Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked food & drink 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. Texas Roadhouse and Buttermilk sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T
Texas Roadhouse
|
▲1 | +19.2% |
| 2 | B Buttermilk | ▲13 | +18.6% |
| 3 |
F
First Watch
|
▲20 | +18.4% |
| 4 | B Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade | ▲13 | +18.3% |
| 5 | P Perry's Steakhouse & Grille | ▲16 | +16.6% |
| 6 |
R
Red Lobster
|
▲4 | +13.4% |
| 7 | T The Patio | ▲9 | +13.2% |
| 8 |
L
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
|
▲7 | +12.2% |
| 9 |
S
Shake Shack
|
▲6 | +11.0% |
| 10 |
L
Little Caesars
|
▲3 | +10.4% |
| 11 | L La Mexicanita | ▲15 | +10.2% |
| 12 |
C
Chick-fil-A
|
- | +10.0% |
| 13 |
B
BIBIBOP Asian Grill
|
▲13 | +9.8% |
| 14 |
M
Moretti's
|
▲4 | +9.8% |
| 15 |
S
Steak 'n Shake
|
▲6 | +9.6% |
- Restaurant
- Fast Food Restaurant
- Pizzaria
- Coffee Shop
- Casual Eatery
- Sandwich Shop
- Bar
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
13,819 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, colored by category.
- Restaurant (4,934)
- Fast Food Restaurant (2,093)
- Pizzaria (1,220)
- Coffee Shop (1,039)
- Casual Eatery (927)
- Sandwich Shop (752)
- Bar (654)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
S
Starbucks 512
-
2
M
McDonald's 395
-
3
D
Dunkin' 285
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4
J
Jimmy John's 225
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5
B
Burger King 224
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6
S
Subway 211
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7
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 167
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8
W
Wendy's 164
-
9
D
Domino's Pizza 150
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10
T
Taco Bell 144
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11
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 136
-
12
W
Wingstop 123
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13
P
Panera Bread 119
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14
D
Dairy Queen 115
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15
P
Potbelly Sandwich Shop 109
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16
B
Baskin-Robbins 107
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17
L
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18
P
Panda Express 106
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19
C
Casey's 102
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20
C
Culver's 89
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21
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 67
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22
W
White Castle 65
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23
R
Rosati's Pizza 63
-
24
C
-
25
K
KFC 59
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26
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 57
-
27
A
Arby's 56
-
28
P
Portillo's 48
-
29
N
Noodles & Company 47
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30
P
Papa John's Pizza 46
-
31
T
Tropical Smoothie Cafe 45
-
32
P
Pizza Hut 42
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33
C
Chili's Grill & Bar 40
-
34
S
Smoothie King 39
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35
F
Five Guys 37
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36
I
IHOP 35
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37
R
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 32
- 38 L La Michoacana 30
-
39
O
Oberweis 29
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40
L
Lou Malnati's 28
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41
B
Buona 28
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42
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 28
-
43
N
Nothing Bundt Cakes 27
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44
D
Denny's 26
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45
A
Aurelio's Pizza 26
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46
H
Harold's Chicken Shack 24
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47
M
McAlister's Deli 23
-
48
O
Olive Garden 23
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49
B
Beggars Pizza 23
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50
C
Church's Chicken 22
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