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 |
| 110 Grill | 14 | 8 | 10 | $30 | $4.0 | $25 |
| Abuelo’s | 38 | 2 | 2 | $118 | $3.2 | $18 |
| Arooga’s | 17 | 5 | 8 | $38 | $2.5 | $18 |
| b Restaurants—burgers.beer.bourbon | 9 | 0 | 2 | $35 | $3.5 | $27 |
| Babalu | 9 | 1 | 3 | $30 | $3.2 | $21 |
| Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar | 33 | 9 | 10 | $75 | $2.6 | $18 |
| Bareburger | 47 | 3 | 10 | $88 | $2.3 | $35 |
| Bartaco | 17 | 4 | 4e | $95* | $5.6* | $22 |
| Blue Sushi Sake Grill | 13 | 1 | 3 | $31 | $3.3 | $30e |
| Boston’s | 24 | 3 | 5 | $61 | $2.3 | $19 |
| Bubba’s 33 | 21 | 1 | 7* | $80* | $4* | $18* |
| Cantina Laredo | 37 | 6 | 9 | $90 | $3.0 | $23 |
| Carolina Ale House | 30 | 1 | 0 | $56 | $3.5 | $25 |
| Cody’s Original Roadhouse | 16 | 0 | 5 | $38 | $3.3 | $25e |
| 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 |
| Duffy’s Sports Grill | 34 | 1 | 3 | $135 | $4.1 | $21 |
| Eddie V’s | 21 | 2 | 3* | $102 | $6.4 | $90 |
| Famous Toastery | 32 | 10 | 15 | $30 | $1.5 | $13 |
| Firebirds | 45 | 4 | 6 | $161 | $3.8 | $27 |
| Founding Farmers | 7 | 2 | 1 | $60 | $12.5 | $57 |
| J. Alexander’s | 19 | 1 | 2* | $108* | $5.7* | $31 |
| JINYA Ramen Bar | 23 | 12 | 25 | $30 | $1.3 | $15 |
| Lazy Dog | 26 | 4 | 0 | $150 | $6.4 | $20 |
| Native Grill & Wings | 33 | 3 | 8 | $63 | $1.6 | $12 |
| Ocean Prime | 14 | 1 | 1 | $109 | $7.8 | $110 |
| Oggi’s Sports Brewhouse | 16 | 0 | 3 | $38 | $2.4 | $20 |
| Pinstripes Bistro Bowling Bocce | 10 | 2 | 3 | $60 | $8.5 | $45 |
| Piola | 10 | 0 | 1 | $15 | $1.5 | $20 |
| Public School Restaurant + Bar | 9 | 0 | 1 | $27 | $3.0 | $43 |
| RARE Steakhouse | 3 | 0 | 2 | $20e | $5.0 | $130 |
| Redlands Grill | 12 | 2* | 2* | $68* | $5.6* | $30 |
| Rock & Brews | 22 | 5 | 6 | $83 | $4.8 | $52 |
| Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern | 23 | 0 | 0 | $60 | $2.6 | $24 |
| Sauce Pizza and Wine | 13 | 2 | 4 | $25 | $1.9 | $11 |
| Seasons 52 | 41 | 1 | 1* | $250 | $5.8 | $45 |
| Snooze | 31 | 8 | 12 | $60 | $3.1 | $14 |
| STK | 15 | 1 | 1* | $165* | $11* | $115* |
| Stoney River Steakhouse | 12 | 1 | 2* | $46* | $3.6* | $43* |
| The Ainsworth | 7 | 4 | 1 | $30 | $4.0 | $30 |
| The Flying Biscuit | 16 | 5 | 8 | $22 | $1.5 | $18e |
| The Lost Cajun | 17 | 15 | 25 | $10 | $1.1 | $40 |
| The Matador | 11 | 0 | 2 | $30e | $3.0 | $29e |
| Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill | 8 | 1 | 3 | $35 | $5.1 | $24 |
| Tupelo Honey Cafe | 15 | 0 | 0 | $52 | $3.4 | $22 |
| Umami Burger | 22 | 4 | 40 | $37e | $1.6e | $15e |
| Walk-On’s | 19 | 14 | 30 | $70 | $5.4 | $16 |
| Yolk | 14 | 4 | 6 | $28 | $2.4 | $25 |
| Zea Rotisserie & Grill | 9 | 1 | 1 | $30 | $5.5 | $25 |
| Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar | 20 | 0 | 5 | $60e | $4e | $20e |
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.
