el Restaurante, Jan/Feb/Mar 2022

chain report

STATES WITH MOST CHAIN HEADQUARTERS

el Restaurante

Texas

TOP 50 MEXICAN CHAINS RANK 2022

RANK 2021

RESTAURANT

UNITS

RANK 2022

RANK 2021

15

California 14 Georgia

5

Arizona

3

RESTAURANT

UNITS

1

1

TACO BELL

7588

27

17

TACO DEL MAR

66

2

2

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL

2788

28

34 (tie)

BUBBAKOOS BURRITOS

64

3

3

QDOBA MEXICAN EATS

764

29

31

CHRONIC TACOS

62

4

4

MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL

691

30

20

TACO MAYO

61

29

FREEBIRD’S WORLD BURRITO

57

5

5

DEL TACO

599

31

6

6

EL POLLO LOCO

480

32

33

WAHOO’S FISH TACO

50

7

7

TACO TIME

400

33

32

BARBERITOS

49

8

8

TACO JOHN’S

393

34

34 (tie)

POLLO REGIO

48

9

9

TACO CABANA

166

35

36

JIMBOY’S TACOS

42

40 (tie)

EL NOPAL

39

10 (tie)

10 (tie)

BAJA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL

158

36

10 (tie)

12

RUBIO’S COASTAL GRILL

158

37

37

CALIFORNIA TORTILLA

38

12

13 (tie)

FUZZY’S TACO SHOP

145

38 (tie)

45

RUSTY TACO

37

13

13 (tie)

TACO BUENO

141

38 (tie)

38 (tie)

UNCLE JULIO’S MEXICAN FROM SCRATCH

37

14

10 (tie)

ON THE BORDER MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA

137

40

38 (tie)

PLAZA AZTECA MEXICAN RESTAURANTS

35

40 (tie)

PEPE’S MEXICAN RESTAURANTS

33

15

16

CAFE RIO

130

41

16

15

TIJUANA FLATS BURRITO COMPANY

123

42 (tie)

42 (tie)

EL TORITO AUTENTICO

31

17

22

TORCHY’S TACOS

100

42 (tie)

42 (tie)

WILLY’S MEXICANA GRILL

31

18

19

CHUY’S

94

44 (tie)

30

FILIBERTO’S MEXICAN FOOD

30

46 (tie)

TACO PALENQUE

30

VELVET TACO

30

19

18

COSTA VIDA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL

92

44 (tie)

20

21

TACO CASA TEXAS

91

44 (tie)

21

25

HOT HEAD BURRITOS

82

47

42 (tie)

ABUELO’S MEXICAN FOOD

29

22

23

SALSARITA’S FRESH MEXICAN GRILL

80

48

46 (tie)

SANTIAGO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT

28

23

24

ALBERTO’S MEXICAN FOOD

79

49 (tie)

48 (tie)

AMIGOS KINGS CLASSIC

27

48 (tie)

LUPE TORTILLA

27

48 (tie)

TACO MAC

27

FAJITA PETE’S

27

24

26

TACO MAKER

77

49 (tie)

25

27

PANCHERO’S MEXICAN GRILL

69

49 (tie)

26

28

ROBERTO’S TACO SHOP

68

49 (tie)

ALCOHOL SERVICE

HAS A PATIO

HAS A DRIVE-THRU

PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR

(Among Top 50 Multi-Units):

None = 36%

No = 30%

Full Bar = 22% Yes = 70% Beer/Wine Only = 42%

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el restaurante | JAN/FEB/MAR 2022

Yes = 34% No = 66%

• Sysco ...........28% • US Foods ......22% • McLane/MBM ..6% • Reinhart.........4% • Gordon ...........4% • Other ...........36%