There are plenty of restaurant chains so well-established that we take them for granted and rather assume they must have been around for generations.
The first Texas Roadhouse was established in February of the year 1993. And in Clarksville, Indiana, not in Texas, FYI. Today, in terms of sales, Texas Roadhouse is the biggest steakhouse in America.
Also turning 30 in 2023 is Chipotle, which was founded in the summer of 1993 in Denver, Colorado. Formally called Chipotle Mexican Grill, today the chain boasts an impressive 3,095 locations in America and around the world.
Also in the 1993 founding, turning 30 in 2023 "club" is P.F. Chang's, home to those beloved lettuce wraps and spring rolls and wonton soups and more sodium than you should even think about.
Qdoba was founded in Denver in the year 1995, though it was then known as Zuma Fresh Mexican Grill. The name changed to Z-TECA a couple of years later in 1997, and the final change came in 1999 when the chain was switched to QDOBA.
The first Bonefish Grill was opened a little over two decades back in the year 2000. Today there are 180 Bonefish Grill locations, most of which are concentrated up and down the East Coast and in the South.
WingStreet is not yet 20 years old at the time of this writing, the chain having been founded in 2003. The Pizza Hut partner launched big, though, with 1,000 units opening within four years, per the Pizza Hut Fandom wiki.
Shake Shack is still a teenager, having been founded in 2004. The burger and shake joint grew fast, though, spreading out from coast to coast by 2014 and going public with an IPO in 2015.