List of casual dining restaurant chains

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. Casual dining comprises a market segment between fast food establishments and fine dining restaurants (see also Fast casual restaurant). In the United States, the bill per diner at a casual dining restaurant usually averages $10 - $30 for an evening meal and slightly less for lunch, as of 2004.

Some casual dining restaurants serve beer or wine with meals or include a bar where alcoholic beverages are served, but they are generally distinct from drinking establishments. A casual dining restaurant that does not serve alcohol is often referred to as a family restaurant.

List of casual dining restaurant chains

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
Bickford's	Breakfast	New England
Big Boy	Family			Different names in different part of the U.S., such Bob’s Big Boy, Frisch's Big Boy, Eljay's, Shoney's (until mid 1980s)
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
Cheesecake Factory			~105
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
Denny's	Family		1,600	America's largest family dining chain.
El Torito	Mexican
Famous Dave's	Barbecue
Friendly's
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.
Hackney's		U.S.	6
Howard Johnson's	Family	Northeastern U.S.; formerly nationwide	5	One of the first restaurant chains. At one time had over 1,000 locations across the U.S.
International House of Pancakes	Family	U.S./Canada	1,218	Also known as IHOP
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
Joe's Crab Shack	Seafood
Jim's Restaurants	Family	Texas	20	Owned by Frontier Enterprises, which also owns Magic Time Machine restaurants
Johnny Rockets	50's Diner	Global	170
Logan's Roadhouse	Steakhouse		135
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	Family	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
Pick Up Sticks Fresh Asian Kitchen	Chinese	Western U.S.		Owned by Carlson Restaurants, which also owns T.G.I. Friday's, Friday's Sports Grill and Friday's American Bar.
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
Rockfish Seafood Grill	Seafood		19	Brinker International
Romano's Macaroni Grill	Italian	Global	235	Brinker International (Chili's, On the Border, etc.)
Red Robin	Burgers	U.S./Canada	290
Ruby Tuesday	Bar & Grill		800
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	Eastern and Central United States
Strings Italian Cafe	Italian	Northern California
Texas Roadhouse	Steakhouse		217
T.G.I. Friday's	Family	United States, United Kingdom, and 54 other countries
Tony Roma's	BBQ	Global	260	Ribs
Tumbleweed Southwest Grill	Mexican	Midwest
Uno Chicago Grill	Italian		200	Formerly known as Pizzaria Uno
Village Inn	Family		222
Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill	Southwest	TX, AZ, CA, NV, UT,	10

List of casual dining restaurant chains

See also