Restaurant New opening Counts, Sit-down vs. Counter, Chains vs. Independents

Counts are holding steady overall of net *new openings. The number of chain new openings are hovering at all time lows.

Legal Filings Week ending 3/31/2022
DBA\’sIncs & LLC\’sTotal Permits and LicensesTotal RawTotal Net Issued
3/31/202243522991755422
3/25/20226392991071045356
3/17/2022419352125896439
3/10/2022431404125960462
3/3/202260926291962436
2/24/2022461356124941462
2/17/2022515356106977356
2/10/202235819396647372
2/3/202232825963650383
1/27/2022533172123828401
1/20/202248636980935335
1/13/2022321265113699338
1/6/2022449249114812407
12/30/202148722288797411
12/16/2021396331127854410
12/9/2021429374135938433
12/2/2021383361123867471
11/18/2021301252125678409
11/11/2021353321134808493
11/4/2021415313142870409
10/28/2021332369149850454
10/22/2021356278178812399
10/15/2021514302154970453
10/7/2021308251154713380
9/30/202140522612775399
9/23/2021369169132670403
9/16/2021418262145825455
9/9/2021386313108807437
9/2/2021355233126714359
8/26/2021584196133913493
8/12/2021298444147889453
8/5/20215594461271132490
7/29/20215554281691152523
7/22/2021558236154948528
7/15/20214673712121050478
7/1/2021405275139819452
6/24/2021547325103975538
6/17/2021411254172837481
6/10/2021434307139880446
6/3/20217695111371417479
5/27/20216455271501322504
5/20/20214624751661103452
5/13/20215156331461294454
5/6/2021672534971303508
4/29/2021573588891250456
4/22/20213826051431130414
4/15/20215706061561332483
4/8/20216766491491474490
4/1/2021505482981085400
3/25/2021584569981251431
3/18/2021624676184368344
3/11/20215917951391525495
3/4/20215955141071216435
2/25/20214434541091006460
2/18/20214995881051002410
2/11/202111086231201851685
2/4/2021257254113624281
1/28/2021367266103736322
1/21/2021149229106484283
1/14/2021403333144880509
1/7/2021292198821061389
12/31/20206744681221264381
12/17/2020451651841226392
12/10/202036830598771419
12/3/20208093361191264469
11/19/20204164761111003446
11/12/2020469376112957526
11/5/2020412431128971533
10/29/202037749296965430
10/22/20205584171051080550
10/15/20204795481021129530
10/8/20205755381241237548
10/1/202044040282924450
9/24/20205323741001006525
9/17/20204544671011022433
9/10/20203775101151002406
9/3/20203775711081056400
8/27/20205084111311050503
8/20/2020446431101978433
8/13/20204774731161066502
8/6/2020553445801158462
7/30/202057825878992503
7/23/202032739786724358
7/16/2020389444125958474
7/9/20207223601431368582
6/25/2020296311104711354
6/18/202043338295815396
6/11/20202659867497264
6/4/202044723580762358
5/28/202041418790691316
5/21/202031737485776304
5/14/202035235099801356
5/7/202040318698679316
4/30/2020337217124678324
4/23/2020396464110970385
4/16/2020405300133839532
4/9/2020385197109691192
4/2/2020130371133639327
3/26/2020160524160844301
Numbers of Sit-Down VS. Counter Service
Sit downCounter Service
3/31/2022255149
3/25/2022217121
3/17/2022240163
3/10/2022272165
3/3/2022251152
2/24/2022281151
2/17/2022217126
2/10/2022232125
2/3/2022220140
1/27/2022230151
1/20/2022179138
1/13/2022203105
1/6/2022224160
12/30/2021238143
12/16/2021225158
12/9/2021256155
12/2/2021276173
11/18/2021253130
11/11/2021267193
11/4/2021231156
10/28/2021275154
10/22/2021224144
10/15/2021256174
10/7/2021243104
9/30/2021252124
9/23/2021251128
9/16/2021265161
9/9/2021226169
9/2/2021226119
8/26/2021296183
8/19/202122660
8/12/2021283144
8/5/2021295177
7/29/2021315191
7/22/2021302206
7/15/2021303148
7/1/2021258172
6/24/2021294208
6/17/2021272182
6/10/2021282144
6/3/2021256201
5/27/2021268189
5/20/2021273157
5/13/2021268162
5/6/2021288199
4/29/2021250181
4/22/2021235163
4/15/2021264193
4/8/2021296171
4/1/2021213169
3/25/2021240169
3/18/202124381
3/11/2021256203
3/4/2021233187
2/25/2021242182
2/18/2021212175
2/11/2021338315
2/4/2021148121
1/28/2021167140
1/21/2021153118
1/14/2021273200
1/7/2021194173
12/31/2020203160
12/17/2020224148
12/10/2020215181
12/3/2020238196
11/19/2020240169
11/12/2020285205
11/5/2020276220
10/29/2020218189
10/22/2020253260
10/15/2020262234
10/8/2020253248
10/1/2020210215
9/24/2020252246
9/17/2020221178
9/10/2020207177
9/3/2020188182
8/27/2020244226
8/20/2020216186
8/13/2020232227
8/6/2020231197
7/30/2020266218
7/23/2020178157
7/16/2020228216
7/9/2020309229
6/25/2020190131
6/18/2020213159
6/11/2020122124
6/4/2020174151
5/28/2020155137
5/21/2020159107
5/14/2020170154
5/7/2020170133
4/30/2020158130
4/23/2020185148
4/16/2020253233
4/9/202010871
4/2/2020181134
3/26/202027025
Number of Chain Locations VS. Independent Locations
Chain storesIndependent stores
3/31/202236374
3/25/202221318
3/17/202227387
3/10/202237407
3/3/202226386
2/24/202245398
2/17/202222324
2/10/202215343
2/3/202232333
1/27/202244344
1/20/202231292
1/13/202224291
1/6/202228363
12/30/202141340
12/16/202133360
12/9/202134385
12/2/202146411
11/18/202124364
11/11/202141434
11/4/202142351
10/28/202134405
10/22/202145338
10/15/202136399
10/7/202129334
9/30/202128351
9/23/202147340
9/16/202153386
9/9/202141371
9/2/202133315
8/26/202147437
8/19/202146249
8/12/202123414
8/5/202136443
7/29/202138474
7/22/202149465
7/15/202144415
7/1/202132406
6/24/202133477
6/17/202155413
6/10/202135401
6/3/202132431
5/27/202136431
5/20/202131412
5/13/202124416
5/6/202133459
4/29/202144395
4/22/202124382
4/15/202131435
4/8/202128426
4/1/202118367
3/25/202122386
3/18/202165267
3/11/202154421
3/4/202137388
2/25/202133399
2/18/202136360
2/11/202179589
2/4/202123251
1/28/202121294
1/21/202121255
1/14/202146441
1/7/202146311
12/31/202045322
12/17/202025354
12/10/202042369
12/3/202049406
11/19/202041389
11/12/202036477
11/5/202043472
10/29/202034383
10/22/202056482
10/15/202047470
10/8/202040489
10/1/202051382
9/24/202061452
9/17/202040381
9/10/202038359
9/3/202033356
8/27/202060430
8/20/202046372
8/13/202063422
8/6/202048397
7/30/202053439
7/23/202032315
7/16/202047409
7/9/202081476
6/25/202036308
6/18/202029359
6/11/202042212
6/4/202057274
5/28/202040258
5/21/202023257
5/14/202050288
5/7/202028268
4/30/202044280
4/23/202048315
4/16/202050475
4/9/202020172
4/2/202043284
3/26/202025249

*\”net\” = de-duplication of prior legal filings plus detailed vetting/personification of each location/fling.