Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked seafood & Cajun 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. Cape Fear Seafood Company and Happy Crab Seafood sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Cape Fear Seafood Company | ▲5 | +19.3% |
| 2 | H Happy Crab Seafood | ▲14 | +19.3% |
| 3 | D Dockside Restaurant | ▲13 | +17.1% |
| 4 | T Top O the River | ▲18 | +16.7% |
| 5 | D Duke's Seafood | ▲7 | +16.4% |
| 6 | T The Wharf | ▲12 | +16.2% |
| 7 | T The Fish Market | ▲14 | +13.9% |
| 8 | T The Kickin' Crab | ▲3 | +12.9% |
| 9 | S Sea Island Shrimp House | ▲9 | +12.8% |
| 10 | W Wharf Casual Seafood | ▲3 | +12.2% |
| 11 | S Surfing Crab | ▲7 | +12.0% |
| 12 | O Ocean Crab | ▲7 | +9.9% |
| 13 | L Lure Fish House | ▲7 | +9.8% |
| 14 | F Fish N Tails Oyster Bar | ▲6 | +8.7% |
| 15 | S Saltwater Grill | ▲5 | +8.1% |
- Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
- Captain D's
- Long John Silver's
- Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar
- Crafty Crab
- Red Crab
- The Juicy Crab
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
12,063 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen (46)
- Captain D's (586)
- Long John Silver's (477)
- Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar (71)
- Crafty Crab (47)
- Red Crab (29)
- The Juicy Crab (43)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
C
Captain D's 586
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2
L
Long John Silver's 477
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3
H
Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar 71
- 4 S Sam's Southern Eatery 56
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5
C
Crafty Crab 47
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6
P
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen 46
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7
T
The Juicy Crab 43
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8
M
Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls 35
- 9 J JJ Fish & Chicken 32
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10
C
Cousins Maine Lobster 30
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11
R
Red Crab 29
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12
C
Crab Du Jour 27
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13
R
Razzoo's Cajun Cafe 27
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14
K
Kelly's Cajun Grill 26
- 15 T The Kickin' Crab 26
- 16 M Mayflower Seafood Restaurant 24
- 17 T The Boiling Crab 23
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18
T
The Juicy Seafood 21
- 19 T The Wharf 20
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20
C
Cap't Loui 20
- 21 T The Galley 20
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22
F
Fish City Grill 20
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23
B
Bag O' Crab 19
- 24 S Storming Crab 19
- 25 L Luke's Lobster 18
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26
S
Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar 18
- 27 T The Pearl 18
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28
F
Fiery Crab 18
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29
M
Mambo Seafood 18
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30
H
Hip Hop Fish and Chicken 18
- 31 Y Yummy Crab 17
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32
F
Flying Fish 17
- 33 F Fish Tales 15
- 34 A Angry Crab Shack 15
- 35 T The Fish House 14
- 36 T The Crab Shack 14
- 37 C Crazy Crab 14
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38
I
Ivar's Seafood Bar 14
- 39 J Juicy Seafood 14
- 40 T The Mighty Crab 14
- 41 L Landry's Seafood House 14
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42
H
Half Shell Oyster House 13
- 43 M Mariscos Las Islitas 12
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44
P
Pier 88 Boiling Seafood & Bar 12
- 45 K King Crab 11
- 46 H Hot N Juicy Crawfish 11
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47
Y
Yats 11
- 48 C Captain Crab 11
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49
T
The Twisted Crab 11
- 50 T Tasty Crab House 10
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