Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked barbecue 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. Woody's Bar-B-Que and Bludso's BBQ sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W Woody's Bar-B-Que | - | +12.1% |
| 2 | B Bludso's BBQ | - | +5.7% |
| 3 | G Gus's BBQ | - | +4.1% |
| 4 |
D
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
|
- | -6.2% |
| 5 |
W
Wood Ranch
|
- | -10.4% |
| 6 | S Sauced BBQ and Spirits | - | -30.7% |
- Wood Ranch
- Gus's BBQ
- I Can Barbecue Korean Grill
- Bengal Barbecue
- Heritage Barbecue
- Sauced BBQ and Spirits
- Bludso's BBQ
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
178 tracked store locations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Wood Ranch (10)
- Gus's BBQ (3)
- I Can Barbecue Korean Grill (2)
- Bengal Barbecue (1)
- Heritage Barbecue (1)
- Sauced BBQ and Spirits (3)
- Bludso's BBQ (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
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2
D
- 3 G Gus's BBQ 3
- 4 S Sauced BBQ and Spirits 3
- 5 B Bludso's BBQ 3
- 6 W Woody's Bar-B-Que 3
- 7 C Chris and Pitts BBQ Restaurant 2
- 8 L Little Skewer 2
- 9 M Matiki Island BBQ 2
- 10 H Holy Cow BBQ 2
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11
F
Famous Dave's 2
- 12 D Domestic 2
- 13 I I Can Barbecue Korean Grill 2
- 14 A Avalon Smokehouse 1
- 15 E Earle's Grill 1
- 16 W Willingham's World Champion BBQ 1
- 17 L Lava Island BBQ 1
- 18 K King's Mongolian Bar-B-Q 1
- 19 S Smokin' Jonny's BBQ 1
- 20 B Bundoo Khan USA 1
- 21 J Jay Bee's Barbecue 1
- 22 S Seven Seas Caviar 1
- 23 C Cocary 1
- 24 P Paapaiii Bbq 1
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25
S
Smoke House 1
- 26 B Bo Daddy's BBQ 1
- 27 U Uncle Andre's BBQ 1
- 28 T Tasty Box BBQ 1
- 29 B Big Pop's BBQ & Grill 1
- 30 B Bengal Barbecue 1
- 31 L Love Chicken and Ribs 1
-
32
O
Old Crow Smokehouse 1
- 33 R Ray's Texas BBQ 1
- 34 B Britt's BBQ 1
- 35 M My Father's Barbeque 1
- 36 G Gus and Andy's Kitchen and Bar 1
- 37 B Big Ant's BBQ 1
- 38 J Johnny Rebs 1
- 39 A AA Hawaiian BBQ 1
- 40 K Kenny's Q Bar-B-Q 1
- 41 K Kahu Hawaiian BBQ 1
- 42 R Reddi Chick Rotisserie BBQ 1
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43
L
Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que 1
- 44 B Bolsa BBQ 1
- 45 M Mk BBQ 1
- 46 A All American BBQ 1
- 47 S Santa Maria BBQ and Catering 1
- 48 A All Kinds of BBQ 1
- 49 G Gus's Deli BBQ and Grill 1
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50
R
Ribs USA 1
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