Emerging Chains

Louisiana’s Smalls Sliders has fewer than 10 locations but expects to open up to 30 restaurants a year toward its eventual goal of 400.

The St. Paul, Minn.-based restaurant chain offers a modern service experience with global flavors.

With seven restaurants and counting, Tacos 1986 is bringing a new flavor of Tijuana-inspired food to the Los Angeles taco scene.

Basing the restaurant around family recipes and his late father, Hash Kitchen founder Joey Maggiore brings it all back home in his latest Arizona restaurant.

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