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The largest seafood restaurant chains in the U.S.

Here are the full-service seafood concepts that generated the most domestic sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.
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Full-service seafood concepts saw some recovery from pandemic losses in 2021. These are the largest such chains in the U.S., based on 2021 sales, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. 

2022 RankChain Name2021 US Sales ($000,000)2021 US Units
34Red Lobster$2,303*670
82Captain D's Seafood Kitchen$568536
84Bonefish Grill$555185
161Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen$221*40
171Ocean Prime$20417
201Bubba's 33$171*36
212Eddie V's Prime Seafood$15726
221Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.$141*23
239Legal Sea Foods$130*23
245Joe's Crab Shack$128*46
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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