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This Common Restaurant Name Has 80 Locations

This Common Restaurant Name Has 80 Locations

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50. Wok N Roll

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49. Thai House Restaurant

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48. Sakura Japanese Restaurant

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47. Pizza Express

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46. El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant

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45. China City

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44. Umi Sushi

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43. Hot Wok

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42. The Grill

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41. China Palace Restaurant

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40. Pho Saigon

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39. New York Pizza

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38. King Buffet

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37. Jade Garden

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36. Asian Buffet

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35. Golden China

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34. India Palace

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33. Happy Wok

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32. Sushi House

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31. Panda Garden

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30. China Taste

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29. China Gourmet

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28. Thai Basil

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27. Shogun

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26. King Wok

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25. Thai Kitchen

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24. Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

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23. Golden Wok

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22. New China Restaurant

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21. Great Wall Chinese Restaurant

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20. Golden Dragon

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19. China Café

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18. America's Best Wings

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17. Taste of China

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16. China Dragon

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15. China Chef

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14. China Buffet

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13. China 1

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12. Taste of India

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11. China Express

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10. Hibachi Express

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9. China One

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8. China Kitchen

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7. China Garden

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6. New China

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5. Great Wall

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4. China Star

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3. China House

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2. China King

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1. China Wok

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50. Wok N Roll
49. Thai House Restaurant
48. Sakura Japanese Restaurant
47. Pizza Express
46. El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant
45. China City
44. Umi Sushi
43. Hot Wok
42. The Grill
41. China Palace Restaurant
40. Pho Saigon
39. New York Pizza
38. King Buffet
37. Jade Garden
36. Asian Buffet
35. Golden China
34. India Palace
33. Happy Wok
32. Sushi House
31. Panda Garden
30. China Taste
29. China Gourmet
28. Thai Basil
27. Shogun
26. King Wok
25. Thai Kitchen
24. Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant
23. Golden Wok
22. New China Restaurant
21. Great Wall Chinese Restaurant
20. Golden Dragon
19. China Café
18. America's Best Wings
17. Taste of China
16. China Dragon
15. China Chef
14. China Buffet
13. China 1
12. Taste of India
11. China Express
10. Hibachi Express
9. China One
8. China Kitchen
7. China Garden
6. New China
5. Great Wall
4. China Star
3. China House
2. China King
1. China Wok

Naming a restaurant is no easy feat. It can be akin to naming a child, after all, to those in the restaurant business, their establishment is in a sense, their baby. Owners often look for something unique, a name that stands out to them as personifying what an eatery means to them. It can be a name that honors a loved one, or a family member (Dave Thomas called his fast-food chain Wendy's after his daughter), and even be named after themselves, as is the case noted restaurant, Nobu, opened by celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa.

Opening a restaurant, especially the first time, is apt to give the proprietor a sense of almost parental pride. So choosing just the right thing to call it takes on great importance, after all, just like a child, changing a name after it's given is extremely rare unless it goes along with a change in ownership. One of the simplest devices is simply to name a restaurant after yourself or somebody close to you, like Joe's Place, Casa Juanita, or Mom's Café.

Restaurant owners may give their business a name that suggests a homey atmosphere, which is where "casa" comes into play, whichever language you use. Casa is a home, as is Maison, which is prevalent in so many French restaurant names, like "Chez Andre" (a real eatery in Paris), which might be translated as "at Andre's," or "Andre's House."(If you're in France to see the 2024 Olympic Games this summer, you can count all the Maisons you might find.)

Various sources estimate that there are somewhere between 140,000 and 155,000 single-location independent restaurants in the United States (the number rises if you factor in independent restaurants that have multiple locations). However original their owners might try to be, it's hardly surprising that there is considerable duplication among the names of places that are otherwise unrelated.

To determine the most prevalent restaurant names in America, 24/7 Tempo reviewed a study of the subject conducted by Tinting Chicago, an auto and residential tinting and graphics company. The study considered Google review data for over 300,000 independent U.S. restaurants in the country's 500 largest cities, ranking names on the total number of occurrences of the name across all non-chain restaurants nationwide. Only cities with at least 100 restaurants and 65,000 residents were considered.

The overwhelming majority of restaurants on the list are Asian, with more than three-fifths of the total — including the top nine — being Chinese. Perhaps refreshingly, only one of those has a punning name. (Whatever the name, or the cuisine, here's a list of the one restaurant you should visit in each state.)

Here are the most prevalent restaurant names in America:

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