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Top 25 Burger ghost kitchens based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 267 burger ghost kitchens headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 30,969 professional contacts across them, including 764 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers burger ghost kitchens 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 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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267Companies
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The 25 largest burger ghost kitchens based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 267 burger ghost kitchens based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to burger ghost kitchens: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0004,420 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’ve got the boldest burgers on the block.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceColumbus, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0003,698 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“White Castle, America's first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot and tasty Sliders since 1921.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,756 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in June 2007 and based in Denver, Colorado’s Cherry Creek neighborhood, the first Smashburger opened with one simple notion in mind: to serve a better burger and, in the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,401 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Habit Burger & Grill, a subsidiary of Yum!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,077 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Some people are driven to create the world's fastest cars or the world's tallest buildings.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceMount Olive, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000589 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Those fast-casual better-burger guys best watch out: Hwy 55 has drawn a roadmap to success."- Full Service Restaurant Magazine Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries has been serving up…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceBeverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200446 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Over the last 60 years, Fatburger has built its reputation as America’s best fast casual, gourmet hamburger restaurant.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceDublin, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a268 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceCulver City, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000217 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re on a mission to challenge the way people think about burgers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200148 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Back Yard Burgers is known as the place to go for big and bold backyard taste.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200115 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BIG THINGS COME IN SMALLS PACKAGES Our founder Brandon Landry has always been a big fan of cheeseburger sliders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceNew York City, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re a fully integrated, delivery-only restaurant group transforming the industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a36 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Each of our award-winning burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches are cooked-to-order, grilled to perfection and prepared with the freshest ingredients available.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceSt Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20033 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hi-Pointe Drive-In is a burger & shake joint, and home of the 2021 World Championships best burger in the world!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceLos Gatos, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5033 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Delicious burgers, fries, and organic shakes from the Bay Area’s best local burger joints.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceEncino, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20032 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The entire Burgerim organization is committed to making sure that each customer enjoys a tasty meal.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceMbb, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1027 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MrBeast Burger is an American delivery-only fast-food restaurant chain founded by internet personality Jimmy Donaldson, in partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts, LLC.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Partial evidenceSavannah, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“B&D Burgers first restaurant was opened in March 2001 by Savannah resident David Tonroe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidencePhoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our story is simple.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20016 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Park Burger is a casual, family-friendly neighborhood restaurant, serving up some of Denver's prizewinning burgers, fries, shakes and beers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceNorth Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Launched in 2020, ChefSuite has been revolutionizing commercial and ghost kitchens with innovation, community engagement, and comprehensive support to support the evolving…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceMauldin, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-2008 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At HipBurger® our goal is simple, to make a great burger that everyone enjoys and it all starts with the perfect ingredients that blend together seamlessly.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceGalloway, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tony Beef is a company based out of 195 S New York Rd, Galloway, New Jersey, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Burger ghost kitchens based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
2.5%Verified-email coverage
116.0Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.4%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
107
11-50
106
51-200
30
201-500
4
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
7
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 267 companies.

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 burger ghost kitchens, 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 “burger ghost kitchens”. 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 burger ghost kitchens), 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 burger ghost kitchens, 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, 764 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 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 burger ghost kitchens, 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 burger ghost kitchens are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 267 burger ghost kitchens 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?

Checkers & Rally S Drive-In Restaurants, headquartered in Tampa, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most burger ghost kitchens?

New York leads with 9 headquartered companies, followed by Houston (6) and Los Angeles (6).

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 764 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 267 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 19, 2026.

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About this data

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.