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Top 25 American restaurants based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 2,647 american restaurants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 177,596 professional contacts across them, including 5,991 with verified work emails and 43,140 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers american restaurants headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 7, 2026.
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The 25 largest american restaurants based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | RevenueBase Smart Search | Contacts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indirect evidence | 26,222 contacts → | |||
“There's a lot to love about Applebee's!” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | Partial evidence | 20,756 contacts → | |||
“Founded in 1982, Olive Garden is owned by Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI), the world's largest company-owned and operated full-service restaurant company.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | Indirect evidence | 19,478 contacts → | |||
“Chili's opened as a fun Dallas burger joint with a loyalty to happy hour and blue jeans.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | Partial evidence | 17,175 contacts → | |||
“We're America's Diner and we love to feed people - body, mind and soul.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | Indirect evidence | 10,591 contacts → | |||
“In 1965, TGI Fridays opened its first location in New York City.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | Partial evidence | 9,687 contacts → | |||
“Since opening in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, Red Robin has welcomed Guests to our casual dining restaurants in the U.S.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | Partial evidence | 3,182 contacts → | |||
“Start by serving exceptional American comfort food with a contemporary twist.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | Indirect evidence | 2,506 contacts → | |||
“Bringing friends and family together over delicious food served from the heart.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | Indirect evidence | 2,094 contacts → | |||
“The first Miller’s Ale House opened in 1988 in Jupiter, FL, based on a ‘come as you are’ environment that quickly became known for its freshly-made food, unmatched value…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | Indirect evidence | 2,056 contacts → | |||
“Hot dog!” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | Partial evidence | 1,467 contacts → | |||
“Rooted in the agricultural heritage of founder Bob Evans, whose humble Farmhouse Kitchen laid the foundation for our restaurants over 70 years ago, Bob Evans continues to embody…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | Strong evidence | 1,350 contacts → | |||
“Lazy Dog Restaurants serves made-from-scratch American food and drink with seasonally inspired ingredients.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | Partial evidence | 1,255 contacts → | |||
“Luby's Restaurant Corporation” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | Partial evidence | 1,200 contacts → | |||
“Who We Are We are a family-owned restaurant business that started in 1969 in Portland, Oregon by Guss and Sally Dussin.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | Partial evidence | 931 contacts → | |||
“Bubba’s 33 was created in 2013 by Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse restaurants.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | Partial evidence | 843 contacts → | |||
“Dave Frisch opened his first restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1939.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | Indirect evidence | 793 contacts → | |||
“At Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, we thrive on relationships, see the potential in growth, and draw energy from every smile.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | Partial evidence | 756 contacts → | |||
“Houlihan’s is a casual restaurant & bar that doesn't take itself too seriously.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | Indirect evidence | 696 contacts → | |||
“Metro Diner is proud to offer a diverse menu featuring award-winning comfort food and diner favorites.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | Partial evidence | 662 contacts → | |||
“Ted's Montana Grill began with two American entrepreneurs and a dream.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | Strong evidence | 626 contacts → | |||
“A family-friendly casual restaurant serving burgers, breakfast, and classic American comfort food.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | Indirect evidence | 508 contacts → | |||
“Since 1947, Shoney's® has served fresh, tasty food at affordable prices in a place that feels just like home.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | Indirect evidence | 490 contacts → | |||
“Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse serves flawless cuisine that's bold and delicious, and offers an extensive award-winning wine list and a level of service that reminds guests…” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | Partial evidence | 435 contacts → | |||
“There was no shortage of restaurants when Not Your Average Joe’s first opened in 1994.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | Indirect evidence | 411 contacts → | |||
“Carolina Ale House is a hospitality company based out of 500 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States.” Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: american restaurants. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names american restaurants.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of american restaurants, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name american restaurants. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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American restaurants based in the United States at a glance
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How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among american restaurants, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “american restaurants”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names american restaurants), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among american restaurants, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,991 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 7, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
American restaurants by metro
- American restaurants in New York84
- American restaurants in Chicago45
- American restaurants in Los Angeles32
- American restaurants in Houston27
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names american restaurants, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many american restaurants are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 2,647 american restaurants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill BAR, headquartered in Pasadena, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most american restaurants?
New York leads with 84 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (45) and Los Angeles (32).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,991 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,647 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 7, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.