List of casual dining restaurant chains

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A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere. Except for buffet-style restaurants, casual dining restaurants typically provide table service.

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Restaurant Type Locale Locations Notes
Applebees Bar & Grill Global 1,700
Bahama Breeze Seafood 32 Affiliated with Red Lobster, Owned by Darden Restaurants
Baker's Square Family Great Lakes, California 151
Benihana Japanese 80 80 teppanyaki locations, also owns Haru Sushi, RA Sushi Bar and Doraku Restaurant
Bennigan’s Irish Bar & Grill Metromedia Restaurant Group
Bertucci's Italian U.S. (predominantly Northeast) 92 Jacobsen Partners
Black Angus Steakhouse Steakhouse Western U.S. 88 Also known as Stuart Anderson's
Bob Evans Restaurants Family Midwest, Mid-Atlantic states, Florida 600 Also operates Owens Restaurants in Texas; parent company sells sausage in supermarkets
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Seafood ~25
Buca di Beppo Italian 105
California Pizza Kitchen Pizza 170
Carrows Family Western U.S. >100 Owned by Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc.
Champps Americana American Bar & Grill United States 61 Traded on NASDAQ under CMPP
Charlie Brown's Steakhouse Steakhouse Northeast (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York) 56 The largest steakhouse chain in New Jersey, with additional locations in New York and Pennsylvania. Considerably more upscale than most steakhouses in the Northeast area.
Cheddar's Restaurant Family Predominantly Texas & Illinois; various locations Mid-West (Oklahoma, Missouri) ~20
Cheesecake Factory 123
Carlos'n Charlie's Mexican Mexico & Caribbean 11 Grupo Anderson’s
Chevys Fresh Mex Mexican U.S. (nationwide) 123 Was owned by PFS (Pepsi)
Chili's Bar & Grill Global 1,168+
Claim Jumper Steakhouse
Coco's Bakery Family Western U.S. ~115 Owned by Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Family, Old Time ambiance Nationwide except west coast ~850
Earls Bar & Grill U.S./Canada 52
El Torito Mexican
Famous Dave's Barbecue
Fratelli La Bufala Italian
Ground Pat'i Grille and Bar Louisiana 10
Hackney's U.S. 6
Hard Rock Cafe Bar & Grill England, Global 140 Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, Founders
Houlihan's Bar & Grill U.S.
Howard Johnson's Family Northeastern U.S.; formerly nationwide 4 One of the first restaurant chains. At one time had over 1,000 locations across the U.S.
Jerry's J-Boy Restaurants Family Kentucky, Indiana 15 Was much larger, but sold most locations to Denny's in 1980s; was also parent company of Long John Silver's
Jocks & Jills Family U.S. >Multiple Owned by Jocks & Jills Restaurants, LLC.
Joe's Crab Shack Seafood
Jim's Restaurants Family Texas 20 Owned by Frontier Enterprises, which also owns Magic Time Machine restaurants
Logan's Roadhouse Steakhouse 135
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Steakhouse
Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery Family West/Southwest U.S. 160 Home cooking ambiance
Mimi's Cafe French Cafe 101 Owned by Bob Evans Farms
O'Charley's Bar & Grill South/Midwest U.S. 270
The Old Spaghetti Factory Italian 37
Olive Garden Italian U.S./Canada 556 Owned by Darden Restaurants(Red Lobster, etc.)
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina Mexican
Outback Steakhouse Steakhouse Australian ambiance
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery Family U.S./Canada 500
P.F. Chang's China Bistro Chinese 141 Also owns Pei Wei Asian Diner
Pei Wei Asian Diner Asian Affiliated with P.F. Chang's
Piccadilly Pub Bar & Grill Massachusetts 14
Pick Up Stix Fresh Asian Kitchen Chinese Western U.S.(predominantly California) Owned by Carlson Restaurants, which also owns T.G.I. Friday's, Friday's Sports Grill and Friday's American Bar.
PJ Harrigan's Casual Irish Bar and Grill Menu ranges from filet mignon to cheeseburgers. However, most famous for burgers. The most popular PJ Harrigan's is located in Happy Valley near Penn State University.
PoFolks Family 14 Southern ambiance.
Ponderosa Steakhouse Steakhouse 700 Also known as Bonanza in some states
Rainforest Cafe Family Theme Jungle ambiance, Landry's Restaurants
Red Lobster Seafood U.S./Canada 670 Darden Restaurants
Red Robin Burgers U.S./Canada 290
Rockfish Seafood Grill Seafood 19 Brinker International
Romano's Macaroni Grill Italian Global 235 Brinker International (Chili's, On the Border, etc.)
Ruby Tuesday Bar & Grill 800
Señor Frog’s Mexican Bar Mexico, Caribbean, South America, U.S. 12 Grupo Anderson's
Shoney's Family Southeast, lower Midwest 318 Once affiliated with Big Boy Restaurants; dropped in 1980s so company could expand beyond territorial restrictions
Sizzler Steak & Seafood 270
Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill BBQ & Grill Eastern and Central United States 126
Strings Italian Cafe Italian Northern California
Texas Roadhouse Steakhouse ~235
T.G.I. Friday's Bar & Grill United States, United Kingdom, and 54 other countries 782 Also includes Friday's Sports Grill and Friday's American Bar. Owned by Carlson Restaurants, owns Pick Up Sticks Fresh Asian Kitchen.
Tony Roma's BBQ Global 260 Ribs
Tumbleweed Southwest Grill Mexican Midwest
Uno Chicago Grill Bar & Grill 200 Formerly known as Pizzeria Uno
Village Inn Family 222
Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill Southwest TX, AZ, CA, NV, UT, 10

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