Information about eating establishments that have the same name, menu and decorating theme in multiple locations over a broad geographical area (i.e. locations in more than one state or equivalent).
Please read this before submitting any sites
Submissions must be for English language sites of restaurant chains and franchises.
This category does not contain individual restaurants or chains that operate in only one state or equivalent area. If the restaurant has only one location, please submit instead to the Regional category where the restaurant is located.
For English language sites about restaurant chains (more than one location) serving American cuisine, not necessarily located in America.
Information about eating establishments that have the same name, menu or decorating theme in multiple locations over a broad geographical area (i.e. locations in more than one state or equivalent).
Please read this before submitting any sites.
Submissions must be for English language sites of restaurant chains or franchises.
This category does not contain individual restaurants or chains that operate in only one state or equivalent area. If the restaurant has only one location, please submit instead to the Regional category where the restaurant is located.
Restaurant chains (locations in more than one state or equivalent area) and franchises serving BBQ food.
If all of the restaurant's locations are within one state or province, please submit instead
once under
Regional at the most local level possible, based on the physical location of the restaurants.
This category is for restaurant chains only!
Individual restaurants are listed under the locality in the Regional branch.
Individual restaurant websites suggested here will NOT be listed here and may be deleted without review.
Chili is a spicy dish generally made of meat, chili peppers, and sometimes, beans.
This category hosts restaurant chains and franchises that specialize in chili. It does not contain individual restaurants; those should be submitted to the corresponding locality in the
Regional area.
Information about eating establishments that primarily serve coffees and have the same name, menu and decorating theme in multiple locations over a broad geographical area (i.e. locations in more than one state or equivalent).
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Submissions must be for English language sites of coffee house chains and franchises. It does not contain individual restaurants or chains that operate in only one state or equivalent area. If the restaurant has only one location, please submit instead to the Regional category where the restaurant is located.
Restaurant chains which offer a varied menu and target and cater specifically to the family dining market and offer a children's menu.
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Submissions must be for English language sites of Family restaurant chains and franchises. Family restaurants offer a varied menu and target and cater specifically to the family dining market and offer a children's menu. It does not contain individual restaurants. If the restaurant has only one location, please submit instead to the Regional category where the restaurant is located.
Also known as frankfurters, a type of sausage generally served in a long, split bun.
This category hosts restaurant chains and franchises that specialize in hot dogs. It does not contain individual restaurants; those should be submitted to the corresponding locality in the
Regional area.
This category lists restaurant chains with locations in more than one state or country, specializing in ice cream and frozen yogurt. Restaurant chains listed in this category may be eligible for an additional listing in the
Regional branch locality category where their corporate headquarters is located.
If the restaurant has a single location, or if all the locations are within a smaller geographic area, please locate the smallest
Regional branch category that encompasses all the locations, and suggest the site there. If the chain does not specialize in frozen desserts, please find the most appropriate subcategory of
Business: Hospitality: Restaurant Chains, and suggest the site there.
This category is for sites about chains that specialize in Italian foods. However, pizza chains are not listed here. They are in a separate category.
Italian staples are tomatoes, basil, oregano, olive oil, Parmesan or mozzarella, and pasta. Many Italian restaurants will offer a wide variety of dishes including veal, seafood, and chicken.
Restaurant chains and franchises serving Mexican food, including Tex-Mex, interior Mexican, Mexican-style seafood, and nouveau Mexican.
Mexican food typically includes corn or flour tortillas, red or green tomato sauce flavored with chiles, beans or well-cooked meat, and rice. Regional variations and modern adaptations may feature seafood, sour cream and cheese, and lettuce or uncooked vegetables.
If all of the restaurant's locations are within one state or province, please submit instead
once under
Regional at the most local level possible, based on the physical location of the restaurants.
The origins of pizza go back to ancient times. Babylonians, Egyptians and other Middle Eastern cultures ate flat, unleavened bread that had been cooked in mud ovens. Mediterranean people such as the Greeks and Romans ate the bread topped with olive oil and native spices.
In the late 1800s, Raffaele Esposito, a baker in Naples, Italy, created pizza as a dish for visiting royalty. According to the story, the Italian King Umberto and Queen Margherita were touring the area. In order to impress them and to show his patriotic fervor, Raffaele chose to top flat bread with food that would best represent the colors of Italy: red tomato, white mozzarella cheese and green basil.
-- adapted from AboutPizza.com
If all of the restaurant's locations are within one state or province, please submit instead
once under
Regional at the most local level possible, based on the physical location of the restaurants.
Information about companies which run more than one restaurant chain (eating establishments that have the same name, menu and decorating theme in multiple locations) over a broad geographical area (i.e. locations in more than one state or equivalent).
Please Read this Before Submitting Your Site
Submissions must be for English language sites of businesses which run more than one restaurant chain and/or franchise. It does not contain individual restaurants or chains, or associations that operate in only one state or equivalent area.
Restaurant chains (locations in more than one state or equivalent area) and franchises serving seafood.
If all of the restaurant's locations are within one state or province, please submit instead
once under
Regional at the most local level possible, based on the physical location of the restaurants.
Please include in your description the geographic region where the restaurants are located and the service (sit-down, quick service, and such).
"Southwestern cuisine combines Tex Mex, Spanish, Indian and American flavors, ... with one cowboy boot north of the Rio Grande and one huarache sandal south of the Rio Bravo.
"Whether it's chiles in Taos or chilis in El Paso, there's no getting around these often devilish little fruits which give much of the fire to Southwestern specialties like tacos, enchiladas, tortilla and albondigas soups and more.
"Corn is an important ingredient, giving the nod to Navajo hominy, sweet and savory tamales, as well as casserole toppers and upscale salads using jicama, paper-thin slices of red onion and miniature cobs of corn.
"Other starches include the ubiquitous bean, often pinto or pink; rice used in cooling drinks and as a base for wonderful casseroles and side dishes, and flour in its many manifestations.
"... Nouvelle Southwestern just takes these fresh and indigenous products and swirls them amongst French, Thai and German cuisine. Hence, ... fat-free gorditas filled with baby greens and goat cheese or unexpected combinations of earthy Oaxocan olive spread napping silken Portabello mushrooms amidst a masa-encrusted fence of yellowfin tuna."
-- Casey Stewart
This category is for Themed Restaurant Chains, where a very integral part of the restaurant is the theme it is based around. Examples of themes include 50's Diners, Rock 'n Roll, or a particular time period.