Sit-down restaurant chains in the US

Our maps cover 39 sit-down restaurant chains in the US. The biggest is Applebee's, with about 1,500 locations in 49 states, followed by Buffalo Wild Wings (about 1,400) and Chili's (about 1,200). Applebee's has the most locations in 16 of the 50 states.

Biggest sit-down restaurant chains in each state

All 39 sit-down restaurant chains on our maps

Store locations from All the Places (data from October 2026), with gaps filled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Only chains on our maps with at least 25 locations are listed, so smaller local chains are missing. Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.