The 50 Top-Grossing Full-Service Restaurants in America

Where the biggest sit-down restaurants in the country stack up.

August 2020 FSR Staff

FSR partnered with FoodserviceResults for this year's FSR 50 report. Confirmation of U.S. sales, units, and average-unit volumes (AUV) were requested from all leading chain restaurant operators corporate headquarters. Filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD), transactional data, and statistics from other sources were amalgamated, reviewed, and analyzed to yield domestic sales, unit count, and average-unit volumes.

When necessary, estimates were made for fiscal year 2019 in order to more accurately report on restaurant industry leaders. Founded by industry veteran Darren Tristano, FoodserviceResults is a research and consulting firm specializing in consumer research, data analysis, and insights to the foodservice industry.

Rank	Chain	2019 Sales (Millions)	2018 Sales (Millions)	Sales Change (Percent)	2019 Unit Count	2018 Unit Count	Unit Change (Percent)	2019 AUV (thousands)	2018 AUV (thousands)
1	Olive Garden	4,351	4,100	6.1	867	858	1	5,045	4,804
2	Applebee’s	4,085	4,211	-3	1,665	1,693	-1.7	2,433	2,424
3	Buffalo Wild Wings	3,700	3,680	0.5	1,215	1,208	0.6	3,054	3,056
4	Chili’s	3,550	3,500	1.4	1,240	1,250	-0.8	2,851	2,794
5	IHOP	3,300	3,235	2	1,710	1,705	0.3	1,933	1,916
6	Texas Roadhouse	2,886	2,718	6.2	544	533	2.1	5,359	5,212
7	Denny’s	2,710	2,695	0.6	1,559	1,578	-1.2	1,728	1,692
8	Outback Steakhouse	2,630	2,635	-0.2	725	733	-1.1	3,608	3,578
9	Cracker Barrel	2,525	2,440	3.5	662	655	1.1	3,834	3,754
10	Red Lobster	2,350	2,400	-2.1	670	675	-0.7	3,494	3,550
11	The Cheesecake Factory	2,180	2,140	1.9	204	201	1.5	10,765	10,700
12	LongHorn Steakhouse	1,864	1,750	6.5	518	510	1.6	3,626	3,448
13	Red Robin	1,675	1,625	3.1	561	554	1.3	3,004	2,957
14	Golden Corral	1,635	1,681	-2.7	475	489	-2.9	3,392	3,438
15	Waffle House	1,500	1,480	1.4	1,900	1,910	-0.5	787	774
16	BJ’s Restaurant	1,150	1,120	2.7	208	202	3	5,610	5,614
17	TGI Fridays	1,120	1,200	-6.7	388	418	-7.2	2,779	2,804
18	Hooters	900	887	1.5	344	341	0.9	2,628	2,613
19	P. F. Chang’s	890	880	1.1	216	215	0.5	4,130	4,093
20	Bob Evans	810	845	-4.1	460	480	-4.2	1,723	1,716
21	Ruth’s Chris Steak House	765	755	1.3	136	136	0	5,625	5,593
22	Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen	715	690	3.6	166	158	5.1	4,414	4,437
23	Ruby Tuesday	660	725	-9	450	490	-8.2	1,404	1,381
24	Carrabba’s Italian Grill	645	656	-1.7	225	227	-0.9	2,854	2,884
25	California Pizza Kitchen	635	640	-0.8	200	205	-2.4	3,136	3,122
26	Yard House	610	570	7	79	75	5.3	7,922	7,972
27	Perkins	600	675	-11.1	306	372	-17.7	1,770	1,765
28	Bonefish Grill	585	600	-2.5	197	197	0	2,970	3,015
29	Dave & Buster’s	570	515	10.7	135	119	13.4	4,488	4,598
30	Logan’s Roadhouse	515	525	-1.9	199	200	-0.5	2,581	2,561
31	First Watch	500	400	25	365	294	24.1	1,517	1,501
32	The Capital Grille	469	450	4.2	59	58	1.7	8,017	7,826
33	Miller’s Ale House	450	415	8.4	97	88	10.2	4,865	4,854
34	Chuy’s	433	398	8.8	103	100	3	4,266	4,168
35	O’Charley’s	430	465	-7.5	175	205	-14.6	2,263	2,241
36	Maggiano’s Little Italy	415	415	0	53	52	1.9	7,905	7,981
37	Mellow Mushroom	380	420	-9.5	165	190	-13.2	2,141	2,199
38	Fogo de Chão	375	345	8.7	43	38	13.2	9,259	9,324
39	Texas de Brazil Churrascaria	370	330	12.1	62	53	17	6,435	6,408
40	Twin Peaks	342	325	5.2	85	83	2.4	4,076	3,963
41	Cooper’s Hawk Winery	340	270	25.9	46	34	35.3	8,500	8,438
42	On the Border	340	360	-5.6	130	143	-9.1	2,491	2,509
43	Pappadeux Seafood Kitchen	335	330	1.5	40	40	0	8,375	8,354
44	Village Inn	330	350	-5.7	185	210	-11.9	1,671	1,659
45	Black Bear Diner	325	300	8.3	138	120	15	2,519	2,667
46	Famous Dave’s	325	355	-8.5	121	140	-13.6	2,490	2,448
47	Brio Tuscan Grille	315	340	-7.4	50	58	-13.8	5,833	5,714
48	Ninety Nine Restaurants	305	295	3.4	108	105	2.9	2,864	2,810
49	Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse	302	303	-0.3	69	70	-1.4	4,345	4,360
50	Saltgrass Steakhouse	296	290	2.1	76	73	4.1	3,973	4,056