New Restaurant Openings ending December 2021.

See 21 months worth of data, 86 weeks! Counts are U.S. only.

Lately, weekly new openings are in the low 400\’s range. Prior to the pandemic the average was around 800 per week. New openings in chain stores in particular, have slowed slowed by 80%.

See the table:

	Legal Filings Week ending 12/30/2021
	DBA\’s	Incs & LLC\’s	Total Permits and Licenses	Total Raw	Total Net New Opening Locations-After De-duplication and verifying.
12/30/2021	487	222	88	797	411
12/16/2021	396	331	127	854	410
12/9/2021	429	374	135	938	433
12/2/2021	383	361	123	867	471
11/18/2021	301	252	125	678	409
11/11/2021	353	321	134	808	493
11/4/2021	415	313	142	870	409
10/28/2021	332	369	149	850	454
10/22/2021	356	278	178	812	399
10/15/2021	514	302	154	970	453
10/7/2021	308	251	154	713	380
9/30/2021	405	226	127	75	399
9/23/2021	369	169	132	670	403
9/16/2021	418	262	145	825	455
9/9/2021	386	313	108	807	437
9/2/2021	355	233	126	714	359
8/26/2021	584	196	133	913	493
8/12/2021	298	444	147	889	453
8/5/2021	559	446	127	1132	490
7/29/2021	555	428	169	1152	523
7/22/2021	558	236	154	948	528
7/15/2021	467	371	212	1050	478
7/1/2021	405	275	139	819	452
6/24/2021	547	325	103	975	538
6/17/2021	411	254	172	837	481
6/10/2021	434	307	139	880	446
6/3/2021	769	511	137	1417	479
5/27/2021	645	527	150	1322	504
5/20/2021	462	475	166	1103	452
5/13/2021	515	633	146	1294	454
5/6/2021	672	534	97	1303	508
4/29/2021	573	588	89	1250	456
4/22/2021	382	605	143	1130	414
4/15/2021	570	606	156	1332	483
4/8/2021	676	649	149	1474	490
4/1/2021	505	482	98	1085	400
3/25/2021	584	569	98	1251	431
3/18/2021	624	676	184	368	344
3/11/2021	591	795	139	1525	495
3/4/2021	595	514	107	1216	435
2/25/2021	443	454	109	1006	460
2/18/2021	499	588	105	1002	410
2/11/2021	1108	623	120	1851	685
2/4/2021	257	254	113	624	281
1/28/2021	367	266	103	736	322
1/21/2021	149	229	106	484	283
1/14/2021	403	333	144	880	509
1/7/2021	292	198	82	1061	389
12/31/2020	674	468	122	1264	381
12/17/2020	451	651	84	1226	392
12/10/2020	368	305	98	771	419
12/3/2020	809	336	119	1264	469
11/19/2020	416	476	111	1003	446
11/12/2020	469	376	112	957	526
11/5/2020	412	431	128	971	533
10/29/2020	377	492	96	965	430
10/22/2020	558	417	105	1080	550
10/15/2020	479	548	102	1129	530
10/8/2020	575	538	124	1237	548
10/1/2020	440	402	82	924	450
9/24/2020	532	374	100	1006	525
9/17/2020	454	467	101	1022	433
9/10/2020	377	510	115	1002	406
9/3/2020	377	571	108	1056	400
8/27/2020	508	411	131	1050	503
8/20/2020	446	431	101	978	433
8/13/2020	477	473	116	1066	502
8/6/2020	553	445	80	1158	462
7/30/2020	578	258	78	992	503
7/23/2020	327	397	86	724	358
7/16/2020	389	444	125	958	474
7/9/2020	722	360	143	1368	582
6/25/2020	296	311	104	711	354
6/18/2020	433	382	95	815	396
6/11/2020	265	98	67	497	264
6/4/2020	447	235	80	762	358
5/28/2020	414	187	90	691	316
5/21/2020	317	374	85	776	304
5/14/2020	352	350	99	801	356
5/7/2020	403	186	98	679	316
4/30/2020	337	217	124	678	324
4/23/2020	396	464	110	970	385
4/16/2020	405	300	133	839	532
4/9/2020	385	197	109	691	192
4/2/2020	130	371	133	639	327
3/26/2020	160	524	160	844	301

	Numbers of Sit-Down VS. Counter Service
	Sit down	Counter Service
12/30/2021	238	143
12/16/2021	225	158
12/9/2021	256	155
12/2/2021	276	173
11/18/2021	253	130
11/11/2021	267	193
11/4/2021	231	156
10/28/2021	275	154
10/22/2021	224	144
10/15/2021	256	174
10/7/2021	243	104
9/30/2021	252	124
9/23/2021	251	128
9/16/2021	265	161
9/9/2021	226	169
9/2/2021	226	119
8/26/2021	296	183
8/19/2021	226	60
8/12/2021	283	144
8/5/2021	295	177
7/29/2021	315	191
7/22/2021	302	206
7/15/2021	303	148
7/1/2021	258	172
6/24/2021	294	208
6/17/2021	272	182
6/10/2021	282	144
6/3/2021	256	201
5/27/2021	268	189
5/20/2021	273	157
5/13/2021	268	162
5/6/2021	288	199
4/29/2021	250	181
4/22/2021	235	163
4/15/2021	264	193
4/8/2021	296	171
4/1/2021	213	169
3/25/2021	240	169
3/18/2021	243	81
3/11/2021	256	203
3/4/2021	233	187
2/25/2021	242	182
2/18/2021	212	175
2/11/2021	338	315
2/4/2021	148	121
1/28/2021	167	140
1/21/2021	153	118
1/14/2021	273	200
1/7/2021	194	173
12/31/2020	203	160
12/17/2020	224	148
12/10/2020	215	181
12/3/2020	238	196
11/19/2020	240	169
11/12/2020	285	205
11/5/2020	276	220
10/29/2020	218	189
10/22/2020	253	260
10/15/2020	262	234
10/8/2020	253	248
10/1/2020	210	215
9/24/2020	252	246
9/17/2020	221	178
9/10/2020	207	177
9/3/2020	188	182
8/27/2020	244	226
8/20/2020	216	186
8/13/2020	232	227
8/6/2020	231	197
7/30/2020	266	218
7/23/2020	178	157
7/16/2020	228	216
7/9/2020	309	229
6/25/2020	190	131
6/18/2020	213	159
6/11/2020	122	124
6/4/2020	174	151
5/28/2020	155	137
5/21/2020	159	107
5/14/2020	170	154
5/7/2020	170	133
4/30/2020	158	130
4/23/2020	185	148
4/16/2020	253	233
4/9/2020	108	71
4/2/2020	181	134
3/26/2020	270	25

	Number of Chain Locations VS. Independent Locations
	Chain stores	Independent stores
12/30/2021	41	340
12/16/2021	33	360
12/9/2021	34	385
12/2/2021	46	411
11/18/2021	24	364
11/11/2021	41	434
11/4/2021	42	351
10/28/2021	34	405
10/22/2021	45	338
10/15/2021	36	399
10/7/2021	29	334
9/30/2021	28	351
9/23/2021	47	340
9/16/2021	53	386
9/9/2021	41	371
9/2/2021	33	315
8/26/2021	47	437
8/19/2021	46	249
8/12/2021	23	414
8/5/2021	36	443
7/29/2021	38	474
7/22/2021	49	465
7/15/2021	44	415
7/1/2021	32	406
6/24/2021	33	477
6/17/2021	55	413
6/10/2021	35	401
6/3/2021	32	431
5/27/2021	36	431
5/20/2021	31	412
5/13/2021	24	416
5/6/2021	33	459
4/29/2021	44	395
4/22/2021	24	382
4/15/2021	31	435
4/8/2021	28	426
4/1/2021	18	367
3/25/2021	22	386
3/18/2021	65	267
3/11/2021	54	421
3/4/2021	37	388
2/25/2021	33	399
2/18/2021	36	360
2/11/2021	79	589
2/4/2021	23	251
1/28/2021	21	294
1/21/2021	21	255
1/14/2021	46	441
1/7/2021	46	311
12/31/2020	45	322
12/17/2020	25	354
12/10/2020	42	369
12/3/2020	49	406
11/19/2020	41	389
11/12/2020	36	477
11/5/2020	43	472
10/29/2020	34	383
10/22/2020	56	482
10/15/2020	47	470
10/8/2020	40	489
10/1/2020	51	382
9/24/2020	61	452
9/17/2020	40	381
9/10/2020	38	359
9/3/2020	33	356
8/27/2020	60	430
8/20/2020	46	372
8/13/2020	63	422
8/6/2020	48	397
7/30/2020	53	439
7/23/2020	32	315
7/16/2020	47	409
7/9/2020	81	476
6/25/2020	36	308
6/18/2020	29	359
6/11/2020	42	212
6/4/2020	57	274
5/28/2020	40	258
5/21/2020	23	257
5/14/2020	50	288
5/7/2020	28	268
4/30/2020	44	280
4/23/2020	48	315
4/16/2020	50	475
4/9/2020	20	172
4/2/2020	43	284
3/26/2020	25	249

Restaurantdata Thursday Highlights

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PERKIOMENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

PRIMOHOAGIES (founded 1992) is opening a new location on North Gravel Pike in Perkiomenville, PA soon. These fast/casual sandwich hotspots are open for lunch and dinner with seating for around 20 patrons.

With a primary focus on quality, PRIMOHOAGIES prides itself on creating fresh, delicious sandwiches you\’ll keep coming back for. Enjoy a hero for lunch or dinner in their fast/casual setting and don\’t forget to leave room for their delectable desserts! Catering is also available so you can have their sandwiches at your next event! Locations are franchised and trade in DE, FL, MD, NJ, PA and SC.

LAKE CITY

TENNESSEE

Glenn\’s Pizza & Grill has closed its doors but NANNY\’S KITCHEN will soon be opening in its place. This casual/family American restaurant will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving up delicious American fare just like nanny used to make!

MORRISTOWN

TENNESSEE

If you\’re in Hamblen County and planning a night out, check out LEGENDS BAR & GRILL, coming soon to Buffalo Trail. Enjoy family dining for lunch or dinner paired with full bar service at this American hotspot.

MT. JULIET

TENNESSEE

GOTCHA POKE BOWL & BUBBLE TEA will be coming soon to Providence Parkway in Wilson County. This fast/casual Asian restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner, serving up delicious poke bowls with your choice of add-ons. Check back soon to find out when they open!

FRANKLIN

TENNESSEE

In the mood for Mexican cuisine? Check out DON PEPE MEXICAN GRILL, coming soon to Murfreesboro Road. This casual/family Mexican eatery will be open for lunch and dinner, serving up authentic fare that\’s sure to hit the spot! Stay tuned for their opening date!

OAKLAND

TENNESSEE

Crumpy\’s Hot Wings & More is closing but don\’t worry! CHICKEN COOP will be opening soon on Highway 64 in its place. Enjoy crispy, golden fried chicken for lunch or dinner in their fast/casual setting. It\’s the perfect spot for a quick, satisfying meal!

SAPULPA

OKLAHOMA

ANDY\’S BAR & GRILL is coming soon to East Taft Avenue in Creek County. Have a seat in their casual/family setting and enjoy juicy burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads and more along with full bar service.

HOLDENVILLE

OKLAHOMA

In the mood for some American fare? Burgers? Steaks? Sandwiches? BAR B BAR will be opening soon on East Main Street, bringing you all the comfort food goodies! Enjoy lunch or dinner in their casual/family atmosphere and don\’t forget to check out their full bar menu!

AFTON

OKLAHOMA

BLIND SWINE BISTRO is coming soon to South Highway 125. This casual American restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner, offering delicious menu items and full bar service. Check back soon to find out when they open!

OKLAHOMA CITY

OKLAHOMA

You\’re going to go \”loco\” for this one! CHUPACABRA LOCO is coming soon to North Robinson Avenue in Oklahoma County! Step into their casual Mexican themed ambience and enjoy all the authentic flavors they have to offer for lunch and dinner. It\’s a real crowd pleaser!

SHAWNEE

OKLAHOMA

COETA\’S KITCHEN is coming soon to Pottawatomie County on North Kickapoo Avenue soon. This casual/family American restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner, offering delicious meals made from scratch! It\’s a spot you won\’t want to miss!