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. Wang Cho Korean BBQ and Yunomi Handroll sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W Wang Cho Korean BBQ | ▲4 | +15.2% |
| 2 | Y Yunomi Handroll | ▲1 | +13.5% |
| 3 |
C
CoCo Ichibanya
|
▲2 | +12.3% |
| 4 |
K
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
|
- | +11.6% |
| 5 | B BCD Tofu House | ▲4 | +11.4% |
| 6 | T Teriyaki House | ▲2 | +9.6% |
| 7 | S Sushi House | ▲5 | +9.3% |
| 8 | K Kuma Sushi | ▲9 | +8.9% |
| 9 |
G
Gen Korean BBQ House
|
▲4 | +8.9% |
| 10 | I Ichiban Sushi | ▲4 | +8.8% |
| 11 | T Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill | ▲1 | +8.4% |
| 12 | P Paradise Sushi & Grill | - | +8.1% |
| 13 |
K
Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai
|
▲3 | +8.1% |
| 14 | L Love Sushi | ▲4 | +5.9% |
| 15 |
H
Happy Lamb Hot Pot
|
▲3 | +5.2% |
- Benihana
- WaBa Grill
- Manna BBQ
- Little Sakana
- Yoshinoya
- Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
- Shogun Restaurant
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
4,215 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Benihana (18)
- WaBa Grill (195)
- Manna BBQ (6)
- Little Sakana (1)
- Yoshinoya (109)
- Kura Revolving Sushi Bar (19)
- Shogun Restaurant (6)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
WaBa Grill 195
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2
Y
Yoshinoya 109
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3
B
bb.q Chicken 41
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4
T
Teriyaki Madness 24
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5
G
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 21
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6
B
Bonchon Chicken 20
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7
K
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8
B
Benihana 18
- 9 T Tasty Pot 18
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10
S
Sarku Japan 18
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11
S
Silverlake Ramen 17
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12
T
Two Hands Corn Dogs 16
- 13 S SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa 16
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14
M
Marugame Udon 15
- 15 R Ramen 101 15
- 16 B Boiling Point 13
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17
G
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18
H
HiroNori Craft Ramen 11
- 19 I I Love Teriyaki 10
- 20 T Teriyaki House 9
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21
K
Kabuki Japanese Restaurant 9
- 22 S Sushiya 8
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23
M
Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar 8
- 24 C Crazy Rock'N Sushi 8
- 25 B BCD Tofu House 7
- 26 S Shabuya AYCE 7
- 27 S Shin-Sen-Gumi 7
- 28 M Marufuku Ramen 7
- 29 I Ichiban Sushi 7
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30
H
- 31 P Pelicana Chicken 6
- 32 Y Yanagi Sushi & Grill 6
- 33 H Hana Sushi 6
- 34 A Arigato Sushi 6
- 35 S Sushiko 6
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36
K
- 37 S Shogun Restaurant 6
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38
M
Manna BBQ 6
- 39 R Ramen Nagi 5
- 40 A Aikan Sushi 5
- 41 D Daikokuya 5
- 42 I Ichiban 5
- 43 N Niko Niko Sushi 5
- 44 Y Yo Sushi 5
- 45 S Sake 2 Me Sushi 5
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46
H
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka 5
- 47 S Sumo Sushi 5
- 48 U Umi Sushi 5
- 49 C Chubby Cattle BBQ 5
- 50 S Sushi House 5
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