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. Teriyaki Madness and Asian Harbor sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T
Teriyaki Madness
|
▲1 | +6.7% |
| 2 | A Asian Harbor | ▲2 | +5.4% |
| 3 |
B
Benihana
|
▲1 | +0.5% |
| 4 | F Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse | ▲2 | +0.2% |
| 5 |
R
Roka Akor
|
▲1 | -1.2% |
| 6 |
W
Wu's House
|
▼1 | -7.9% |
| 7 |
B
bb.q Chicken
|
▼1 | -8.8% |
| 8 | S Sushi Nova | ▲1 | -8.9% |
| 9 |
B
Bonchon Chicken
|
▼1 | -13.8% |
| 10 |
S
Sarku Japan
|
▼2 | -17.8% |
| 11 | C Chicago Ramen | ▼1 | -22.4% |
| 12 |
C
CM Chicken
|
▼2 | -28.5% |
- Joong Boo Market
- Benihana
- Wu's House
- Happy Lamb Hot Pot
- Hamada of Japan
- Blue Sushi Sake Grill
- Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
639 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Joong Boo Market (2)
- Benihana (4)
- Wu's House (3)
- Happy Lamb Hot Pot (2)
- Hamada of Japan (1)
- Blue Sushi Sake Grill (2)
- Kura Revolving Sushi Bar (4)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
T
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3
B
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4
S
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5
C
- 6 F Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse 5
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7
B
- 8 C Chicago Ramen 4
-
9
K
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar 4
- 10 N Nori Sushi & Grill 3
- 11 A Asian Harbor 3
- 12 S Sushi Nova 3
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13
R
- 14 S Sushi Ukai 3
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15
W
- 16 Y Yummy Bowl 2
- 17 S Sushi Station 2
- 18 S Shogun Japanese Steakhouse 2
-
19
K
Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai 2
- 20 O Oishi Sushi 2
- 21 I Ichiddo Ramen 2
- 22 K Ko Fusion 2
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23
S
Sushi King 2
- 24 L Little Tokyo 2
- 25 A Aodake Sushi & Steak House 2
- 26 R Ramen House Shinchan 2
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27
T
Tanaka Ramen & Izakaya 2
- 28 W Wasabi Sushi Bar 2
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29
S
Sushi by Bou 2
- 30 S Sushi House 2
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31
K
Kyuramen x TBaar 2
- 32 S Strings Ramen 2
- 33 T Tsukasa of Tokyo 2
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34
J
Joong Boo Market 2
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35
B
Blue Sushi Sake Grill 2
- 36 S Shogun Japanese Restaurant 2
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37
H
Happy Lamb Hot Pot 2
- 38 K Kyoto Japanese Restaurant 2
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39
G
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 2
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40
K
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot 1
- 41 H Hokkaido Restaurant 1
- 42 H High Five Ramen 1
- 43 O OTOBO Sushi & Bar 1
- 44 N New Village Gastro Pub and Karaoke 1
- 45 B Blue House Korean BBQ 1
- 46 C Cho Sushi 1
- 47 R Ramen & Tea 1
- 48 H Hiko Japanese Steak, Sushi & Ramen 1
- 49 I Ikkai 1
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50
A
Aodake Ramen 1
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