Chain Restaurants That Are Going To Be Everywhere in 2023 

Which of these chains are you looking forward to seeing more of?

Chick-fil-A is a wonderful place to go for lunch after attending Sunday morning services, and then going to Hobby Lobby for your crafting suppies.

Only tried WingStop once after our favorite local wing placed closed in the midst of the pandemic. Ordered six wings for the wife, twelve for me plus the blue cheese sauce and fries, came out to 40 bucks! Went in there, the guy at the counter was fixated on his phone, but said it would be ready in a couple of minutes. After a few minutes handed me two bags, and said have a nice day. Got home after a 20 minute drive, opened the bags. Had one big box with 6 wings and a quart bucket of BC Dressing. Needless to say was peeved, 40 bucks for 6 wings. Haven't been back to another WStop, and most of the other places are pretty lacking with dry stringy wings and lackluster fries. Unfortunately it seems the more stores these chains open, it seems the quality ratchets down bit by bit for them all.

It’s insane to see Tropical Smoothie Cafe get a big resurgence. Those were starting to close down in CA around 06 or so, and they were so damn good! It’s great to see them still here :)

I grew up with a tropical smoothie. My parents never went there often but when we did get an occasional smoothie, it was great

Wow, Freddy's logo is a direct lift from Friendly's

Can’t say I agree with Marco’s Pizza being “everywhere in 2023”, at least not in the Phoenix area. There used to be a bunch of them here but they’ve all closed except for one store out in Mesa. There was one right down the street from me but they were trying to compete with a dozen other local pizza joints and given they wanted $22 for a 14” pepperoni pizza it was easy to predict they weren’t going to last long.

Firehouse Subs immediately started going downhill when it expanded along with Steak n' Shake.

The key to any of these franchises is management--if the managers hire good people and train and supervise them properly. That is the big post-Covid challenge.

True Kitchen expansion is great just unfortunate they won’t be located near neighborhoods that could benefit from the healthy menu.

How are all these expansion plans going to work out considering the established names are already having a very tough time keeping staff on hand? Waaay to many places out there already who needs another "fast casual burger" joint at the strip mall... support your local mom & pop restaurant if possible

Mind blowing 👌👌

Been to a Freddy's. Most everything I saw on the menu you could find at Steak & Shake for less money. To quote Mr. Scrooge, Bah, Humbug.

Shake shack is awesome! Had it for the first time in the original Madison square park location back in 2012-2013 and I’ve loved it ever since. The smokeshack is my favorite fast food burger.

I work at a Marco's (just temp help bc they lost some employees) and I've only ever seen them here so I thought they were local to Arkansas. lol I was shocked to see them being mentioned first. Freddie's are popping up everywhere here. Jersey Mike's has a few locations but they've been here for a bit. Raising Cane's is the same way. The rest of these I've either never seen except for maybe on trips to Dallas (Blaze Pizza) or we've had them for awhile.

We had both Marcos & Blaze in my area a few years ago( suburban Chicago) and both have closed

Love both Chick-fil-A and Raising Cane’s!

Cane's and flavorful chicken seems... extra generous.

Excited to try True Food, never heard of it until now. We have a First Watch in my neighborhood, and eat there often. The best salad ever (customized for vegetarian) , the one with spicy pecan maple dressing is soooo good. Only once was I dissatisfied with the food, was when they got my frittata too "done". Well, their soup isn't hot enough, so I just don't order it anymore. Other than that from more than a dozen visits, I like them. Service is usually decent too.

Freddys Steakburgers is also expanding to Canada. They have plans to open at least 20 locations in every province excluding Quebec

By the year 2032, all restaurants will be Taco Bell. -Demolition Man (1993)

I have a First Watch about 5-7 mins away from where I work. It's been there for probably 2-3 years but I always thought it was a Watch/Jewelry shop and never went there. lol

Freddy's font and the stylization of their signage looks a lot like Friendly's Ice Cream and Restaurant.

Both Jersey Mike's and Jimmy John's have been expanding into smaller towns. Jimmy John's opened a location in the county seat to the S of us about a year ago, and Jersey Mike's opened a location in the county seat to the N of us sometime in the past year. (Both towns have populations of about 10-12K.)

Awesome

wow, about 30 years ago i regularly ate at the 1st Jersey Mikes in Brick NJ. Now theyre everywhere

Eegee’s is expanding now that the company’s original owners sold it. They didn’t want to expand past Tucson but now they’re opening up more places outside of the city.

I live in the south suburbs of Chicago Illinois...we literally have all these places already...glad to see they are growing more of these restaurants 💯😁

Wouldn’t mind seeing Shake Shack come to Canada.

Anything that Yum! brand acquires is on a downward trend as far as quality goes.

Since I can't get a fresh Imos Pizza here in Ft Wayne...I was very happy when a Blaze Pizza opened up on Collseium right down the street from me..I'm even close enough for delivery.

There's a Shake Shack in Schaumburg, IL, and my husband and I ate there once this summer (motivated by other Mashed videos, and it was close to places we were shopping at up there). It was OK, although a bit pricey for fast food. Five Guys is a much easier upscale burger place for us to get to, as it has locations in more of the towns we shop in on the weekends.

I don't see how any of them are going to stay in business. It's easily over $20 for a couple to go out to eat. Prices are going to keep going up and we get the same substandard quality and service.

I wished Jollibee was going to be on this list. The closest one to me is almost an hour away

Schlotzkey's needs to catch on. It's by far the best sandwich place I've eaten at.

9:28 Popeye's has gone downhill ever since they were bought by Burger King and Tim Horton's (and expanded way too fast under their mismanagement). Expect them to also ruin Firehouse Subs which they unfortunately also bought

The Freddy's in my town closed a few years ago. It was alright when it was here, but I love me some Shake Shack. However, I do enjoy Teriyaki Madness since I don't like driving into the city for Panda Express. Plus Panda Express' customer service kinda sucks at the two locations we have.

There was a Freddys in Thousand Oaks CA but it closed during the pandemic. I wish another would open in Southern California.

We had a Freddy's and tried it twice, and both times the burgers were super thin and were like eating a charcoal grill brick and it was expensive too. It closed shortly thereafter. We had high hopes but just didn't have any luck. Maybe other locations are better than ours was.

Shake Shack is SO good!!!

In north Louisiana they are putting Bojangles back in. They were taken out in the late 80's. Let's see what happens this time.

There's a Freddy's about 35-minutes away from where I live and I stop there a few times a year. Their burgers are pretty good, the fries are very good, and the frozen custard is excellent ( a lot better than Culver's).

Tropical smoothie is the shit, my brother works there and my other friend has worked there for several years now. Their quesadillas are fire and I love the mango magic with whey added.

i order a pizza from marcos one time. it was Expensive and taste like it was made inside a trash dumpster.

There's a Freddy's within walking distance to my home. The food isn't that good and It's overpriced. I rarely see any cars in their parking lot. I'm surprised it hasn't closed down.

I’m in Vegas and Freddy’s is the best!!!!

We need several of these restaurants in Missoula, Montana

Will any of these food chains come to the uk 😢😢

I hope Frozen Custard restaurants come to Canada. I've tried frozen custard once. Was sooooooo good. But the place closed. Jedd's on Yonge St. : (

Marcos is okay. Had it once during covid. Think it was during initial covid. Freddy's actually opened near the same time, haven't tried it yet.

Hope True Food comes to Maryland.

I live in the 816 and Marcos is 🔥

I FINALLY GOT A FREDDY ICE CREAM AND BURGER TOO IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE TOO MY FRIEND

First Watch is the best one on this list

Of the sandwich chains: Subway, Blimpie, Togo's, Firehouse, Jimmie John's; Jersey Mike's has been the best.

They open all these stores and the real problem is you can't find good people to work there to make the food they start out ok but after awhile the workers don't give a shit and the quality goes down hill evev the managers give up. It's like when al Bundy worked at the burger place and had to say swoosh after awhile the burgers looked like a pile of crap al didn't even wrap the burgers

I live in Texas and there's atleast 2 Freddy's near me. Their burgers are not that great and the fries are like twigs from a tree, definitely overpriced too. That was my first and last time eating there.

I have been to Raising Canes and of all the chicken places it is the best. Not a big menu but what is on there is made very well.

Mmm Jersey Mike's

I want Culver's to open near me.

Popular restaurant in NYC

Like jersey mikes and tropical smoothie cafe and chic fli

Everybody gets a restaurant !

The Habit Burger Line Cook used BARE HANDS to place the cold prep ingredients on the burgers 😳

Of the burger chains: In n Out Burger still rules, but The Habit is a close 2nd. I've tried Shake Shack in DFW Airport (overrated), Smashburger in DTW Airport (dry), Five Guys (good), Whataburger (best bacon), Mooyah (good), Red Robin (used to be better), Johnny Rockets (burger was dry), Culver's (good), Freddy's (good), Carl's Jr (frozen beef not good).

I saw a Freddy's, in Glendale Heights, IL.

Wetzels Pretzels sounds yummy We need healthy food this is good to hear variety.

Yum Brands is where food quality and service go to die so wouldn’t be happy about that

Glad the "Cajun" chains that sell rebranded Chinese food didn't make this list...

All these restaurants and no workers.

Had a Freddy's open near me earlier this year. Compared to Steak n Shake it was way more expensive and not even close to as good.

Marcos also kudos well done

Wingstop needs to expand into Rhode Island, I wouldn’t mind one downtown. same in Boston. The only one in the city of Boston is in either East Boston or Hyde Park.

Put a few here in Los Angeles.

I should probably start investing

Marcos pizza in vegas is amazing!!!! Did yall 4get how many we got out here???

Funny, Marco's closed here a couple years ago even before the Family Video it was housed in

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We already have Freddy’s here in Radcliff KY, still haven’t gone yet

Is there gonna be one in New York City?

That have a Freddy’s in Colorado Springs when I lived there for 15 years! At least I think it’s still right there around I-25 and garden of the gods?

Habit needs to come to Long Island

Bring Freddy's to Massachusetts!!!

Most of these haven't made it to Calif. which is a good indication of massive success. Freddy's sounds good.

I love Freddy's.

I've tried Freddy's. Not impressed.

Having a restaurant run by Opera is not a good thing

It has been 13 years and counting for Chick-fil-A to open in South lebanon Ohio. They have the permits for the land but nothing yet.

Anyone listening Please open In & out in Midwest region 😁

Freddys is rocking it

A blaze pizza opened by me and failed miserably. It only was opened for about 4 months before it closed. We already had a Mod pizza close by which is literally the same thing. We also have about a million other pizza places as well lol

Bring a shake shack to the valley in Norcal.

I guess some people don't care what they eat or how it tastes, but I do. You can keep Marco's pizza; there are far better pizza places to me. Same goes for Wingstop-not impressed with those either.

I found Shake Shack for the first time in Salt Lake City Airport. Good stuff. I haven't seen them in eastern PA, yet.

Capriottis sandwich shop

I practically live at the one at the mall. They are Awesome. I need to get back to Jersey Mikes since finding they reopened a few miles from me. Had a Cane's at the mall, but it closed during CONvid, and moved down new the 71st Super Target here in Tulsa

How is Dave’s hot chicken not mentioned?

Freddy's opened and closed within one year in my hometown

They shut down all of the habit burgers near me in NJ. Such a shame they were awesome

Culver's is better than Freddy's, but I like both chains.