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America's top 50 restaurant chains revealed

The nation’s favourites
50. In-N-Out Burger
49. TGI Fridays
48. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
47. Bojangles’
46. Jersey Mike’s Subs
45. Waffle House
44. Wingstop
43. Carl’s Jr.
42. Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
41. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
40. Five Guys Burgers and Fries
39. Golden Corral
38. Culver’s
37. LongHorn Steakhouse
36. Zaxby’s
35. Hardee’s
34. Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches
33. The Cheesecake Factory
32. Cracker Barrel
31. Red Lobster
30. Whataburger
29. Outback Steakhouse
28. Papa John’s
27. Denny’s
26. Texas Roadhouse
25. IHOP
24. Jack in the Box
23. Chili’s Grill & Bar
22. Buffalo Wild Wings
21. Dairy Queen
20. Little Caesars
19. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
18. Arby’s
17. Panda Express
16. Applebee’s
15. Olive Garden
14. KFC
13. Sonic Drive-In
12. Chipotle Mexican Grill
11. Pizza Hut
10. Panera Bread
9. Domino’s
8. Dunkin’
7. Wendy’s
6. Subway
5. Burger King
4. Taco Bell
3. Chick-fil-A
2. Starbucks
1. McDonald’s
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The nation’s favourites

The USA is home to swathes of chain restaurants, cafés and fast food joints but there are some which people return to time and again for comforting favourites, from burgers and fried chicken to steaks and pizza. Restaurant Business has analysed the sales data and recorded the highest-grossing chains in the five years up to 2019. With a few surprises and some predictable top dogs, here are the nation’s top 50 chains. Click through to find out which is number one...

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Ella Buchan

25 October 2021

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