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The 15 biggest chain restaurants in the US, ranked

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The 15 biggest chain restaurants in the US, ranked

While fast-food and fast-casual chains dominate the industry, many casual-dining and family-style chain restaurants are also thriving.

From Olive Garden to Denny’s, you’ve likely visited at least one of these chains in the past year. But which chains are faring better than others?

The research firm Technomic recently identified the top 500 biggest chain restaurants in the US. The report, which Technomic said is based on “decades of historical data,” analyzes trends in the food service industry and includes each chain’s annual sales and unit counts for 2023, which were also reported by Nation’s Restaurant News.

We looked at the top 15 chains listed as casual dining, midscale, or family-style for this list. Fast-casual or quick-service restaurants like Chipotle and McDonald’s are not included. We also listed the year the company was founded, its 2023 sales, and restaurant count, per Technomic’s report.

Here are the biggest chain restaurants in the US.

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