FSR’s annual list of high-potential, performance-proven full-service brands with 50 locations or fewer and growing fast.
The FSR 50 is FSR’s annual list of high-potential, performance-proven full-service brands. Each has fewer than 50 locations and is growing fast. Here's our collection of some of the hottest full-service brands under 50 units.
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| restaurant name | total units | units added 2018 | planned units 2019 | total company sales m | average unit volume m | average check |
| Seasons 52 | 41 | 1 | 1* | $250 | $5.8 | $45 |
| Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant | 31 | 4 | 5 | $242 | $8.3 | $33e |
| Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House | 13 | 4 | 2 | $177 | $14.1 | $116 |
| STK | 15 | 1 | 1* | $165* | $11* | $115* |
| Firebirds | 45 | 4 | 6 | $161 | $3.8 | $27 |
| Lazy Dog | 26 | 4 | 0 | $150 | $6.4 | $20 |
| Duffy’s Sports Grill | 34 | 1 | 3 | $135 | $4.1 | $21 |
| Abuelo’s | 38 | 2 | 2 | $118 | $3.2 | $18 |
| Ocean Prime | 14 | 1 | 1 | $109 | $7.8 | $110 |
| J. Alexander’s | 19 | 1 | 2* | $108* | $5.7* | $31 |
| Eddie V’s | 21 | 2 | 3* | $102 | $6.4 | $90 |
| Bartaco | 17 | 4 | 4e | $95* | $5.6* | $22 |
| Bareburger | 47 | 3 | 10 | $88 | $2.3 | $35 |
| Cantina Laredo | 37 | 6 | 9 | $90 | $3.0 | $23 |
| Rock & Brews | 22 | 5 | 6 | $83 | $4.8 | $52 |
| Bubba’s 33 | 21 | 1 | 7* | $80* | $4* | $18* |
| Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar | 33 | 9 | 10 | $75 | $2.6 | $18 |
| Walk-On’s | 19 | 14 | 30 | $70 | $5.4 | $16 |
| Redlands Grill | 12 | 2* | 2* | $68* | $5.6* | $30 |
| Native Grill & Wings | 33 | 3 | 8 | $63 | $1.6 | $12 |
| Boston’s | 24 | 3 | 5 | $61 | $2.3 | $19 |
| Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar | 20 | 0 | 5 | $60e | $4e | $20e |
| Snooze | 31 | 8 | 12 | $60 | $3.1 | $14 |
| Pinstripes Bistro Bowling Bocce | 10 | 2 | 3 | $60 | $8.5 | $45 |
| Founding Farmers | 7 | 2 | 1 | $60 | $12.5 | $57 |
| Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern | 23 | 0 | 0 | $60 | $2.6 | $24 |
| Carolina Ale House | 30 | 1 | 0 | $56 | $3.5 | $25 |
| Tupelo Honey Cafe | 15 | 0 | 0 | $52 | $3.4 | $22 |
| Stoney River Steakhouse | 12 | 1 | 2* | $46* | $3.6* | $43* |
| Arooga’s | 17 | 5 | 8 | $38 | $2.5 | $18 |
| Cody’s Original Roadhouse | 16 | 0 | 5 | $38 | $3.3 | $25e |
| Oggi’s Sports Brewhouse | 16 | 0 | 3 | $38 | $2.4 | $20 |
| Umami Burger | 22 | 4 | 40 | $37e | $1.6e | $15e |
| Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill | 8 | 1 | 3 | $35 | $5.1 | $24 |
| b Restaurants—burgers.beer.bourbon | 9 | 0 | 2 | $35 | $3.5 | $27 |
| Blue Sushi Sake Grill | 13 | 1 | 3 | $31 | $3.3 | $30e |
| The Matador | 11 | 0 | 2 | $30e | $3.0 | $29e |
| JINYA Ramen Bar | 23 | 12 | 25 | $30 | $1.3 | $15 |
| Famous Toastery | 32 | 10 | 15 | $30 | $1.5 | $13 |
| 110 Grill | 14 | 8 | 10 | $30 | $4.0 | $25 |
| Babalu | 9 | 1 | 3 | $30 | $3.2 | $21 |
| The Ainsworth | 7 | 4 | 1 | $30 | $4.0 | $30 |
| Zea Rotisserie & Grill | 9 | 1 | 1 | $30 | $5.5 | $25 |
| Yolk | 14 | 4 | 6 | $28 | $2.4 | $25 |
| Public School Restaurant + Bar | 9 | 0 | 1 | $27 | $3.0 | $43 |
| Sauce Pizza and Wine | 13 | 2 | 4 | $25 | $1.9 | $11 |
| The Flying Biscuit | 16 | 5 | 8 | $22 | $1.5 | $18e |
| RARE Steakhouse | 3 | 0 | 2 | $20e | $5.0 | $130 |
| Piola | 10 | 0 | 1 | $15 | $1.5 | $20 |
| The Lost Cajun | 17 | 15 | 25 | $10 | $1.1 | $40 |
Sources for data include company reports, SEC filings, and industry research.
Numbers with an asterisk* were gathered or estimated from the most recent annual report or SEC filing.
Estimates (e) are associated with privately held companies that do not release sales figures and are compiled from industry research.
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