The Largest Restaurants in Tennessee
8,920 active restaurants across Tennessee, ranked two ways: by total locations and by revenue + popularity. The top of your lead list.
- 8,920 active restaurants across Tennessee. 842 operate multiple locations; the rest are single-location independents.
- The top 9 by review count hold 21% of all Tennessee restaurants reviews (1,671,292 of 7,820,223). Concentrated brand equity.
- 6 operators rank in both top-9 lists. The most valuable accounts to call: Another Broken Egg Cafe, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Chopt Creative Salad, Slim Chickens.
Tennessee restaurants by location count
Ranked by total locations operating across Tennessee. 842 restaurants operate multiple locations the state; the top 9 are shown. National chains over 250 locations are excluded.
| Rank | Restaurants | Locs | Reviews | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
El Tapatio
Nashville · ★4.3
|
249 | 46,728 | 10+contacts→ |
| 02 |
Slim Chickens
Murfreesboro · ★4.1
|
243 | 158,307 | 10+contacts→ |
| 03 |
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
Pigeon Forge · ★4.1
|
206 | 712,785 | 10+contacts→ |
| 04 |
Lennys Grill & Subs
Bartlett · ★4.2
|
144 | 37,858 | 10+contacts→ |
| 05 |
The Dollywood
Pigeon Forge · ★4.4
|
129 | 97,488 | 10+contacts→ |
| 06 |
Another Broken Egg Cafe
Nashville · ★4.5
|
126 | 300,274 | 10+contacts→ |
| 07 |
Chopt Creative Salad
Nashville · ★4.7
|
111 | 78,185 | 10+contacts→ |
| 08 |
Wings Etc
Knoxville · ★4.1
|
97 | 76,603 | 10+contacts→ |
| 09 |
Lil E's Grill & Deli
Brownsville · ★4.4
|
84 | 5,328 | 10+contacts→ |
Tennessee restaurants by revenue and popularity
Ranked by total review count (popularity proxy). The top 9 collectively hold 21% of all Tennessee restaurants reviews.
| Rank | Restaurants | Reviews | Locs | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
Pigeon Forge · ★4.1
|
712,785 | 206 | 10+contacts→ |
| 02 |
Another Broken Egg Cafe
Nashville · ★4.5
|
300,274 | 126 | 10+contacts→ |
| 03 |
Slim Chickens
Murfreesboro · ★4.1
|
158,307 | 243 | 10+contacts→ |
| 04 |
The Dollywood
Pigeon Forge · ★4.4
|
97,488 | 129 | 10+contacts→ |
| 05 |
Shoney's Restaurants & Franchising
Nashville · ★3.5
|
87,721 | 70 | 10+contacts→ |
| 06 |
Sunliner Diner
Pigeon Forge · ★4.8
|
83,080 | 3 | 3contacts→ |
| 07 |
Chopt Creative Salad
Nashville · ★4.7
|
78,185 | 111 | 10+contacts→ |
| 08 |
Colton's Restaurant Group
Dickson · ★4.0
|
76,849 | 42 | 10+contacts→ |
| 09 |
Wings Etc
Knoxville · ★4.1
|
76,603 | 97 | 10+contacts→ |
Methodology
Two independent rankings, no composite score. By location count: total locations operated across Tennessee (the chains and aggregators). By revenue and popularity: total review count across web and social channels (the cleanest available popularity proxy). Each row rolls up one restaurant across all their locations.
Restaurant records draw from 12+ public and private data sources, refresh weekly, and are independently verified against at least two of them, including state license rosters from the Tennessee Medical Board and publicly available business records. Owner contacts come from a separate 20+ source scan and refresh monthly.
About Orbital
Orbital is the Zoominfo for companies selling to SMBs. Our platform enables companies to get their whole TAM (total addressable market) in a box, find contacts not on LinkedIn, and score accounts with custom ICP attributes. The restaurant directory you're reading right now is one slice of that platform, covering every US metro and state. See why companies including Instacart, Classpass, and Jobber are using Orbital today.
Common questions
Why use review count as the popularity proxy?
Restaurant revenue is notoriously hard to find publicly: most restaurants are independent, privately held, and don't publish financials. Review count is the cleanest available proxy for size and how established a business is, so the restaurants with the most reviews are typically the ones running the most volume.
Where are most Tennessee restaurants concentrated?
Top Tennessee restaurant clusters by review volume: Pigeon Forge, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Dickson. Orbital tracks 8,920 active restaurants across the state. 842 of them operate multiple locations.
How many restaurants are in Tennessee?
Orbital tracks 8,920 active restaurants across Tennessee. 842 operate multiple locations, accounting for the bulk of locations across the state.
Who is this list for?
B2B vendors who sell into restaurants: POS and payment systems, online ordering and delivery platforms, inventory and back-of-house software, food and beverage distributors, capital providers, M&A brokers, marketing agencies, and professional services. It is not a consumer directory and is not optimised for booking appointments.
How do I get owner contact info (mobile phone, email) for these restaurants?
Every restaurant on the list has verified owner / GM contacts available upon signing up with Orbital. You get mobile phones, work emails, and decision-maker titles, not generic front-desk numbers. Contact records come from a separate scan of 20+ public and private data sources, independently verified before unlock, and refreshed monthly.
How often does the data refresh?
Restaurant records refresh weekly. Contact records refresh monthly. New restaurants that pass two-source verification get added on the next refresh, and restaurants that drop signals get flagged in the platform but are not silently removed from list snapshots.
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