Trends · data through September 2026

Japanese & Korean in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Iceflower tracks 273 stores from 199 Japanese & Korean chains in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. Asuka Ramen grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Teriyaki Madness and Sushi Katsu.

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
199
Tracked stores
273
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. Asuka Ramen and Teriyaki Madness sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 A Asuka Ramen - +5.5%
2 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness - +3.2%
3 S Sushi Katsu - +1.6%
4 F Fontana Sushi logo Fontana Sushi ▲1 -3.4%
5 C Cupbop logo Cupbop - -4.0%
6 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken - -4.2%
7 D Dae Gee Korean BBQ logo Dae Gee Korean BBQ - -8.2%
8 S Sukiya Ramen - -11.2%
9 M Mika Sushi - -13.2%
10 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken - -24.0%
11 O Okinawa Sushi ▼1 -27.7%
  • Benihana
  • Mt Fuji Hibachi & Grill
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
  • Tokyo Joe's
  • Sushi Den
  • Chubby Fish Sushi
  • Uchi
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

273 tracked store locations in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Benihana (2)
  • Mt Fuji Hibachi & Grill (4)
  • KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (2)
  • Tokyo Joe's (22)
  • Sushi Den (1)
  • Chubby Fish Sushi (1)
  • Uchi (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 T Tokyo Joe's logo Tokyo Joe's 22
  • 2 T Teriyaki Madness logo Teriyaki Madness 9
  • 3 O Okinawa Sushi 5
  • 4 A Asuka Ramen 4
  • 5 M Mt Fuji Hibachi & Grill 4
  • 6 S Sukiya Ramen 4
  • 7 D Dae Gee Korean BBQ logo Dae Gee Korean BBQ 4
  • 8 F Fontana Sushi logo Fontana Sushi 4
  • 9 B Bonchon Chicken logo Bonchon Chicken 4
  • 10 B bb.q Chicken logo bb.q Chicken 3
  • 11 M Mika Sushi 3
  • 12 S Sushi Katsu 3
  • 13 C Cupbop logo Cupbop 3
  • 14 G Go Fish Sushi 2
  • 15 T Two Hands Corn Dogs logo Two Hands Corn Dogs 2
  • 16 M Mugi Ramen and Poke 2
  • 17 S Sushi Mango 2
  • 18 J JINYA Ramen Bar logo JINYA Ramen Bar 2
  • 19 U Ugly Rice 2
  • 20 T Taku Sushi 2
  • 21 S Sarku Japan logo Sarku Japan 2
  • 22 R Rice Bistro 2
  • 23 U Uncle logo Uncle 2
  • 24 H Hana Matsuri Sushi 2
  • 25 B Benihana logo Benihana 2
  • 26 T Tasty Pot 2
  • 27 K KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot logo KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot 2
  • 28 H Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar logo Hapa Sushi Grill and Sake Bar 2
  • 29 J JP Nori Sushi and Asian Cuisine 1
  • 30 C CrunCheese logo CrunCheese 1
  • 31 Y Yong Gung 1
  • 32 S Shin Myung Gwan Korean BBQ 1
  • 33 B Bop & Gogi 1
  • 34 S Sushi Bay 1
  • 35 H Hibachi House 1
  • 36 F Funny Plus 1
  • 37 S Sera's Ramen Enclave 1
  • 38 T The Porklet 1
  • 39 K Kassai Sushi 1
  • 40 I Izu Sushi 1
  • 41 M Menya Sushi & Ramen 1
  • 42 T Tai Tai Japanese 1
  • 43 S Silla Restaurant 1
  • 44 K Kobe An LoHi 1
  • 45 3 303 Ramen 1
  • 46 C Cherry Hills Sushi Co. 1
  • 47 R Red Ginger 1
  • 48 G Goku Hibachi Express 1
  • 49 T Tofu Story 1
  • 50 B Banzai Sushi 1

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