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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>.

Black Angus Steakhouse

List of the best restaurant chains for large groups. When you need to go out for a meal with more people than can fit in one of those vinyl booths, it can be a hassle to find a good place to eat. Often large study groups, family reunions, clusters of friends, and coworkers want to get together at a nice restaurant. The chain restaurants on this list offer accommodations for big groups of people, especially if you’re willing to call in advance. &nbsp;These restaurants sometimes have special menus for large groups which include catering and inexpensive options. &nbsp;Not only do these restaurants have high-quality food and ambiance, there’s a guarantee that your group will be waited on with respect.What are the best restaurants to go to if you have a large group? Often restaurants like steakhouses have a special room that’s designed specifically for big groups of people. The restaurants on this list are great for groups of all kinds, whether it’s a casual group of friends after a hard night of studying or a fancier bunch of colleagues.The restaurants on this list are ready to serve large group sat any time of the week or year. If you’re having a get together with a huge crowd,these restaurants won’t let you down.

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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!

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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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A list of the best restaurant chains for birthdays. Is your birthday coming up, and you’re short of ideas on where to go? Browse through our list of the best restaurant chains to hold birthday a birthday dinner at an upscale restaurant near you. Listed in order from the most popular restaurant chain for birthdays to the least popular, you can easily pick out a top-ranking restaurant for an adult's birthday. If you know of a great fancy birthday restaurant that isn’t listed, go ahead and add it to the list. You can also vote on your favorite birthday restaurant chain to get it moved to a higher spot. Some restaurant chains are well-known for hosting birthday dinners, like T.G.I. Friday's and Joe's Crab Shack. These casual restaurant chains for birthday meals offer the full birthday treatment, including a &quot;happy birthday&quot; song from the servers and plenty of drinks to go around. Other fancy restaurant chains include <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-high-end-restaurant-chains/restaurant-chains?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fine dining chains</a> like Ruth's Chris, Morton's, and Smith &amp; Wollensky steakhouse. Are you simply looking for a great eating place for a birthday meal get-together? Some restaurants like IHOP offer free meals on your birthday, a great choice for both kids and adults on their birthdays.So, whether you are looking for birthday freebies or the full birthday party package restaurant, you are sure to find that special birthday restaurant by browsing through our list of favorite restaurant chains to splurge on a nice birthday dinner.

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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;

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List of the best restaurants to go to for special occasions.It’s not often you get to celebrate a great event in your life. When somebodyin your family has graduated from high school or college, passed a particularlytough test, landed their dream job, gotten engaged, or one of hundreds of otherreasons to enjoy a celebratory meal, you want to find the best restaurantpossible to host your little party. Many of these restaurants can host largeparties, if you’re looking to invite everybody you know. Other restaurants areperfect for an intimate meal with your loved ones where you can sit back with acocktail and delicious food. &nbsp; If you’re looking for an inexpensive place to celebrate witha slice of pie and other comfort foods, chain restaurants like Coco’s Bakeryand Marie Callender’s have just what you need. For a more upscale celebration asteakhouse, Italian, or Chinese restaurant is the perfect location. Restaurantslike Hard Rock Caf&eacute; and House of Blues have interesting musical ambiance thatcan make for a fun party. &nbsp;This list answers the question, “What are the best chainrestaurants for special occasions?” Whether you want a rare, classy meal or arelooking for a laid back time, the restaurants on this list are perfect.

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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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?

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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.

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!

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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!

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!

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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.

VIP&#39;s

Sometimes you just need a heaping plate of comfort food &ndash; with a milkshake on the side. That&#39;s where these diner chains come in. The best diner restaurants come in many forms. Some top diner chains serve up a mean breakfast while other popular diners are best known for their delicious burgers and fries. Some of the all-time best diner <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america" target="_blank">restaurant chains</a> are even open 24 hours a day to sate any late-night craving.

What establishments will you find on this list of the best diner chains? Maybe you&#39;ll vote Denny&#39;s to the top. Since the first Denny&#39;s restaurant opened in 1953, families have enjoyed breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the chain. The Grand Slam Breakfast plate and Moons Over My Hammy are two of Denny&#39;s most popular meals. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ihop-dishes/ranker-food" target="_blank">IHOP</a> is another one of the most popular diner chains, known for &ndash; what else? &ndash; fluffy pancakes. When it comes to a great burger, no diner does it better than Steak &#39;n Shake. Other good restaurants featured on this top diner chains list include Waffle House, Perkins Restaurant, and Big Boy.

What&#39;s your favorite diner restaurant? Give the best chains a thumbs up to move them to the number-one spot on the list, and please add any good diners that are missing.

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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.

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List of the best restaurant chains for lunch. Going out for lunch is an entirely different atmosphere than dinner. It’s a far more laid back meal, as well as less expensive than dinner. Whether you’re going out fora quick bite to eat, having a lunch meeting with colleagues or potential business partners, or having a relaxing weekend meal with the family, the place you go to lunch should be tailored to your needs. This list answers the question, “What are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best chain restaurants</a> to have lunch?” The restaurants on this list offer specific lunch menus and have the perfect atmosphere for whatever sort of lunch you’re looking to have.If you have a very small window of time for your work’s lunch break, fast food <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fast-food-tacos/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">restaurants like Taco Bell</a> and Quiznos are the best places to pick up a complete meal, eat, and get back to work before the end of your break. Some of the restaurants on this list are made for people with tight budgets, laid back meals, and high quality food. Other restaurants on the listare great for impressing a potential client during a lunch meeting.The restaurants on this list range from quick bites,business casual, family friendly, to upscale eateries. Whatever sort of lunch you want, or if you are looking for daily deals and good lunch specials, the restaurants on this list offer the best meals for you.

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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.

A list of the Best Restaurant Chains for Anniversary Dinners. Looking for somewhere romantic to go to celebrate your anniversary? Browse through our list of the most popular restaurant chains for anniversaries to find the best eating place to take your sweetheart on your anniversary. Ranked in order of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most popular restaurants</a> for anniversaries to least popular, you are sure to find an excellent choice of restaurant for your special anniversary. If you don&rsquo;t see a favorite restaurant listed, go ahead and add it to the list. You can also vote for your favorite restaurants and see them get ranked higher on the list.

From the Italian romance of Olive Garden to the western d&eacute;cor of Texas Roadhouse, there are styles and themes on this list to suit any couple. Romantic steakhouses like Ruth&#39;s Chris and Morton&#39;s ensure quiet alone-time, while more bustling restaurants like The Melting Pot and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-cheesecake-factory-dishes/ranker-food" target="_blank">The Cheesecake Factory</a> encourage sharing. Make this anniversary a night to remember by picking out that one special restaurant that is enjoyed by both partners. You can rerank this list to make your own list of favorite anniversary dinner restaurants as well.

So go ahead and look through this list to find that one special romantic eating place. You can also research particular restaurants to find one in your area. Try something new this year, and make this special meal a surprise that will never be forgotten. Pick out a new favorite restaurant for this year&rsquo;s anniversary dinner.

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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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Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc. is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2007, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Currently, there are 191 Hard Rock locations in 59 countries including 145 cafes, 21 hotels and 10 casinos.

Rainforest Cafe

Rainforest Cafe is a themed restaurant chain owned by Landry's, Inc. of Houston, Texas. It was founded by entrepreneur Steven Schussler. The first location opened in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota on February 3, 1994. By 1997, the chain consisted of six restaurants, all in the United States. In 1998, it was planned to build 10 additional restaurants in the United States, seven in Mexico, and five in the UK, for a total of 22 restaurants by 2008.
In 2000, the Rainforest Cafe was bought by Landry's Restaurants Inc., a company specializing in dining, hospitality, entertainment, and gaming, based in Houston, Texas. To date the company owns restaurants in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the U.A.E., and Japan. Rainforest Cafe focuses on local tourism for a majority of their income.

Outback Steakhouse

Outback Steakhouse is an Australian-themed American casual dining restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida with over 1200 locations in 23 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It was founded in February 1988 in Tampa by Bob Basham, Chris T. Sullivan, Trudy Cooper, and Tim Gannon, and is now owned and operated in the United States by OSI Restaurant Partners, and by other franchise and venture agreements internationally.
Canadian Outback restaurants began in 1996. In March 2009, Outback Steakhouse Canada abruptly closed all nine locations in the province of Ontario, citing poor economic conditions. However, the restaurant later opened a location in Niagara Falls and its Edmonton, Alberta franchise remains in operation.
In 1997, Outback entered the South Korean market through the franchise agreement with Aussie Chung Inc. Currently, there are 101 Outback Steakhouse locations throughout South Korea. On June 14, 2007, OSI Restaurant Partners completed a stock repurchase plan, and the company is now privately held.

Dave & Buster's

Dave & Buster's is an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Each Dave and Busters has a full-service restaurant and a video arcade. As of November 2014, the company has 73 locations across the United States and one restaurant in Canada. The company does not license the D&B concept internationally or domestically.

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Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is an American chain of combined restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme. The company was founded by Dan Evins in 1969; its first store was in Lebanon, Tennessee, which remains the company headquarters. The chain's stores were at first positioned near Interstate highway exits in the Southeastern and Midwestern US, but it has expanded across the country during the 1990s and 2000s. As of September 18, 2012, the chain operates 630 stores in 42 states.
Cracker Barrel's menu is based on traditional Southern cuisine, with appearance and decor designed to resemble an old-fashioned general store. Each restaurant features a front porch lined with wooden rocking chairs, a stone fireplace, and decorative artifacts from the local area. Cracker Barrel is known for its partnerships with country music performers. It has received attention for its charitable activities, such as its assistance of victims of Hurricane Katrina and injured war veterans.

Johnny Rockets

Johnny Rockets is an American restaurant franchise whose themed decor is based upon 1950s diner-style restaurants. Decor includes Coca-Cola advertising featuring nearly life-size cardboard illustrations of women in World War II armed services uniforms, individual jukebox stations, chrome accents and red vinyl seats. The staff at some locations are known to sing and dance every half-hour. Making a smiley face with ketchup on the paper plate when serving French fries is a Johnny Rockets trademark.
The menu, presentation, counter seating and grilling area are based on an original restaurant from 1947, The Apple Pan in West Los Angeles. The restaurants feature a small two-sided menu. Hamburgers are grilled-to-order in full view of the customers and are served wrapped in paper on cardboard plates.

LongHorn Steakhouse

LongHorn Steakhouse is an American casual dining restaurant chain that is owned and operated by Darden Restaurants, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, Florida. As of Feb 22, 2013, LongHorn Steakhouse operated over 370 restaurants in 35 states.

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Bubba Gump Shrimp Company

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurant and Market is a seafood restaurant chain inspired by the 1994 film Forrest Gump. As of September 2014, forty-three Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants operate worldwide. Twenty-nine of these locations are in the United States, four are in Mexico, three are in Malaysia, and one each in London, Hong Kong, Indonesia and the Philippines. The company is based in Houston, Texas, and has been a division of Landry's Restaurants since 2010.
The first Bubba Gump restaurant opened in 1996 in Monterey, California by Viacom Consumer Products. That firm's parent company, Viacom, is owner of Paramount Pictures, the distributor of Forrest Gump, and also owns the Rusty Pelican restaurant chain. The Bubba Gump restaurant is named after the film's characters Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue and Forrest Gump. In the film, Bubba suggested getting in the shrimping business and ultimately Forrest pursued the idea after Bubba's death in the Vietnam War.

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville is the name of a United States-based casual dining American restaurant chain and a chain of stores selling Jimmy Buffett-themed merchandise. It is owned by Buffett's Margaritaville Holdings LLC and named after his hit song "Margaritaville". Some locations are franchise owned, such as the Caribbean, Australian, and Mexican locations. There are locations in tourist destinations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, six island locations throughout the Caribbean as well as a newly opened site in Sydney, Australia since September 2012. In 2014 a Brazilian company bought 12 Margaritaville Restaurants and the rights to expand the company in the U.S.

Planet Hollywood

Planet Hollywood International, Inc. is a theme restaurant inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood and was launched in New York on October 22, 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Further celebrity endorsement included actress Whoopi Goldberg, actor Don Johnson and his then-wife Melanie Griffith, the late director John Hughes, comedienne Roseanne Barr, and actors Tom Arnold, Wesley Snipes, and Danny Glover.

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The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot is a chain of franchised fondue restaurants in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Tampa, Florida based company had 142 locations as of August 2009, with 28 more locations under development. The Melting Pot menu contains various cheese fondues, wines, salads, entrees of meat and seafood served with dipping sauces and oil or broth to be cooked in, and chocolate fondues. It is part of Front Burner Brands.

ESPN Zone

ESPN Zone is a restaurant at Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, formerly a restaurant chain that included arcades, TV studios, and radio studios, formally owned by the American cable network ESPN. The first ESPN Zone opened in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 11, 1998, in the Power Plant on the Inner Harbor. This was a pivotal moment in Disney's history as it was the first ever major business venture outside of Disney's highly controlled theme parks. Producer for the grand opening event was Paulette Wolfe Entertainment, Ivan Healy Purvis was charged with the task of production director advising Disney on the best systems and logistics of this ground breaking event. It transformed what was once a massive brick building that housed coal-fired generators for the city trolley system into a dining and entertainment complex. It proved to be a cornerstone in the development of Baltimore's Inner Harbor before its sudden closure in June 2010.
In June 2010, all but two locations were shuttered, with the remaining restaurants located in Southern California.

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Mellow Mushroom

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is a pizzeria that was established in Atlanta, Georgia in 1974 and operates as a restaurant franchise with over 150 locations throughout the United States. Its headquarters are in unincorporated Fulton County, Georgia.
Mellow Mushroom specializes in pizza, but also serves calzones, hoagies, salads, and appetizers. Pizza is sold in three sizes, but slices are available during lunch and late night at some locations. Some Mellow Mushrooms deliver; those that do not have a pick-up option. They often feature a large selection of beer, typically 20-40 beers on draft and 50 or more bottles. Each store is decorated differently and sometimes there is a unifying theme to the artwork. Tie-dye and colorful mushrooms are a common theme for locations. Some stores occasionally feature live music, trivia competitions, or bingo. Many of the locations participate in a beer-purchase loyalty program called Beer Club. The franchise aims to give customers a "relaxing yet eclectic dining experience" with "easygoing atmosphere and funky decor" Mellow Mushroom also sells branded merchandise and clothing on their website Mellow Gear and at stores.

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T.G.I. Friday's

TGI Friday's is an American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining.
The company is a unit of the Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners, who purchased the company from Carlson Companies in May 2014. Its name is taken from the expression TGIF. The company asserts that it stands for "Thank Goodness It's Friday", although as of 2010 some television commercials for the chain have also made use of the alternative phrase, "Thank God It's Friday's." The chain is known for its appearance, with red-striped canopies, brass railings, Tiffany lamps, and frequent use of antiques as decor.

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Logan's Roadhouse

Logan's Roadhouse is a chain of restaurants that was founded in 1991 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States and in 1999 became a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly held CBRL Group, Inc. On December 6, 2006, CBRL Group sold Logan's Roadhouse to affiliates of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, and Black Canyon Capital LLC for $486 million. In 2010, private equity firm Kelso & Company acquired the company. Its main office is located in Nashville, Tennessee. There are over 210 company operated and 26 franchised Logan's Roadhouse locations throughout 23 states and growing.
The chain uses retro style decorations, and provides free buckets of peanuts that come at each table. Some of the Logan's establishments have locality-inspired decor and artwork. For example, Detroit area Logan's have murals of people wearing Detroit Pistons shirts.
On February 20, 2013, Mike Andres, a former McDonald's vice-president and former CEO of Boston Market, replaced Tom Vogel as CEO.

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Denny's

Denny's is a full-service pancake house/coffee shop/fast casual family restaurant chain. It operates over 1,600 restaurants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Curaçao, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
Denny's is known for always being open, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert around the clock. Unlike many other restaurant chains, Denny's does not close on holidays or nights, except where required by law. Many of their restaurants are located in proximity to freeway exits, bars, and in service areas. Denny's started franchising in 1963, and most Denny's restaurants are now franchisee-owned.

Ruby's Diner

Ruby’s Diner is a restaurant chain that reproduces the look and feel of the classic American Diner. Bright red vinyl booths, white Formica tables, soda fountains, milkshakes, burgers, antique Coca-Cola posters and commercial art echo the Swing Era of the 1940s. While the basic decor remains the same for every Ruby's Diner, creative touches were added to many of the Ruby’s Diners by developing modified themes to fit the local area. For example, the Ruby’s AeroDiner in Laguna Hills features a collection of miniature World War II aircraft that actually “fly” through the restaurant on a track. The Huntington Beach pier location has a “Surf City” theme complete with surfboards and other authentic surfing memorabilia. And Ruby’s Super Chief Diner which is walking distance from the famous San Juan Capistrano train station has scale model trains running through the restaurant.
Ruby’s Diner serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the menu includes classic American Diner fare of hamburgers, french fries, chili and shakes along with soups, salads, sandwiches and vegetarian offerings.

Chuck E. Cheese's

Chuck E. Cheese's is a chain of American family entertainment center restaurants. The chain is the primary brand of CEC Entertainment, Inc. and is headquartered in Irving, Texas. The establishment serves pizza and other menu items, complemented by arcade games, amusement rides, and animatronic displays as a focus of entertainment for the entire family. The brand derives its name from its main animatronic character Chuck E. Cheese, a comedic mouse who sings and interacts with guests.
Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre in San Jose, California, was the first location to open in 1977. The concept was authored by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, credited with bringing video games such as Pong to the mainstream. Pizza Time Theatre was the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade. The chain merged with competitor Showbiz Pizza Place in 1984, forming Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc. In the early 1990s, the company unified the two brands renaming every location to Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza. They redesigned the logo in 1994, dropping Pizza from each store's name.

Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday Inc. is an American multinational foodservice retailer that owns, operates, and franchises Ruby Tuesday restaurants. The concept was started in 1972 by Samuel E. Beall, III.
The corporation was formed in 1996 as a reincorporation of Morrison Restaurants Inc. They are headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, and operate 850 locations worldwide between their various concepts.
Their flagship brand is an American cuisine casual dining restaurant chain that is primarily located along the eastern coast of the United States. The company also owns Lime Fresh Mexican Grill. The company has closed all locations of Wok Hay and Marlin and Ray's. Additionally, they hold development rights to Truffles Grill.
On June 6, 2012, founder and long-time CEO Sandy Beall announced he would be leaving the company.

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