Breakfast-and-lunch-only concepts continue to be the growth stars among the Top 500 family-style chains. But the category leaders are also making some strong gains, especially IHOP, whose systemwide sales grew 8.1% in 2015 on unit growth of just 1.6%. Overall, the category increased sales by 3.1% and store count by 2.2%.
2016 Rank | Chain Name | 2015 U.S. Sales ($000) | 2015 U.S. Units |
| 23 | IHOP | 3,255,000 | 1,604 |
| 28 | Denny's | 2,548,000 | 1,599 |
| 30 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 2,288,542 | 635 |
| 47 | Waffle House | 1,030,700* | 1,805* |
| 48 | Bob Evans | 946,205 | 548 |
| 67 | Perkins Restaurant & Bakery | 644,152 | 386 |
| 104 | Village Inn | 359,000 | 213 |
| 113 | Big Boy | 330,400* | 220* |
| 117 | Friendly's | 310,700* | 265* |
| 150 | Huddle House | 237,114 | 368 |
| 162 | Shoney's | 219,200* | 144 |
| 176 | Black Bear Diner | 197,676 | 75 |
| 195 | Eat'n Park | 167,593 | 69 |
| 202 | Shari's Cafe and Pies | 160,500* | 96 |
| 203 | First Watch | 158,300* | 137 |
| 212 | Original Pancake House, The | 148,500* | 130* |
| 213 | Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery | 148,231 | 68 |
| 218 | Country Pride Restaurant | 143,300* | 148* |
| 225 | Coco's Bakery Restaurant | 137,700* | 71 |
| 248 | Iron Skillet | 122,000* | 70* |
*Technomic estimate
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