Texas Roadhouse He has replaced Olive Garden as the largest casual dining chain in the United States. The two chains were followed by the wild wings of Chili, Applebee and Buffalo. Olive Garden had been the title since 2018, but a resurgence in the popularity of Texas Roadhouse has promoted the casual steak ahead.

Last year, Texas Roadhouse was an increase of 14.7% of sales, reaching $ 5.5 billion, according to Catering businesswhich cited the Technomic ranking of the 500 best chains of largest restaurants in the country. On its website, Texas Roadhouse says there are 722 restaurant locations, probably including those outside the United States

On Friday, June 4, 2021, an advertisement of “Now Hiring” banners at Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Colonie, New York (Lori van Burn/Albany Times Union Via Getty Images)

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In the meantime, Olive garden In 2024 it increased by 0.8% of sales by 2024, contributing $ 5.2 billion from more than 920 locations throughout the country. According to the restaurant business, despite recovering endless paste and other promotions, the Italian chain only saw a fraction of its 8.8% rise in 2023.

On June 22, 2023 he hung a sign on the front of an Olive Garden restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson / Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Texas Roadhouse, Chili’s and Longhorn Steakhouse increased the sales that their counterparts, despite the struggles in the industry. Chili’s, which ranked third, increased by 15% in sales, while Longhorn Steakhouse, which reached sixth place, experienced 7.2% sales. Four other restaurants on the list (Applebee’s, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster and Red Robin) saw sales decrease, and the red lobster saw the largest fall in -22.7%, according to the restaurant business, which Cited Technomic.

A waitress wears a tray a lobster and a crab trio plate in a Red Lobster restaurant in Yonkers, New York, USA, on Thursday, July 24, 2014. (Michael Nagle / Bloomberg through Getty Images / Getty Images)

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As the north -Americans struggled to end – Restaurants from all over the country He started promoting promotions to Luer to customers. However, this caused almost the end of the red lobster, which suffered great losses in its agreement “endless shrimp”. The new CEO of Red Lobster, Damola Adamolekun, said that the agreement caused “chaos” and “stress” for employees.

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