Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Iceflower tracks 161 stores from 143 Japanese & Korean chains in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
143
Tracked stores
161
Consumer panel
130M+

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. Sake Express and Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 S Sake Express logo Sake Express - +7.1%
2 M Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant logo Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant - -2.5%
  • Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
  • Sushi Hana
  • eeZ Fusion and Sushi
  • Konnichiwa
  • Fusion Bowl
  • The Cowfish
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

161 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant (3)
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (2)
  • Sushi Hana (2)
  • eeZ Fusion and Sushi (1)
  • Konnichiwa (2)
  • Fusion Bowl (2)
  • The Cowfish (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 M Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant logo Mr Tokyo Japanese Restaurant 3
  • 2 S Sake Express logo Sake Express 3
  • 3 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness 2
  • 4 O Osaka Japanese Cuisine 2
  • 5 T Tokyo Express 2
  • 6 J Japan Restaurant 2
  • 7 S Sogo Express 2
  • 8 K Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar 2
  • 9 S Silverlake Ramen logo Silverlake Ramen 2
  • 10 H Hibachi Express 2
  • 11 A Akahana Asian Bistro 2
  • 12 P Poke Bowlz 2
  • 13 K KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot logo KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot 2
  • 14 S Sushi Hana 2
  • 15 F Fusion Bowl 2
  • 16 K Konnichiwa 2
  • 17 A Anju 1
  • 18 M Musashi Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 19 D Dae Bak 1
  • 20 N Nagoya Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 21 U Umami Pokerito 1
  • 22 W Wild Wok Statesville 1
  • 23 B Blue Orchid 1
  • 24 B Bibim 1
  • 25 K Korean Restaurant 1
  • 26 M Mai Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 27 S Sushi Star 1
  • 28 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken 1
  • 29 C Chicken Bee 1
  • 30 E eeZ Fusion and Sushi logo eeZ Fusion and Sushi 1
  • 31 N Nakato Japanese Restaurant logo Nakato Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 32 O Osaka Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 33 U Umami Sushi and Grill 1
  • 34 R Room 112 1
  • 35 T Tokyo Kitchen Charlotte 1
  • 36 S Suki Hana 1
  • 37 I Ichi Japanese Express 1
  • 38 N Nakato Japanese Steakhouse 1
  • 39 B Bachi logo Bachi 1
  • 40 N Niyoshi II 1
  • 41 P Phoenix Thai and Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 42 T Tokyo Bistro 1
  • 43 U Umi Teriyaki & Sushi 1
  • 44 T Tintin Cafe 1
  • 45 R Roppongi Ramen Bar 1
  • 46 M Miku Japanese Restaurant 1
  • 47 K Ko Sushi 1
  • 48 Y Yakiko Hibachi Grill 1
  • 49 7 704 Korean BBQ 1
  • 50 N Nikko Japanese Restaurant 1

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