List of casual dining restaurant chains

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This is a list of casual dining restaurant chains around the world, arranged in alphabetical order. A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere. Except for buffet-style restaurants, casual dining restaurants typically provide table service.

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Name Type Location Number of locations Notes
Anjappar Chettinad Restaurant Casual restaurant India, United Arab Emirates, United States, Qatar, Canada, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Singapore 30
Applebee's Bar & Grill United States, Puerto Rico, and 14 other countries 2,010 Owned by DineEquity, based in Kansas City, Missouri[1]
Bahama Breeze Seafood United States 26 Part of the Specialty Restaurant Group of Darden Restaurants[2]
Baja Fresh Mexican United States 300 Based in Cypress, California
Bakers Square Family Great Lakes, California, USA 151 Owned by VICORP Restaurants based in Denver, CO
Benihana Japanese United States 80 80 teppanyaki locations, also owns Haru Sushi, RA Sushi Bar and Doraku Restaurant
Bennigan's Irish Bar & Grill United States Owned by Metromedia Restaurant Group: chain filed for bankruptcy with some franchised stores still open
Bertucci's Italian U.S. (predominantly Northeast) 92 Jacobsen Partners
Big Boy Family U.S., Canada, Japan 455 Bob's Big Boy is also part of Big Boy chain restaurants owned by Robert Liggett Jr.
Black Angus Steakhouse Steakhouse Western U.S. 88 Also known as Stuart Anderson's
Black-eyed Pea Country casual Colorado & Texas, USA 50 Includes full alcohol service and bar
Bob Evans Restaurants Family Midwest, Mid-Atlantic states, Florida 600 Also operates Owens Restaurants in Texas; parent company sells sausage in supermarkets
Boston Pizza Canada, United States, Mexico 381 Known outside of Canada as Boston's The Gourmet Pizza.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Seafood Worldwide 25
Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill Worldwide 688
Buca di Beppo Italian 105
California Pizza Kitchen Pizza 170
Carino's Italian Grill Italian, Bar & Grill United States 170 Part of Fired Up Inc.
Carrows Family Western United States 100 Owned by Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc.
Champps Americana American Bar & Grill United States 61 Traded on NASDAQ under CMPP
Charlie Brown's Steakhouse Steakhouse Northeast (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York), USA 20+ The largest steakhouse chain in New Jersey, with additional locations in New York and Pennsylvania. Also owns The Office Beer Bar & Grill.
Cheddar's Casual Café Family Predominantly Texas & Illinois; various locations Midwest (Oklahoma, Missouri) 20
Cheeseburger in Paradise American Bar & Grill United States 38
The Cheesecake Factory 153[3] Traded on NASDAQ under CAKE
Carlos'n Charlie's Mexican Mexico & Caribbean 11 Grupo Anderson’s
Chevys Fresh Mex Mexican U.S. (nationwide) 123 Was owned by PFS (Pepsi)
Chili's Bar & Grill Worldwide 1,168 Owned by Brinker Intl.
Claim Jumper Steakhouse Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin 41
Chipotle Mexican Grill Mexican USA 950
Coco's Bakery Family Western U.S. 115 Owned by Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc.
Congo Grille Filipino, Grill Philippines 30
Cora Breakfast, Lunch Canada 120
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Family, Old Time ambiance U.S. (Nationwide except west coast) 566
Dave & Buster's Family, entertainment, arcade United States and Canada 57
Denny's Family Worldwide 1500 Open 24 hours every day
Dencio's Bar & Grill Philippines 30 Owned by Pancake House Incorporation
Don Pablo's Tex-Mex United States 41 Owned by Rita Restaurant Corp.
Earls Bar & Grill U.S./Canada 52
East Side Mario's Italian U.S./Canada 103 Prime Restaurants
El Torito Mexican
Famous Dave's Barbecue
FATZ American family dining South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia 47 Serving popular American fare with a Southern influence.
Flunch Family France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland and Russia 290
Gerry's Grill Filipino, Grill Philippines 32
Golden Corral Family United States Buffet style dining
Ground Round Family United States 30 Owned by Howard Johnson's
Hackney's Irish Chicago area 6
Happy Chef Family Midwestern United States 14 Sal Frederick, founder
Hard Rock Cafe Bar & Grill Worldwide (founded in England) 140 Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, Founders
Hooters Bar & Grill Worldwide 435
Hoss's Steak and Sea House Steakhouse U.S. 40 locations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Houlihan's Bar & Grill U.S.
Howard Johnson's Family Northeastern U.S.; formerly nationwide 3 One of the first restaurant chains. At one time had over 1,000 locations across the U.S.
Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks Burgers Western United States 60+
IHOP Family U.S., Canada, Mexico, Virgin Islands 1328 Open 24 hours, may close on holidays. Bought Applebee's in 2007
Jensen's Bøfhus Steakhouse/Family Denmark, Sweden, Germany 40-45
Jerry's J-Boy Restaurants Family Kentucky, Indiana 15 Was much larger, but sold most locations to Denny's in 1980s; was also parent company of Long John Silver's
Jim's Restaurants Family Texas 20 Owned by Frontier Enterprises, which also owns Magic Time Machine restaurants
Joe's Crab Shack Seafood 28 U.S. states 120 Owned by Ignite Restaurant Group
Johnny Rockets Family Worldwide 1950's style diner
Landry's Restaurants Various Nationwide 300 Owns 30+ casual dining restaurant chains
Logan's Roadhouse Steakhouse 135
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Steakhouse
LongHorn Steakhouse Steakhouse Midwest/Southwest/Eastern U.S. 340 Owned by Darden Restaurants Inc.
Maggiano's Little Italy Italian Nationwide 44
Marie Callender's Family West/Southwest U.S. 139 Home cooking ambiance
Mikes Italian Canada, USA 115
Milestones Grill and Bar Grill, Bar Canada 38 Owned by Cara Operations
Mimi's Cafe French Café, New Orleans, and American United States 144 Owned by Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Montana's Cookhouse Steakhouse Canada 80 Owned by Cara Operations
Nando's Grilled Chicken Worldwide (founded in South Africa) 850 Portugese/Mozambican Theme
O'Charley's Bar & Grill South/Midwest U.S. 270
The Old Spaghetti Factory Italian 37
Olive Garden Italian-American 730+
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina Mexican Worldwide
The Original Pancake House Breakfast U.S. 100
Outback Steakhouse Steakhouse Worldwide 900 Australian ambiance
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery Family U.S./Canada 500
P. F. Chang's China Bistro Chinese 141 Also owns Pei Wei Asian Diner
Pei Wei Asian Diner Asian Affiliated with P. F. Chang's
Piccadilly Pub Bar & Grill Massachusetts 14
Pick Up Stix Fresh Asian Kitchen Chinese California 70+ Owned by Lorne Goldberg, the owner of Leeann Chin and Mandarin Express.
Planet Hollywood Bar & Grill Worldwide 16 Owned by Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ponderosa Steakhouse Steakhouse 700 Also known as Bonanza in some states
Qdoba Mexican Grill Mexican United States
Quaker Steak & Lube Steakhouse Eastern U.S. 27 vehicle garage theme
Rainforest Cafe Family Theme Worldwide 35 Jungle ambiance, Landry's Restaurants
Red Lobster Seafood U.S., Canada, Japan 670 Darden Restaurants
Red Robin Burgers U.S./Canada 290
Romano's Macaroni Grill Italian Worldwide 235 Brinker International (Chili's, On the Border, etc.)
Round Table Pizza Pizza Western US, Hawaii, Alaska 500+ founded in 1959
Ruby Tuesday Bar & Grill, Family United States, Hawaii, and 15 other countries 800+[4] Owned by Ruby Tuesday Inc., based in Maryville, Tennessee.
Salisbury House Family Canada 17
Scores Rotisserie Canada 45+
Señor Frog's Mexican Bar Mexico, Caribbean, South America, U.S. 12 Grupo Anderson's
Shoeless Joe's Sports Grill Canada 40
Shoney's Family Southeast, lower Midwest 318 Once affiliated with Big Boy Restaurants; dropped in 1980s so company could expand beyond territorial restrictions
Sizzler Steak and seafood
Smitty's Family Restaurants Family Canada 115
Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill BBQ & Grill Eastern and Central United States 126
Steak 'n Shake Diner Midwestern and Southern United States 490
St-Hubert Rôtisserie Ontario, Québec and New-Brunswick, but mainly in Québec. 100+
Swiss Chalet Family Canada, USA 200 Owned by Cara Operations
Texas Roadhouse Steakhouse 235
T.G.I. Friday's Bar & Grill Worldwide 782 Also includes Friday's Sports Grill and Friday's American Bar. Owned by Carlson Restaurants.
Tony Roma's BBQ Worldwide 260 Ribs
Tumbleweed Southwest Grill Mexican Kentucky and 4 Midwestern States
Uno Chicago Grill Bar & Grill 200 Formerly known as Pizzeria Uno
Victoria Station Steakhouse, BBQ Northeastern U.S. 1 One location still exists in Salem, Massachusetts
Village Inn Family 222
Waffle House Family 25 states, but mainly in the Southern United States 1,600+[5]
York Steak House Steakhouse Central U.S. 1 One location still exists in Columbus, Ohio
Zaxby's Chicken Southeast 500+

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Form 10-Q". DineEquity, Inc. 3 November 2011. pp. 11–12. http://investors.dineequity.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=104384&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2lyLmludC53ZXN0bGF3YnVzaW5lc3MuY29tL2RvY3VtZW50L3YxLzAwMDE0NDUzMDUtMTEtMDAzMjE3L3htbC9zdWJkb2N1bWVudC8xL3BhZ2UvMTI%3d. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Darden Restaurants Reports First Quarter Diluted Net Earnings Per Share of 78 Cents; Declares a Quarterly Dividend of 43 Cents Per Share". Darden Restaurants. 28 September 2011. http://investor.dardenrestaurants.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=609120. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  3. ^ "Cheesecake Factory Locations". http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/Locations/locations#. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 
  4. ^ Restaurant Unit Count, Ruby Tuesday
  5. ^ Waffle House History
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