*Sit-down restaurants have a wait staff, nondisposable dishes, a full dining room, and various other qualities not seen in a typical fast-food or quick-serve restaurants.SOURCE: FRANDATA, BASED ON FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS FROM 2012 AND 2013
| NAME | FRANCHISOR | HEADQUARTERS | UNITS | PHONE | WEBSITE |
| Big Boy | Big Boy Franchise Management LLC | Warren | 93 | 586-759-6000 | bigboy.com |
| Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar | Applebee’s International Inc. | Kansas City, Mo. | 86 | 913-890-0100 | applebees.com |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Buffalo Wild Wings International Inc. | Minneapolis, Minn. | 43 | 952-593-9943 | buffalowildwings.com |
| Olga’s Kitchen | Olga’s Franchising Inc. | Troy | 36 | 248-362-0001 | olgas.com |
| Ponderosa Steakhouse | Ponderosa Franchising Co. | Plano, Texas | 30 | 972-244-2900 | ponderosasteakhouses.com |
| IHOP | IHOP Franchise Co. LLC | Glendale, Cailf. | 20 | 818-240-655 | ihop.com |
| Red Robin Burger and Spirits | Red Robin International Inc. | Greenwood Village, Colo. | 20 | 303-846-6000 | redrobin.com |
| Denny’s | DFO LLC | Spartansburg, S.C. | 18 | 864-597-8000 | dennys.com |
| Panera Bread | Panera LLC | St. Louis, Mo. | 18 | 314-984-1000 | panerabread.com |
| Bellacino’s Pizza | Bellacino’s Inc. | Portage, Mich. | 15 | 877-379-0700 | bellacinos.com |
| Noodles & Co. | Noodles & Co. | Broomfield, Colo. | 13 | 720-214-1900 | noodles.com |
| Chili’s/Chili’s Grill & Bar | Brinker International Payroll Co. LP | Dallas, Texas | 12 | 927-980-9917 | brinker.com |
| Fazoli’s | Fazoli’s Franchising Systems Inc. | Lexington, Ky. | 12 | 859-268-1668 | fazolis.com |
| T.G.I. Fridays | TGI Friday’s Inc. | Carroliton, Texas | 10 | 972-662-5400 | Fridays.com |
| Bennigan’s | Bennigan’s Franchising Co. LLC | Dallas | 8 | 469-277-6371 | bennigans.com |
| Famous Dave’s | Famous Dave’s of America Inc. | Minnetonka, Minn. | 8 | 952-294-1300 | famousdaves.com |
| Carino’s Italian Grill | Kona Restaurant Group | Austin, Texas | 7 | 512-263-0800 | carinos.com |
| Aubree’s | Aubree’s Flagstar LLC | Ypsilanti, Mich. | 6 | 734-216-6555 | aubrees.com |
| Fuddruckers | Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants LLC | Houston | 6 | 713-329-6800 | fuddruckers.com |
| Golden Corral | Golden Corral Franchise Systems Inc. | Raleigh, N.C. | 5 | 919-781-9310 | goldencorral.net |
| Au Bon Pain | ABP Corp. | Boston | 4 | 617-423-2100 | aubonpain.com |
| Hooters | Hooters of America Inc. | Atlanta, Ga. | 4 | 770-951-2040 | hooters.com |
| Old Chicago | Old Chicago Franchising LLC | Chattanooga, Tenn. | 4 | 423-424-2000 | oldchicago.com |
| The Melting Pot | The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. | Tampa, Fla. | 4 | 813-881-0055 | meltingpot.com |
| Uccello’s Ristorante Pizzeria & Sports Bar | Uccello’s Franchise LLC | Grand Rapids | 4 | 616-954-2002 | uccellos.com |
| Uno Chicago Grill | Pizzeria Uno Corp | Wilmington, Del. | 4 | 617-323-9200 | unos.com |
| Bar Louie | BL Restaurant Franchise LLC | Addison, Texas | 3 | 214-845-4800 | barlouieamerica.com |
| Country Kitchen International | Legacy Franchise Group LLC | Madison, Wis. | 3 | 608-833-9633 | countrykitchenfranchise.com |
| Perkins Restaurant & Bakery | Perkins & Marie Callender’s LLC | Memphis, Tenn. | 3 | 901-766-6400 | perkinsrestaurants.com |
| Texas Roadhouse | Texas Roadhouse Development Corp. | Louisville, Ky. | 3 | 502-426-9984 | texasroadhouse.com |
| The Original Pancake House | The Original Pancake House Franchising | Portland, Ore. | 3 | 503-246-1049 | originalpancakehouse.com |
| Cici’s Pizza/Cici’s to Go | CiCi Enterprises LP | Coppell, Texas | 2 | 972-745-4200 | cicispizza.com |
| Hurricane Grill | Hurricane AMT LLC | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 2 | 561-932-1075 | hurricanefranchising.com |
| McAlister’s Deli | McAlister’s Corp. | Ridgeland, Miss.; Alpharetta, Ga. | 2 | 888-855-3354 | mcalistersdeli.com |
| Newk’s Express Café Restaurant | Newk’s Franchise Co. LLC | Jackson, Miss. | 2 | 601-982-1160 | newkscafe.com |
| Beef O’Brady’s Family Sports Pub | FSC Franchise Co. LLC | Tampa, Fla. | 1 | 813-226-2333 | beefobradys.com |
| Bonanza Steakhouse | Bonanza Restaurant Co. | Plano, Texas | 1 | 972-244-8900 | bonanzasteakhouses.com |
| Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza | Boston Pizza Restaurants LP | Dallas | 1 | 972-484-9022 | bostonsgourmet.com |
| Cosi | Cosi Inc. | Deerfield, Ill. | 1 | 847-597-8800 | getcosi.com |
| Ground Round Grill & Bar | Independent Owners Cooperative LLC | Freeport, Maine | 1 | 207-865-4433 | groundround.com |
| Johnny Rockets | Johnny Rockets Licensing LLC | Aliso Viejo, Calif. | 1 | 949-643-6100 | johnnyrockets.com |
| O’Charley’s | O’Charley’s Inc. | Nashville, Tenn. | 1 | 615-256-8500 | ocharleys.com |
| Quaker Steak and Lube | Quaker Steak and Lube Franchising Corp. | Sharon, Pa. | 1 | 724-704-7164 | quakersteakandlube.com |
| Ruth’s Chris Steak House | Ruth’s Chris Steak House Franchise Inc. | Winter Park, Fla. | 1 | 407-333-7440 | ruthschris.com |
| Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery | Tilted Kilt Franchise Operating LLC | Tempe, Ariz. | 1 | 480-456-5458 | tiltedkilt.com |
