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<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-fried-chicken-restaurant-chains/restaurant-chains" target="_blank">Fried chicken</a>, biscuits, barbecue, tacos... The American South covers a lot of area, and the variety of food its inhabitants love is just as wide. This is a list of the best Southern <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america" target="_blank">restaurant chains</a>, including fast food, fast casual restaurants, and even single-state hole-in-the-wall-type places that only have a handful of (much beloved) locations. Is your favorite on the list? Here, you&#39;ll find the kind of places Southern ex-pats dream about - and drop in to visit whenever they&#39;re back &quot;home.&quot;&nbsp;

What boundaries would you draw around the South? Which fast food chains are officially &quot;Southern&quot;? The list includes restaurant corporations that originated in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States#Geography" target="_blank">Southern states</a> as defined by the U.S. census bureau: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. While some of these states fought for the Confederacy, others were heavily influenced by the cultures of Mexico, France, and, even just the Northern part of the U.S. Some are lush with trees and mosquitoes, and others have alligators or mountains or crabs or deserts. All of them will deep-fry just about anything. All of them.

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Whataburger

Be it because of a craving for a greasy burger, a need for a hangover cure or simply a needed meal on the run, millions of people eat fast food each day, but which are the top fast food chains of all? That is where you can be the judge folks. Add your list of the best fast food restaurants and vote for your favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fast-food-from-every-decade/genevieve-carlton" target="_blank">quick-service eatery</a>.

Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonalds, Wendy&#39;s, Burger King and Taco Bell are just a few of the largest fast food chains in the world, but the jury is out on which is actually the best. Some may even argue that regional joints like In-N-Out Burger would take the cake while others would debate that the healthier options, like Subway and Panera Bread, are where it&#39;s at. Or maybe <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-del-taco-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Del Taco&#39;s menu</a> featuring Mexican and American options puts them near the top. <a href="http://Fast Food Places That Deliver Via Apps Like DoorDash And Grubhub	https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fast-food-places-that-deliver/sammy-leary" target="_blank">Some fast food places deliver</a>, which can make people like them more.

So tell us fast food lovers, which of the top fast food restaurants are the best and why? Which artery-clogging grease famous fast food factory rules and which would you never visit even if it&#39;s the last thing on Earth?

Chili's

The List of Top Restaurant Chains in America includes famous restaurant chains from throughout the United States. Restaurant chains offer a familiarity through their decor and menu throughout all of their locations. As such, they tend to be most popular in areas where one would find travelers or tourists. From fast food, to drive-thrus, and even some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-top-bar-and-grill-restaurant-chains/restaurant-chains" target="_blank">sit-down franchises</a>, there are a variety of restaurants on this list, each serving different international cuisines or their own takes on American classics.

The idea of chain restaurants is widely credited to Harland Sanders, more famously known as &quot;Colonel Sanders.&quot; By &quot;franchising&quot; out his secret recipe, restaurants that served his food had an advantage as travelers knew what to expect. His restaurant, KFC, is now one of the largest in the world. Today, nearly every cuisine imaginable has a restaurant chain attached to it.

Vote up your favorite chain restaurants below, or vote down those you&#39;ll never go back to again. Looking for more of a sweet treat? Check out lists of the Best Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Chains.&nbsp;Cook up some mediocre Italian food at home using this list of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/olive-garden-recipes/shutup-barry">Olive Garden recipes</a>, and take a look at other delicious lists like, the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-japanese-foods/ranker-food">Best Japanese Foods</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-brain-foods/ranker-food">Best Brain Foods</a>.

Hard Rock Cafe

This is a list of the best high end <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america" target="_blank">restaurant chains</a>. While you may usually choose inexpensive restaurants for your normal lunches and dinners out, every once in a while, it&rsquo;s nice to treat yourself and your family to a fancy meal. If you&rsquo;re celebrating a birthday or promotion, a top-grade restaurant is the best way to commemorate. When you&rsquo;re trying to impress an important client, a high-end chain restaurant is a good way to illustrate how important their business is to you. Maybe you just want to treat yourself after a long, stressful week with a well-made cocktail and steak dinner. No matter the reason, first-class restaurants are the perfect method to show off and enjoy yourself.

The fine dining chain restaurants on this list make high-quality food in an atmosphere that&rsquo;s sure to impress potential business partners, family members, and friends. Restaurants like Ruth&rsquo;s Chris Steak House and The Melting Pot offer ambiance perfect for a romantic dinner, whether you&rsquo;re on a first date or celebrating a 20th anniversary. 

If you&rsquo;ve been wondering, &ldquo;What are the best high end chain restaurants?&rdquo; this list has the top choices. The restaurants on this list are known for their upscale feel, top notch food, and amazing cocktails for any type of meal.

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Get in the car - easy meals coming up! This is a comprehensive list of the best drive-thru restaurant chains, including Chick-fil-A, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-taco-bell-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Taco Bell</a>, and Wendy&#39;s. Are you looking for the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-fast-food-brands" target="_blank">best fast food&nbsp;restaurant chains</a>&nbsp;with drive-through windows? Look no further than our list of favorite restaurant chains that let you just zip on by without getting out of your vehicle. This list of drive-thru restaurants is listed in order from most popular to least, and can be changed depending on which ones the voters prefer the most&mdash;even more than McDonald&#39;s or <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-burger-king-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Burger King</a>. So pick your favorite chain restaurants in order depending on which ones you most like to visit for drive-through, or copy the list to make your very own list of drive-thru chain restaurants.

Did you forget the name of that delicious chain restaurant that you stopped at on your last vacation? Chances are good that you will find it listed here and can then search for the nearest location to enjoy another visit with delicious drive-thru food. With over 40 restaurants with drive-through chains listed here, most of your favorites will already be on the list. Even if a particular favorite chain restaurant is not in your area, a short drive to the nearest big city may bring you the eating pleasure you were longing for.

Get a pen and paper, browse through the list, and then search for the location closest to you. It&rsquo;s time for a road trip to experience all your favorite drive-thru restaurants in one trip!

Uno Chicago Grill

Pizza delivery... AHHH... The perfect food that transcends every culture, brought to your door! We're listing and ranking the best delivery pizzas from best to worst right here. What are the greatest pizza delivery chains in the world? You decide with your votes and reranks. When it comes to favorites, pizza is almost always ranked way up there on any list of the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-most-delicious-foods-in-the-world" target="_blank">most delicious foods</a>. No one, it seems, can resist a piping hot slice (or five). And having it delivered right to where you live? That's the greatest thing ever. What makes for a great pizza delivery chain? Certainly, prompt service is a key, but the actual restaurant needs to offer a quality product too. People love their pies, and they want the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-tastiest-pizza-toppings/chef-jen" target="_blank">tastiest pizza toppings on them</a> (including extra cheese and tomato sauce, traditional pepperoni and great veggies like mushrooms, peppers and onion). In determining the best delivery pizza chain, this list considers all the variables, taking into account delivery time, quality of service, and, of course, the deliciousness of the pizza.Vote for the pizza delivery chains you like the most right here, and then head over to read about <a href="/list/where-to-find-the-best-pizza-in-america/chef-jen" target="_blank">where to find the best pizza in America</a>, too.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

A list of the best mall food court restaurants to visit. Do you enjoy eating at the mall food court when you’re out for a day of shopping? There are some favorite mall restaurants that are ranked higher than other mall food court restaurants. If you have a particular favorite food court restaurant at a mall that is on the list but isn’t ranked as high, vote on it to get it into a higher spot in order of the best food court restaurants to the least popular. You can also copy the list and make your own list of the most special mall food court restaurants. If you want to know which mall restaurant is the best food court restaurant to try, browse through our extensive list and pick from your <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/favorite-types-of-cuisine?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite type of food</a>. Then you can research the restaurant to see if it is available at the mall nearest you to try. There are many different types of mall food court restaurants, ranging from fast food, taco places and Mexican food to Chinese cuisine. There is usually something for everyone to choose from at a mall food court, making it a good choice to try when on a shopping spree.Go ahead and pick out your favorite types of mall restaurants and look for some new favorites. Who knows? You may even find a new favorite shopping mall while looking for a specific type of mall food court restaurant!

A list of bar &amp; grill restaurant chains. Sit down bar and grill chains from throughout the United States are included. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america" target="_blank">Restaurant chains</a> offer a familiarity through their decor and menu throughout all of their locations. As such, they tend to be most popular in areas where one would find travelers or tourists. This list focuses primarily on sit-down restaurants and bar and grill restaurant chains.

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-fast-food-brands" target="_blank">Fast Food establishments</a> will receive their own list, as will <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-high-end-restaurant-chains/restaurant-chains" target="_blank">upscale restaurant chains</a>. That said, a few fast food restaurant chains have been included. The idea of a chain restaurants is widely credited to Harland Sanders, more famously known as &quot;Colonel Sanders&quot;. By &quot;franchising&quot; out his secret recipe, restaurants that served his food had an advantage as travelers knew what to expect. Today, nearly every cuisine imaginable has a restaurant chain attached to it.

What the top bar and grill restaurant chains? What are the best bar &amp; grill chains in America? That depends entirely on your point of view. Vote for the best bar chains in America that have good food and add any to the list that may be missing.&nbsp;

Check out more lists like <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-adventure-travel-companies/places-to-go">Best Adventure Travel Companies</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-travel-destinations-in-the-world/places-to-go">Top Travel Destinations in the World</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-fast-food-chicken-nuggets/ranker-food">Your Favorite Fast Food Chicken Nuggets</a>

Big Boy Restaurants

This is a list of the best kid-friendly <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america" target="_blank">restaurant chains</a> in America. If you don&#39;t have kids, you don&#39;t understand the trauma that parents endure taking their children to eat out. It was thus that the family restaurant was born. Over the years, a lot of family restaurants have popped up across the country and have become standard American restaurants that can be seen all over the world. You&#39;ll see breakfast restaurants such as IHOP on this list as well as Cracker Barrel, Red Lobster, and Denny&#39;s.

Just because a restaurant is a chain, that doesn&#39;t mean it necessarily specializes in distinctly American cuisine. Other popular restaurants include the Australian-themed Outback Steakhouse, P.F. Chang&#39;s China Bistro, and Chipotle Mexican Grill. While many of these restaurants may not overlap in their menus, the one thing all have in common is that they are considered the best family restaurant chains in America.&nbsp;

Vote for your personal faves, and add any you see missing. Keep in mind these are national chains, not local haunts, so add your restaurants accordingly, keep in mind, only family style.&nbsp;

Check out more lists like&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-restaurant-chains-for-kids-birthdays/restaurant-chains">Best American Restuarants for Kid&#39;s Birthdays</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-restaurants-to-stop-at-during-a-road-trip/restaurant-chains">The Best Restaurant Chains to Stop at During a Road Trip</a>.

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DiBella's

Who wants a footlong? Are you looking for the most popular sub sandwich restaurant chain?&nbsp;From <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-subway-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Subway</a>&nbsp;to Quiznos, there’s a variety of sub sandwich <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">restaurant chains</a> to please everyone. Maybe you’re tired of visiting the same sub sandwich eating place every week and would like to find something a little different.Every day more than 50% of Americans eat at least one sandwich and when you're on the go, these popular chains can be a life saver for a quick meal. &nbsp;People are so crazy about subs, Subway even promoted weight loss from their subs which can be found in nearly every town with more than 26,000 locations in the U.S. But which sub sandwich chain reigns supreme? &nbsp;Browse through the list for all the types of sub chains and vote up your favorites and vote down the ones you don't feel live up to they hype. &nbsp;You may even see a &nbsp;sub sandwich shop you've never tried ranked high among other voters and go try it for yourself!

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Pei Wei Asian Diner

A list of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-chinese-animation-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best Chinese</a> restaurant chains. Ranked in order of most popular Chinese restaurants to least popular, it is easy to find that special Chinese restaurant chain by browsing through this list and seeing which Chinese restaurants have been voted the top Chinese restaurants of the area. If you see a particular favorite Chinese restaurant that you really enjoy eating at, but it’s ranked lower on the list, go ahead and vote for it so that it can get placed at the top as one of the best Chinese restaurants to visit. You can also add favorite <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-american-chinese-food-chain-in-the-u-s-/zxray?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Chinese chain restaurants</a> to the list if you don’t see the ones you like to dine at listed.Are you in the mood for Chinese food but don’t know where to go for the best-tasting Chinese cuisine? There can be a big difference in Chinese restaurants, such as <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-panda-express-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Panda Express</a> and Pei Wei. Some have different nationalities of foods and a wider variety of items. Some have excellent buffets where you can choose any type of Chinese food items you are craving, all in the same meal. Still others vary a great deal in prices, and you can get great portions for a great price.Whether you are looking for variety, nationality or a great value for the price, you are sure to find something that pleases you in this list of the top Chinese restaurant chains. Chances are you will find a new Chinese chain restaurant close to you that you didn’t even know was there!

Texas Land &amp; Cattle Steak House

This is a list of the very best Steakhouse Restaurant chains throughout the United States. On this list you will find the top restaurant chains, infamous for their steak, from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-high-end-restaurant-chains/restaurant-chains" target="_blank">high-end restaurant chains</a> all the way down to the famous fast food chains. So whether you&#39;re looking for a nice, family steakhouse or the best steakhouses on your travels, they&#39;ll be on this list! In particular,this list of steakhouse chains focuses primarily on sit-down restaurants.

So we ask you, what are the best steakhouse chains? Steak house chains that have the most fans serve delicious, well-prepared beef and other types of American cuisine. Outback is arguably the most common steakhouse chain, but these types are restaurants are ubiquitous across the country.&nbsp;

What are your favorite steak restaurant chains? Do you think that the famous steakhouse chains are better than the local or regional ones? Vote for your favorites and share with your friends!

Baja Fresh

The best Mexican restaurant chains list includes fast food Mexican restaurants like La Salsa, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rubios-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Rubio&#39;s Coastal Grill,</a> and Chipotle as well as sit down Mexican chains like Acapulco and Chevy&#39;s. Mexican chain restaurants include any <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fast-food-tacos/ranker-food" target="_blank">taco restaurant</a> where you can order Mexican cuisine. While not for everyone, Mexican chain restaurant dining is a popular dining destinations for families all across America who love the spicy flavors of Mexico and the comfort of chain restaurants.

What are the best chain Mexican restaurants? Compared to taco stands in Mexico,&nbsp;Mexican chain restaurants in the USA often serve tacos, burritos and salsa that is more adapted to American tastes than authentic&nbsp;food.&nbsp;Mexican food chains also offer a familiarity through their decor and menu throughout all of their locations. So, what is the best Mexican restaurant chain? Where do you go if you are looking for Mexican food in the US? This list focuses primarily on sit-down restaurants, but feel free to add your own favorites.

Quiznos

What are the best fast casual restaurants in the country? Fast casual, or fresh casual dining includes restaurants that offer the best, freshest ingredients available in a fast-food kind of setting, with quick service. Need a healthy burrito made with free range chicken? That&#39;s fast casual. The idea is that yes, this is food made fast, but it&#39;s not typically as unhealthy as traditional fast food. What&#39;s the most tasty fast casual restaurant around? That&#39;s up to you to decide, with your votes. Be sure to add your favorite fresh casual restaurants that aren&#39;t listed, too!

In an economy that&#39;s struggled in recent years, fast casual restaurants have managed to prosper (in most cases). The demand for fresher, higher quality, healthier fast food options no doubt has driven consumers to seek out fast casual dining, whether it&#39;s Mexican, deli-style, bakeries, burgers or even pizza joints.

Some of the most popular fast casual restaurants are big chains, including Chipotle, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-panera-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Panera Bread</a>, Zaxby&#39;s and Panda Express. Each of these fast casual chains represents a different kind of food option, but each has done extremely well. One thing all of these places has in common with fast food restaurants: There is no full table service. It&#39;s quick, it&#39;s simple and it&#39;s tremendously popular among foodies who don&#39;t want to eat at regular fast food chains or more traditional family restaurant chains, either.

Again, be sure to vote for the restaurants that you think are truly the best fast casual eateries around, vote down any you don&#39;t like -- and add any that are missing.&nbsp;

What are fast casual restaurants? This list will take a look at the best ones and it&#39;s up to you to rank them

Check out more lists like the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-fast-food-brands">best fast food brands</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-family-restaurant-chains-in-america/desertrat89">top family restaurants</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america">nicest restaurants in America to visit for your foodie&nbsp;needs</a>.&nbsp;

List of Italian restaurant chains, including Macaroni Grill, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-olive-garden-dishes/ranker-food" target="_blank">Olive Garden</a>, Carraba&#39;s and all of the best Italian food chains. Italian restaurant chains are some of the most popular family restaurants in America--and while many chain restaurants get a bad rep for having bland food, the italian restaurants on this list are actually pretty good. Restaurant chains offer a familiarity through their decor and menu throughout all of their locations. As such, they tend to be most popular in areas where one would find travelers or tourists. This list focuses primarily on sit-down Italian restaurants. Today, nearly every cuisine imaginable has a restaurant chain attached to it, but in the USA at least, few types of sit down restaurants are more popular than Italian food - pizza, pasta, breadsticks - yum!

And if you&#39;re looking for the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-pizza-delivery-chains-in-the-world" target="_blank">best fast pizza delivery</a>&nbsp;or the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-pizza-places/the-working-man" target="_blank">best pizza places</a> to go to, we have&nbsp;lists on that too.

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Here&#39;s a&nbsp;list of the best bakery restaurant chains. Are you in the mood for a delicious donut or baked good? Check out this list of the most popular bakery restaurants and see if you can find a new favorite bakery chain restaurant. Ordered by most popular bakery eating place to least popular, you will be able to see which bakery restaurant is considered the best by diners just like you. If your favorite bakery isn&rsquo;t on the list, go ahead and add it, then vote for all your favorite bakery <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">chain restaurants</a> to see where they rank on the list.

From full restaurants like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-panera-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Panera</a> to more specific item shops like Bruegger&rsquo;s Bagels, bakeries can include dozens of delicious varieties of baked goods. Whether you are in the mood for a donut or a bagel, or if you are craving a specific <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-most-delicious-cakes/chef-jen?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">type of cake</a> or bread, this list has you covered. If you haven&rsquo;t tried dining out at a bakery restaurant before, now is the time to try something new. Browse through our list, find a popular bakery chain restaurant near you today and go exploring!

If you find a new favorite type of bakery cafe, go ahead and vote for it on our list so other viewers can give it a try, too. Bakeries are restaurants the entire family can enjoy!

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Harvester

List of restaurant chains from the UK. Famous restaurant chains from throughout the United Kingdom have been included. Restaurant chains offer a familiarity through their decor and menu throughout all of their locations. As such, they tend to be most popular in areas where one would find travelers or tourists. This list focuses primarily on sit-down restaurants. That said, a few fast food restaurant chains have been included. What are the best restaurant chains in the UK? Today, nearly every cuisine imaginable has a restaurant chain attached to it.

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White Castle

A list of the Best Restaurants to Stop at During a Road Trip. Are you planning a road trip in the near future? After listening to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-road-trip-songs-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">your perfect road trip playlist</a>, one of the most important things on a trip is finding just the right restaurant to stop at for your meals. During a road trip, it is exciting to try different types of eating places. This <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of restaurants</a> is ranked in order of most popular restaurants to stop at during a road trip, to least popular. You can save and copy the list for a reference of best restaurants on your upcoming road trip, or you can make your own list to look at on the computer.You can also vote for a favorite restaurant that you tried on your last road trip. See your favorite restaurant get ranked higher on the list so that others can try a good restaurant on their next road trip as well. You might even find a new favorite restaurant to eat at during your road trip.Sometimes, people will try different restaurants on a road trip that they never have tried in their own hometown, simply because the restaurant is in a convenient place to stop at on a road trip. Often, the restaurants located right off the interstate are tempting to road trippers, and the ones located close to the hotels are also excellent restaurants to try on a road trip. So browse through the list before going on your next trip to find a new favorite vacation restaurant!

Bonefish Grill

A list of seafood restaurant chains. Famous restaurant chains from throughout the United States are included. Restaurant chains offer a familiarity through their decor and menu throughout all of their locations. As such, they tend to be most popular in areas where one would find travelers or tourists. This list focuses primarily on sit-down seafood restaurants. Fast Food establishments will receive their own list. That said, a few fast food restaurant chains have been included. The idea of a chain restaurants is widely credited to Harland Sanders, more famously known as &quot;Colonel Sanders&quot;. By &quot;franchising&quot; out his secret recipe, restaurants that served his food had an advantage as travelers knew what to expect. Today, nearly every cuisine imaginable has a restaurant chain attached to it. Seafood restaurant chains are some of the most popular chains in America--which ones are your favorite? Vote for your favorite seafood chain restaurants here.What are some seafood restaurant chains? This list seeks to find what is <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-seafood/carly-kiel?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best seafood</a> chain restuarants. Vote on the place you think is the best.

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A list of the best theme restaurant chains. Tired of the same old place to eat? Are you looking for dining with a little more excitement? Try browsing through our list of favorite theme restaurants to find a new dining place to try. With our list of most popular theme restaurant chains ranked at the top, it will be easy to find a new and exciting theme restaurant in an area near you. If you don’t see your favorite themed restaurant listed here, there’s no need to worry. Simply add your special theme restaurant chain and see where it ranks in order of most popular to least. Are you wondering what a theme restaurant is? From the wild jungle excitement of the Rainforest Caf&eacute; to the sea atmosphere of Long John Silver’s, chain restaurants with themes bring just the right touch of atmosphere to provide a new type of dining experience. Theme restaurants are especially liked by children, so families will enjoy trying new chain restaurants with special themes, no matter where they are or what they are doing. So browse through our list of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular chain restaurants</a> with themes to find a new dining adventure for the evening, and then come back home and rank your new favorite theme restaurant so that it can get moved to a higher spot on the list.

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A list of the best fried chicken chain restaurants. These restaurants are listed in order of most favorite to least, and can be re-ordered when viewers vote on their favorite chicken restaurants. If you are looking for a popular fried chicken chains, this is an excellent place to start your search. You can also copy the list of favorite fried chicken restaurants to make your own list or as a reference for your personal use.Are you wondering which fried chicken chain restaurant is the #1 favorite so you can give it a try? Browse our list, find the top best fried chicken eating places and try it out for yourself. Most of us are familiar with popular fried chicken restaurants like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kfc-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Kentucky Fried Chicken</a>, but there may be a few new fried chicken fast food restaurants on the list that you would like to try out for the first time.Is your favorite chicken restaurant not on the list? Go ahead and add it to the list, then see where it ranks in order of favorites. It may be #1! With new fried chicken restaurants to try, enjoy exploring new fast food chicken options and get ready for a delicious meal!

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Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of College Park, Georgia, specializing in chicken sandwiches. Founded in 1946, it is associated with the Southern United States. Chick-fil-A has more than 1,850 restaurants in 41 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
The company's culture is strongly influenced by its founder's Southern Baptist beliefs. All Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed for business on Sunday. In 2012, CEO Dan Cathy's public statements in opposition to same-sex marriage became the subject of public controversy.

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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is an American chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants founded in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Often referred to as Popeyes and sometimes as Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits or Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits, it was acquired by Sandy Springs, Georgia-based AFC Enterprises, originally America's Favorite Chicken Company, in 1993. According to a company press release dated June 29, 2007, Popeyes is the second-largest "quick-service chicken restaurant group, measured by number of units", with more than 1,800 restaurants in more than 40 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and over 22 countries worldwide including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Bahrain, China, Republic of Georgia, Hong Kong, Iraq, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Singapore, Canada, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad, Honduras, Vietnam, Panama, Qatar, and Costa Rica. About thirty locations are company-owned, the rest franchised. As of January 2014, Popeyes has over 2,000 restaurants worldwide according to their website.

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers is a fast-food restaurant chain founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by Todd Graves and Craig Silvey on August 26, 1996. The restaurant offers chicken fingers as its only main course. Raising Cane's total revenue in 2007 was $97.3 million. Its headquarters remains in Louisiana though the company opened a second restaurant support office in Plano, Texas in 2009.

Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits

Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits is a Southeastern regional chain of fast food restaurants based in Charlotte, North Carolina, specializing in spicy, "Cajun" fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. The company was founded in Charlotte, in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas.
In April 2015, the company filed with the US regulator for an initial public offering of its common stock, expecting to raise $372 million.

Zaxby's

Zaxby's is a franchised chain of fast casual restaurants offering chicken wings, chicken fingers, sandwiches, and salads. The company operates primarily in the Southeastern United States with more than 600 locations.

Church's Chicken

Church's Chicken is a U.S.-based chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken, also trading outside North America as Texas Chicken. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To Go by George W. Church, Sr., on April 17, 1952, in San Antonio, across the street from The Alamo. The company, with its headquarters in Sandy Springs, Georgia, is the fourth-largest chicken restaurant chain behind KFC, Chick-fil-A, and former sister chain Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits.

Kentucky Fried Chicken

KFC is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the world's second largest restaurant chain after McDonald's, with 18,875 outlets in 118 countries and territories as of December 2013. The company is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains.
KFC was founded by Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Utah in 1952. KFC popularized chicken in the fast food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders," Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising. However, the company's rapid expansion saw it overwhelm the ageing Sanders, and in 1964 he sold the company to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown, Jr. and Jack C. Massey.

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Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings is an American casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise in the United States, Canada, México and The Philippines which specializes in chicken wings and sauces.

Wingstop

Wingstop Restaurants, Inc., is a chain of nostalgic, aviation-themed restaurants where the sole focus is on chicken wings. Wingstop locations are decorated following a 1930s and 1940s "pre-jet" aviation theme. The restaurant chain was founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas, and began offering franchises in 1998. Since then, Wingstop has grown into a chain with more than 650 restaurants either open or in development. The chain has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
Wingstop's national spokesman is Troy Aikman, three-time Super Bowl Champion and NFL Hall of Fame inductee. It was acquired by Gemini Investors in 2003, who sold it to Roark Capital Group in 2010.

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Jollibee

Jollibee Foods Corporation abbreviated as JFC and popularly known as Jollibee is a Filipino multinational chain of fast food restaurants headquartered in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. JFC is the parent company of Jollibee, dubbed as Asia's answer to McDonald's in the fast food burger business.
With its success, the company bought out their competitors in the fast food business like Chowking, Greenwich Pizza, Red Ribbon bakeshop, Mang Inasal and Burger King Philippines. In 2011, JFC had a total of 2,510 stores worldwide with a system wide retail sales totaling to 82.1 billion pesos for the fiscal year 2011.

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Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken is a casual dining franchise founded in 1966 specializing in chicken, homestyle sides, and biscuits. There are currently 142 Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken locations in 13 states across America. The majority of Lee’s stores are in the Midwest and southern states, but Lee’s also has international locations in Canada and Jordan. Headquarters are located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

El Pollo Loco

El Pollo Loco is a restaurant chain based in the United States, specializing in Mexican-style grilled chicken. Restaurant service consists of: dine-in, take-out, with some locations offering drive through options. The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California and operates over 400 company-owned and franchised restaurants in the Southwestern United States. "El Pollo Loco" is Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken".

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A&W Restaurants

A&W Restaurants, Inc., is a chain of fast-food restaurants distinguished by its draft root beer and root beer floats. A&W started opening franchises in California, in 1923. The company name was taken from the surname initials of partners Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright. The company became famous in the United States for its "frosty mugs," where the mug would be kept in the freezer prior to being filled with root beer and served to the customer.
Today, it has franchise locations throughout much of the world, serving a typical fast food menu of hamburgers and french fries, as well as hot dogs. A number of its outlets are drive-in restaurants with carhops. Previously owned by Yum! Brands, the chain was sold to a consortium of A&W franchisees, through A Great American Brand LLC, in December 2011.
A&W restaurants in Canada have been part of a separate and unaffiliated chain since 1972.

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Kenny Rogers Roasters

Kenny Rogers Roasters is a chain of chicken-based restaurants. It was founded in 1991 by country musician Kenny Rogers and John Y. Brown, Jr., who is a former governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky. John Y. Brown Jr. had also been an investor in Kentucky Fried Chicken from 1964 to 1971.
The menu of Kenny Rogers Roasters was originally centered on wood-fired rotisserie chicken. After closing all of its U.S. operations and a series of ownership changes, Kenny Rogers Roasters now operates principally in Asia and is now part of Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya Corporation Berhad. The Kenny Rogers Roasters brand comes under a worldwide franchise owned by Kenny Rogers Roasters International Corporation, a subsidiary of Roasters Asia Pacific Limited which itself is owned by Berjaya Corporation Berhad.

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Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q is a quick service restaurant chain in North Carolina serving fried chicken and Eastern North Carolina barbecue. Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q has more than 30 locations in North Carolina as well as an online store.
Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q opened in downtown Smithfield, NC in 1964 as Smithfield’s. The business expanded in 1979 to Salter Path, NC.
Starting in the early 80’s, the company opened additional restaurants in eastern North Carolina, and expanded to the Raleigh-Durham area in the 90’s.
In 2007, Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q began shipping barbecue and brunswick stew across the continental United States. Each product is chilled and packed in an insulated foam container filled with cold packs.

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Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken is a popular fried chicken restaurant in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It has been featured on Food Channel television shows including The Best Thing I Ever Ate, $40 a Day with Rachel Ray and Man v. Food. Fried chicken is the only entree offered and desserts include Southern pies such as pecan, Chess pie/chess, sweet potato and coconut. Five locations have been reportedNashville and Little Rock, Arkansas locations have been added. The business is known for the hearse out front advertising "chicken worth dying for". A red rooster also frequented the business.

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Chicken Express

Chicken Express is a regional chain of fast food restaurants concentrated in the Southern United States.

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Golden Chick

Golden Chick is a fast food restaurant chain serving fried chicken. The company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.
The first restaurant was in 1967 in San Marcos, Texas under the name Golden Fried Chicken. Franchising started in 1972. A decade later, the franchise grew to a number of restaurants primarily in Central Texas, with a focus on cities like Austin, San Antonio. Eventually it expanded outside to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and then crossed the state line into Oklahoma. There are currently 115 stores operating in Texas, Oklahoma and South Carolina and plans for international development.
Since 1985, the chain's flagship menu item has been its chicken strips, trademarked as Golden Tenders. In 1996, Golden Fried Chicken abbreviated into its present name Golden Chick.

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Roy Rogers Restaurants

Roy Rogers Franchise Company, LLC is a Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States chain of fast food restaurants founded by the Marriott Corporation in 1968 in Falls Church, Virginia. As of August 2012, Roy Rogers had 49 stores: 20 Corporate and 29 Franchised. In 2002, the Plamondon Companies purchased the trademark from Imasco, the former parent of Hardee's. Under the new owners the company is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.
Roy Rogers' menu consists primarily of hamburgers, roast beef sandwiches, fried chicken, french fries and beverages.

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Pollo Campero

Campero International, S.A., operating as Pollo Campero, was founded in 1971 by a Guatemalan businessman, Dionisio Gutiérrez Gutiérrez - . Pollo Campero has restaurants in Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Spain, Andorra, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, India, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United States and Italy. The chain has over 300 locations, including 50 in the United States. According to Hispanic Business Magazine, overall average sales in the U.S. average $1.9 million per location. In 2002, Pollo Campero partnered with Adir Restaurants Corp., a sister company to La Curacao, to open up the first location in the U.S. in Los Angeles. The restaurant had one million dollars in sales in its first 47 days.
The chain's U.S. headquarters are located in the Lincoln Centre Tower II in Dallas, Texas.

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