Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked buffets
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. Royal Buffet & Grill and Yummy Buffet sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Royal Buffet & Grill | ▲7 | +17.6% |
| 2 | Y Yummy Buffet | - | +17.2% |
| 3 | P Panda Buffet | ▲5 | +16.1% |
| 4 | H Harvest Buffet | - | +15.2% |
| 5 |
P
Ponderosa Steakhouse
|
▲6 | +15.0% |
| 6 | Y Yoki Buffet | - | +14.1% |
| 7 | P Pizza Pie Cafe | ▲1 | +13.0% |
| 8 |
C
Chuck-a-Rama
|
▲1 | +12.5% |
| 9 |
W
Western Sizzlin
|
▲1 | +12.5% |
| 10 | C Chen's Buffet | ▲5 | +10.3% |
| 11 | S Sirloin Stockade | ▲11 | +10.0% |
| 12 | A Asian Cuisine | ▲4 | +8.6% |
| 13 | I Ichiban Buffet | ▲2 | +8.5% |
| 14 | K King Buffet | - | +8.0% |
| 15 | M Mongolian Grill | ▲3 | +7.3% |
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill
- Cicis Pizza
- China Buffet
- Pizza Ranch
- King Buffet
- Sizzler
- Asian Buffet
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
3,012 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill (380)
- Cicis Pizza (333)
- China Buffet (207)
- Pizza Ranch (211)
- King Buffet (67)
- Sizzler (56)
- Asian Buffet (62)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
G
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 380
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2
C
Cicis Pizza 333
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3
P
Pizza Ranch 211
- 4 C China Buffet 207
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5
H
Hartz Chicken Buffet 70
- 6 K King Buffet 67
- 7 A Asian Buffet 62
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8
S
Sizzler 56
- 9 G Gatti's Pizza 41
- 10 H Hong Kong Buffet 39
- 11 G Grand Buffet 37
- 12 H Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet 34
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13
W
- 14 P Panda Buffet 27
- 15 S Super China Buffet 23
- 16 N New China Buffet 23
- 17 R Royal Buffet 22
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18
P
- 19 H Hibachi Buffet 19
- 20 M Mongolian Grill 18
- 21 B Buffet City 18
- 22 F Flaming Grill & Buffet 16
- 23 D Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet 15
- 24 E Empire Buffet 14
- 25 S Super Buffet 14
- 26 D Dragon Buffet 14
- 27 O Ocean Buffet 13
- 28 C China King Buffet 12
- 29 H Hibachi Grill 12
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30
S
Stevi B's Pizza Buffet 12
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31
O
Ole Times Country Buffet 12
- 32 L Lin's Grand Buffet 11
- 33 G GK Mongolian BBQ 11
- 34 P Pizza Pie Cafe 11
- 35 H Hibachi Grill & Buffet 11
- 36 I Ichiban Buffet 11
- 37 K Kings Buffet 10
- 38 C City Buffet 10
- 39 S Sakura Buffet 10
- 40 A Asia Buffet 10
- 41 P Panda Palace 10
- 42 A Asian Cuisine 9
- 43 S Sirloin Stockade 9
- 44 D Dynasty Buffet 9
- 45 C Chinatown Buffet 8
- 46 G Grand China Buffet 8
- 47 G Golden Buffet 8
- 48 I Imperial Buffet 7
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49
C
- 50 F Feast Buffet 7
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