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. Kusshi and Japan Express sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
K
Kusshi
|
- | +16.4% |
| 2 | J Japan Express | - | +9.0% |
| 3 | H Hibachi Express | - | +4.5% |
| 4 |
B
Bonchon Chicken
|
- | +2.1% |
| 5 | Y Yama Sushi | - | -1.2% |
| 6 |
K
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
|
- | -1.3% |
| 7 |
Q
Quickway Japanese Hibachi
|
- | -3.6% |
| 8 |
S
Sarku Japan
|
- | -4.9% |
| 9 | K Kobe Japanese Steak & Seafood House | - | -8.9% |
- KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
- Quickway Japanese Hibachi
- Kobe Japanese Steak & Seafood House
- Akira Ramen & Izakaya
- Sakura Japanese Steakhouse
- Sarku Japan
- Asahi Japanese Steak and Seafood
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
385 tracked store locations in Maryland. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot (6)
- Quickway Japanese Hibachi (18)
- Kobe Japanese Steak & Seafood House (3)
- Akira Ramen & Izakaya (10)
- Sakura Japanese Steakhouse (2)
- Sarku Japan (15)
- Asahi Japanese Steak and Seafood (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
Q
-
2
S
-
3
B
-
4
A
Akira Ramen & Izakaya 10
-
5
K
- 6 H Hibachi Express 5
- 7 J Japan Express 4
- 8 S Sakura Express 4
-
9
K
- 10 K Kobe Japanese Steak & Seafood House 3
- 11 K Katana Sushi 3
- 12 Y Yama Sushi 3
-
13
H
Honey Pig 2
- 14 Y Yama Sushi Bar 2
- 15 S Sushi Oishii 2
-
16
S
Super Japan 2
- 17 S Suki Hana 2
- 18 T Tsunami 2
- 19 S Sakura Japanese Steak, Seafood House and Sushi Bar 2
- 20 S Sushi Hana 2
- 21 T Teriyaki Express 2
- 22 R Rainbow Sushi 2
-
23
B
bb.q Chicken 2
- 24 K Kobe Japan Hibachi & Sushi 2
-
25
I
Iron Age 2
- 26 S Sushi Q 2
- 27 S Sakura Japanese Steakhouse 2
- 28 Q Quickway 2
- 29 R Red Bowl Hibachi & Chicken 1
- 30 S Sapporo II Japanese Restaurant 1
- 31 S Shogun 1
-
32
C
CrunCheese 1
- 33 A Aery 1
- 34 J Johnny's Poki Bowl 1
- 35 N New Generation 1
- 36 A Arigato Hibachi & Sushi 1
- 37 N Nanami Cafe 1
- 38 F Fuji Ramen 1
- 39 H Han's Cafe 1
- 40 R Rice House Bistro 1
- 41 B Beseto 1
-
42
J
JINYA Ramen Bar 1
- 43 B Be.bim Korean BBQ 1
- 44 I Ikura Asian Sushi 1
- 45 B Bebop Korean-Mexican Grill 1
- 46 O Osaka Ramen & Sushi 1
- 47 W Wasabi 1
- 48 R Ramen Utsuke 1
- 49 S Saisaki Asian Fusion 1
- 50 S Sushi Freedom 1
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