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Restaurant Chain Growth Report 02/05/19

(RestaurantNews.com)   RestaurantData.com has released its latest Restaurant Chain Growth Report.

Growing Concepts of Multi Unit Operators Concepts that have grown by at least 5% (if less than 50 units).

Potomac, MD-based POTOMAC PIZZA (founded 1978) has increased by 1 unit for the Bagels & Grinds concept, from 1 to 2 (100% concept growth). The company also operates Potomac Pizza (4) and Potomac Village Deli (1). Overall company increase was from 6 to 7 (17% company growth). The restaurants are fast casual, serving pizza, sandwiches and coffee. Per person price range is $4-$12+, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Beer and wine are served and average unit has seating for about 70. Catering, delivery and online ordering services are available. All the restaurants are located in MD.

Florida-based QUARTERDECK SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL (founded 1986) has added a new concept called Good Spirits Restaurant (1). The company also operates Beach Bar @ Newport Pier (1) and Quarterdeck Seafood Bar & Grill (5). Overall company increase was from 6 to 7 (17% company growth). These family/casual seafood bar and grills are open for lunch and dinner, with a $10-$30+ per person check average. Seating is for about 250, with catering and banquet services. All the restaurants trade in FL.

Oakville, ON-based POPEYE’S LOUISIANA KITCHEN (founded 1972) has increased by 213 units, from 2809 to 3022 (8% growth). This quick serve cajun chicken concept is open for lunch and dinner, with a $4-$12+ per person price range. Seating is for about 80. Catering and drive-thru services are available. All locations are franchised and trade in AB, AK, AL, AR, AZ, BC, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MB, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, ON, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, SK, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and WV. Popeye’s is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International.

Irving, TX-based ON THE BORDER MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA (founded 1982) has increased by 2 units, from 141 to 143 (1% growth). This family/casual concept is open for lunch and dinner, with an $8-$20+ per person check average. The restaurants have full bar service and average seating for about 200. Catering and online ordering services are available. Trading areas are AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX and VA.

New York, NY-based SOPHIE’S CUBAN CUISINE (founded 1997) has increased by 1 unit, from 9 to 10 (11% growth). This fast casual Cuban concept is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with an $8-$20+ per person price range. Seating is for about 50. Catering, delivery and online ordering services are available. All the restaurants are in NY. Franchising is available.

Emerging and Re-emerging Concepts Concepts with 20 units or less who grew by at least 2 units.

Whittier, CA-based LASCARI’S RESTAURANT GROUP (founded 1970) has increased by 1 unit for the Tempo Urban Kitchen concept, from 2 to 3 (50% concept growth) and added a new concept called King & Queen Cantina (1). The company also operates Lascari’s Restaurants (4). Overall company increase was from 6 to 8 (33% growth). These family/casual concepts are open for lunch and dinner, serving Italian, American and Mediterranean cuisines. Per person check average is $10-$30+, with full bar and average seating for 200. Catering, delivery and online ordering services are available. All the restaurants trade in CA.

Mirabel, PQ-based LES MOULINS LA FAYETTE (founded 1989) has increased by 3 units, from 14 to 17 (21% growth) and entered into ON. This fast casual French bakery/cafe is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a $4-$12+ per person price range. Seating is for about 60 and catering service is offered. Trading areas are ON and PQ. Franchise opportunities are available.

Sherman Oaks, CA-based LUCKY STRIKE LANES (founded 2003) has increased by 2 units, from 19 to 21 (11% growth) and entered into HI and OH. This family/casual bowling alley/restaurant is open for lunch and dinner, with a $10-$30+ per person check average. Seating is for about 400, with private party services. Full bar is available. Trading areas are AZ, CA, CO, DC, HI, IL, MA, MD, MI, NY, OH, PA, TX and WA.

Repeat Growers Concepts previously written about in the past 18 months.

Atlanta, GA-based R TACO (founded 2010) has increased by 2 units, from 28 to 30 (7% growth) and entered into NM. This fast casual Mexican concept is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a $4-$12+ per person price range. Beer and wine are served and seating is for about 90. Catering, delivery and online ordering are available. Units are franchised and trade in CO, IA, MN, NE, NM, OH and TX. We last featured this concept on 5/15/18 (47% growth).

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Hotel Review: Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach

I was going to post a review of the Embassy Suites Glendale a few days ago, but then Tumblr decided to wipe out the entire draft. Yeah, I don’t know how that happened either. Instead, enjoy this out of ourder hotel review.

This July, I made my yearly trip to Honolulu. It’s nothing fancy, so I wasn’t aiming for staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Hilton has several other properties in Waikiki, including a DoubleTree hotel that’s a bit out of the way. Usually, the DoubleTree is Hilton’s cheapest Waikiki property, but cheaper than the DoubleTree at the time of booking was the Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach.

Photo courtesy Hilton

Formerly known as Ohana Waikiki West, which seemed like a pretty crappy hotel, the new owners completely renovated the property into a swanky new HGI property, which opened last year. The Hilton Garden Inn brand seems to be expanding rapidly, shedding its past as a chain of roadside hotels that are nicer than Hampton Inns into an international hotel chain. In fact, the Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach is the world’s largest HGI property, with hundreds of rooms. It also lacks a resort fee, which is very welcome in a major tourist city like Honolulu. How was the experience? That’s what I’m here for.

Location

Unlike the DoubleTree, the Hilton Garden Inn was actually located in Waikiki. It’s located on Kuhio Avenue, a block or two away from the main “Waikiki Strip”, Kalakaua Avenue. It’s right across the street from International Marketplace and is also nearby Waikiki Beach (5 minutes) and the Royal Hawaiian Center (5-10 minutes). It’s also nearby a bus stop for those wanting to go to Ala Moana, Downtown Honolulu (not that any tourist would want to), and beyond.

The International Marketplace, recently renovated, is right across the street from the HGI.

Checking in

We took a Lyft from Downtown Honolulu to the hotel since it was probably easier than hanging onto luggage on a sweaty, crowded public bus. The Lyft driver dropped us off into the small vehicle entrance, which was quite a maze from the main lobby.

The lobby itself was quite nice, open and airy with a bit of Hawaiian flair. This certainly reminds me of modern day Waikiki. The lobby also had a small business center with iMac computers.

Lobby

Since this wasn’t a major Waikiki resort in the middle of rush hour, check-in was quick. We pre-selected room 844 via the excellent Hilton Honors app, but this still required going to the front desk, so I’m not sure what the point really is…

The room

The elevators were just around the corner. They required a keycard to access the guest rooms, sort of. One of the elevators had the sensor disabled or was not working properly, which was slightly confusing when a hoarde of tourists returned from the beach. Honestly, those RFID keycard sensors on elevators is basically just security theater that doesn’t actually keep guests much safer.

Elevator

The elevator lobby upstairs was open-air, offering a view of the International Marketplace.

View from elevators

The hallways, however, were indoors, so it’s not a fully sweaty and humid trek to the hotel room.

Hallway

My first impressions when I walked into the room was “holy crap, this room is small”. There were two twin beds, not two queen beds as is standard at American hotels.

Twin beds

There was an actual desk at least (though I forgot to take a picture of it), as well as a minifridge with no overpriced hotel soda crap and a Keurig coffee machine. Oh, and a flat-screen TV as well, but that should be standard at any decent hotel anyways.

In-room coffee machine

The closet was slightly cramped, and since this isn’t mainland China, there weren’t any slippers or robes, just a safe.

The bathroom design was odd, to say the least. The sink was in the little hallway thing leading to the room, while the bathroom itself only had a toilet and a shower. No bathtub, but I don’t see the appeal of them anyways, so whatever.

In-room safe

Toiletries were provided by Neutrogena, which was surprising. I thought this was a mid-range hotel! I have no idea of this is the HGI brand standard or what. Take that Sheraton and your no-name toiletries.

Toiletries

As is pretty standard in Waikiki, the room had a balcony (or a “lanai”, as people in Hawaii calls them). The view was pretty crap, pretty much facing a building and a parking lot. In fact, it was so bad that I neglected to take a picture of it.

Overall, the room was decent enough, and it should be since it was just renovated last year. Everything was very modern and fresh, none of the fuddy duddy floral sheets. However, the small size of the rooms might not be best for large families having the vacation of a lifetime in “Hanoulooloo”.

The pool

Almost every hotel in Waikiki has some sort of pool, from the waterslides at the Hilton Hawaiian Village to the amazing looking infinity pool at the Sheraton Waikiki. However, most of them are unmemorable, and this one was no exception.

Not all pools are created equal, especially in Waikiki.

The pool itself was of good size, and it was heated. There was also a hot tub for those seeking a more frisky experience. I can’t tell you first hand how the pool was, since I don’t use pools unless I’m staying at a resort.

Swinning pool

There was a pool bar, which sat unused during the late hours of night (and by late, I mean only 9:45). I’m not sure if it has a use during the day or not.

Pool bar

The best part about the pool, though, was a pool table, which was a pretty unique amenity! Plus, all of the parts were there, including the balls and the stick things (mind my improper billiards terminology). It was at this HGI that I realized I’m terrible at this in real life.

Pool table

Bonuses

There was a fitness center adjacent to the pool, but I didn’t get a peek inside.

Fitness center entrance

In the mornings, the lobby had complementary coffee (a reason why I think in-room coffee machines are slightly useless). In the afternoons, there was complementary fruit water, as is standard in many Waikiki hotels. I don’t have any pics that are decent.

The Hilton Garden Inn has two places to eat. The first one is Holo Holo, operated by the Food Pantry supermarket. It’s a convenience store much like the ubiquitous ABC Stores, plus a selection of pastries, light meals, and beverages.

Holo Holo Marketplace

The other restaurant was TR Fire Grill. They offered a breakfast buffet, but it was expensive even with the hotel guest discount. It’s free for Hilton Honors Gold memers, I believe. I did eat there one night for dinner, however, and the experience was great.

TR Fire Grill

It’s a casual restaurant with a not-so casual price, but the food was great. I had a Cuban sandwich (which they called a “Q-ban” in an effort to sound hip), and while it was expensive, the portion was large and was overall delicious.

Cuban sandwich

Conclusion

Overall, my stay at the Hilton Garden Inn was excellent. Though the room was on the small size, it was clean, modern, and comfortable. Now would I recommend this over the DoubleTree? It depends. Stay at the Hilton Garden Inn if you prefer:

A central location in the heart of Waikiki

Easy access to ameneties like groceries and souvenirs

Better hotel dining

Meanwhile, stay at the DoubleTree if you prefer:

A location nearby the convention center and Ala Moana

A delicious warm cookie upon check-in

A quieter, more peaceful experience

Both hotels are quite nice, and where you stay is all in the finer details. Thanks for reading, and as always, safe travels. Now if only Tumblr would stop messing with me…

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