Updated January 10, 2013
In the past twelve years, nearly 100 different restaurant chains in the U.S. retail industry have been named as "hot concepts" because of their innovations in strategies, execution, theme, style, etc. This is a complete alphabetized list of the restaurants that have been included on the Nation's Restaurant News "Hot Concepts" list for an entire decade - from 2000 to 2012.
How many of the decade's best restaurant concepts are still hot? For that matter, how many of the "hot concepts" are still in business? This complete Hot New Retail Restaurants Concept List reveals which of these restaurant concepts have thrived and which ones have not survived in a highly competitive U.S. retail restaurant market.
This best restaurant list is sorted alphabetically according to the name of the restaurant chain. The date to the right indicates the year in which the restaurant was recognized for being a "hot concept" by Nation's Restaurant News.
A&W Restaurants – 2001
Arby's - 2003
Big Bowl – 2000
Big Boy Restaurants – 2007
Brio Tuscan Grille – 2002
Caffé Ritazza – 2005
Café Spice – 2005
Checkers Drive-in Restaurants – 2005
Cheeseburger in Paradise – 2006
Chop't Creative Salad Co. - 2008
Coolhaus Food Trucks - 2012
Crave - 2011
Crescent City – 2004
Del Frisco’s Grille - 2012
ESPN Zone – 2001
Figs Restaurant – 2001
Fire & iCE – 2001
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse – 2000
FOD (Food On Demand) - 2011
Fogo de Chão – 2003
Fox Sports Grill – 2004
Fresh City – 2002
Fuzio Universal Pasta – 2000
Genghis Grill – 2002
Go Roma Italian Kitchen – 2007
Grand Lux Cafe – 2003
Granite City Food & Brewery – 2007
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ – 2007
House of Bread – 2000
Huddle House – 2004
Jasper's Restaurant – 2008
Jazzman's Cafe – 2004
Johnny Rockets – 2006
Maui Tacos – 2000
Moe's Southwest Grill – 2004
Naked Fish Restaurants – 2000
Nick & Stef's – 2001
Mixt Greens - 2011
Nobu – 2000
Noodles & Company – 2001
Not Your Average Joe's – 2000
O'Naturals – 2004
Offerdahl's Café Grill – 2005
Organic To Go – 2008
Pallino Pastaria Company – 2002
Pandini's – 2006
Pei Wei Asian Diner – 2003
Pie Five Pizza Co. - 2012
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers – 2003
RedBrick Pizza – 2006
Red Mango – 2009
Redstone American Grill – 2005
Samba Room – 2001
Sauce Pizza & Wine – 2005
Seasons 52 – 2006
Smashburger – 2009
Smokey Bones BBQ – 2003
Spicy Pickle – 2006
Stacked - 2012
Stonewood Tavern and Grill – 2002
Summer Shack – 2006
Ted's Montana Grill – 2003
Thaifoon Taste of Asia – 2004
The Counter-Custom Build Burgers – 2008
The Grape – 2007
The Lazy Dog Cafe – 2009
True Food Kitchen - 2011
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria – 2009
Twitsted Root Burger Company - 2011
Up The Creek Fish Camp & Grill – 2005
Vapiano International – 2008
Vino Volo – 2009
Whataburger – 2002
Which Wich – 2007
WingStreet – 2007
Yard House – 2002
Zoup! Fresh Soup Company – 2005
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