Meet the 2016 Next 20 restaurant brands

1. Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Segment: Chicken
U.S. systemwide sales: $160.4 million (+7.72%)
U.S. unit count: 134 (0.00%)
ESPU: $1.2 million (+8.52%)

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2. Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant

Segment: Casual Dining
U.S. systemwide sales: $147.9 million (+26.30%)
U.S. unit count: 20 (+11.11%)
ESPU: $7.8 million (+6.36%)

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3. Wetzel's Pretzels

Wetzel's Pretzels

Segment: Beverage-Snack
U.S. systemwide sales: $138.3 million (+12.44%)
U.S. unit count: 281 (+6.04%)
ESPU: $506,600 (+4.82%)

4. Chart House Restaurants

Chart House Restaurants

Segment: Casual Dining
U.S. systemwide sales: $136.9 million (+2.09%)
U.S. unit count: 29 (-3.33%)
ESPU: $4.6 million (+3.82%)

5. Duffy's Sports Grill

Duffy's Sports Grill

Segment: Casual Dining
U.S. systemwide sales: $114.2 million (+20.59%)
U.S. unit count: 30 (15.38%)
ESPU: $4.1 million (+5.52%)

6. Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza

Segment: Pizza
U.S. systemwide sales: $101.0 million (+206.06%)
U.S. unit count: 105 (+110.00%)
ESPU: $1.3 million (+18.47%)

7. Cotton Patch Cafe

Cotton Patch Cafe

Segment: Casual Dining
U.S. systemwide sales: $94.6 million (+10.26%)
U.S. unit count: 45 (+7.14%)
ESPU: $2.2 million (+5.19%)

8. Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill

Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill

Segment: Limited Service/Mexican
U.S. systemwide sales: $81.3 million (+19.91%)
U.S. unit count: 72 (+5.88%)
ESPU: $1.2 million (+7.06%)

9. Not Your Average Joe's`

Not Your Average Joe's`

Segment: Casual Dining
U.S. systemwide sales: $77.4 million (+17.45%)
U.S. unit count: 25 (+13.64%)
ESPU: $3.3 million (+4.96%)

11. Pieology Pizzeria

Pieology Pizzeria

Segment: Pizza
U.S. systemwide sales: $74.6 million (+67.26%)
U.S. unit count: 73 (+85.71%)
ESPU: $1.2 million (-23.34%)

12. True Food Kitchen

True Food Kitchen

Segment: Casual Dining
U.S. systemwide sales: $71.5 million (+22.64%)
U.S. unit count: 11 (+10.00%)
ESPU: $6.8 million (-0.72%)

13. Monical's Pizza

Monical's Pizza

Segment: Pizza
U.S. systemwide sales: $64.9 million (+5.53%)
U.S. unit count: 63 (-3.08%)
ESPU: $1.0 million (+7.18%)

14. MOD Pizza

MOD Pizza

Segment: Pizza
U.S. systemwide sales: $64.8 million (+220.79%)
U.S. unit count: 92 (+196.77%)
ESPU: $1.1 million (+17.36%)

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15 Pizza Factory

Pizza Factory

Segment: Pizza
U.S. systemwide sales: $60.8 million (+11.56%)
U.S. unit count: 111 (0.00%)
ESPU: $547,700 (+11.05%)

16. Another Broken Egg Cafe

Another Broken Egg Cafe

Segment: Family Dining
U.S. systemwide sales: $60.6 million (+42.92%)
U.S. unit count: 51 (+54.55%)
ESPU: $1.4 million (-4.72%)

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17. Pie Five Pizza Co.

Pie Five Pizza Co.

Segment: Pizza
U.S. systemwide sales: $55.1 million (+117.79%)
U.S. unit count: 90 (+66.67%)
ESPU: $765,300 (+11.92%)

18. STONEFIRE Grill

STONEFIRE Grill

Segment: Limited Service/American
U.S. systemwide sales: $48.0 million (+12.68%)
U.S. unit count: 8 (+14.29%)
ESPU: $6.4 million (+5.16%)

19. Vocelli Pizza

Vocelli Pizza

Segment: Pizza
U.S. systemwide sales: $43.3 million (+0.70%)
U.S. unit count: 88 (+0.00%)
ESPU: $492,000 (+4.13%)

20. Russo's New York Pizzeria/Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen

Russo's New York Pizzeria/Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen

Segment: Pizza
U.S. systemwide sales: $41.2 million (+18.05%)
U.S. unit count: 36 (+12.5%)
ESPU: $1.2 million (+5.90%)

10. STK

STK

Segment: Casual Dining
U.S. systemwide sales: $77.1 million (+22.38%)
U.S. unit count: 10 (+42.86%)
ESPU: $9.1 million (-6.41%)

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