Food Types
Restaurants can be broken down into not only multiple types of restaurants such as casual dining, fine dining etc, but also in the food types they prepare and serve. Although there are just a few different types of restaurants, there are endless foods they may focus on. This is true especially if you consider all the ethnic food choices out there. This site breaks all the food choices into 15 types :
There are of course so many more food types than that and hopefully, as our restaurant database grows so will our different food types. Keep checking back for any additional food groups you may be looking for.
Dickey’s BBQ

Travis Dickey had two things going for him when he opened his first restaurant in 1941, the love for talking and the one to make barbecue. A big personality and the ability to smoke barbecue…
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Success was in the family of Joe (not Jason) Tortorice Jr. More than just success, but also two prior generations of successful restaurant owners. Both Joe’s dad and grandfather had owned restaurants themselves before Joe…
View PostDenny’s

What began as a simple little donut shop grew quickly for Harold Butler and Rich Jezak. The two men opened Danny’s Donuts in 1953 to focus on good coffee, good donuts, and a clean restaurant.…
View PostApplebee’s

In 1980, Applebee’s was started in Decatur, Georgia by husband and wife Bill and T.J. Palmer. Their goal was to create a neighborhood restaurant or pub setting where people could come and get good food…
View PostVilla Italian Kitchen

There isn’t a story here to be found, not at least in my research. The founder, Michele “Michael” Scotto came from Italy with some Italian pizza recipes and opened a store in New York City…
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