and seafood
Smitty's Family Restaurants	Family	Canada	115
Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill is a chain of casual dining restaurants. An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Smokey Bones is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, United States. The first Smokey Bones restaurant opened in Orlando, Florida, in 1999 under its then owners, Darden Restaurants...	BBQ Barbecue Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of... & Grill	Eastern and Central United States	126
Steak 'n Shake	Diner Diner A diner, also spelled dinor in western Pennsylvania is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially in the Midwest, in New York City, in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, and in other areas of the Northeastern United States, although examples can be found throughout...	Midwestern and Southern United States	490
St-Hubert St-Hubert St-Hubert BBQ Ltd is a privately held chain of Canadian casual dining restaurants best known for its rotisserie chicken. St-Hubert once had a presence throughout eastern Canada, but it now has few locations outside its home province of Quebec, where it remains a dominant chain. Other locations are...	Rôtisserie	Ontario, Québec and New-Brunswick, but mainly in Québec.	100+
Swiss Chalet Swiss Chalet Swiss Chalet is a Canadian chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1954 in Toronto. As of 2008, there are over 200 Swiss Chalet restaurants in Canada and the United States. Swiss Chalet is among the holdings of Cara Operations, which also owns the fast food chain Harvey's. Swiss Chalet and...	Family	Canada, USA	200	Owned by Cara Operations Cara Operations Cara Operations Limited is a Canadian company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including: Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Kelsey's, Milestones and Montana's. Its headquarters are in Vaughan, Ontario. It was previously headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario...
Texas Roadhouse Texas Roadhouse Texas Roadhouse is a chain restaurant that specializes in steaks and promotes a western theme. Texas Roadhouse Corporation is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The first restaurant was opened in Clarksville, Indiana, in 1993 at the Green Tree Mall across the Ohio River from Louisville,...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars....		235
T.G.I. Friday's T.G.I. Friday's T.G.I. Friday's is an American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining. The company is a unit of the Carlson Companies. Its name is taken from the expression TGIF...	Bar & Grill	Worldwide	782	Also includes Friday's Sports Grill and Friday's American Bar. Owned by Carlson Restaurants.
Tony Roma's Tony Roma's Tony Roma's is a casual dining chain restaurant specializing in baby back ribs . The first location was established in 1972 in North Miami, Florida, by the founder, and today there are roughly 260 locations in 27 countries comprising 32 territories...	BBQ	Worldwide	260	Ribs
Tumbleweed Southwest Grill Tumbleweed Southwest Grill Tumbleweed Southwest Grill is a chain restaurant based in Louisville, Kentucky, having originated in New Albany, Indiana.-History:Tumbleweed Southwest Grill serves Southwest-style foods. The original restaurant opened in 1975 in New Albany, Indiana, just across the Ohio River from Louisville....	Mexican	Kentucky and 4 Midwestern States
Uno Chicago Grill Uno Chicago Grill Uno Chicago Grill, or more informally as Unos, is the title for a franchised pizzeria restaurant chain under the parent company Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation...	Bar & Grill		200	Formerly known as Pizzeria Uno
Victoria Station Victoria Station (Restaurant) Victoria Station is a chain of railroad-themed prime rib houses that was at the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, but filed for bankruptcy in 1986. The company once had some 100 locations in the U.S. and Canada, but the number has dropped to one, in Salem, Massachusetts...	Steakhouse Steakhouse A steakhouse is a restaurant that specializes in beef steaks. The same type of restaurant is also known as a chophouse.The steakhouse started in the USA in the late 19th century as a development of traditional inns and bars.... , BBQ	Northeastern U.S.	1	One location still exists in Salem, Massachusetts Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
Village Inn Village Inn Village Inn is a casual dining restaurant chain in the United States. Its restaurants are known for their breakfast menu items, including buttermilk pancakes, skillets, crepes, omelettes, and eggs. In additional to their breakfast offerings, they also feature a variety of salads, sandwiches,...	Family		222
Waffle House Waffle House Waffle House is a restaurant chain with over 1600 locations found in 25 states in the United States. Most of the locations are in the Southern United States, where the chain remains a regional cultural icon...	Family	25 states, but mainly in the Southern United States Southern United States The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...	1,600+
York Steak House York Steak House York Steak House was a national chain of restaurants in the United States that specialized in steaks and potatoes. It was among several chains then owned by cereal manufacturer General Mills. Though popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the majority of its locations shut down in 1989...	Steakhouse	Central U.S.	1	One location still exists in Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
Zaxby's Zaxby's Zaxby's is a franchised chain of fast casual restaurants that operates primarily in the Southeastern United States with 500 locations. Zaxby's 500th location opened in Tifton, Georgia the summer of 2010. The first Zaxby's was opened in Statesboro, Georgia, near the Georgia Southern University...	Chicken	Southeast	500+

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