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Is there a restaurant you like to go to for casual dining? My favorite is Cracker Barrel. The biscuits are so delicious there.

You can enjoy a variety of casual dining options in North Carolina with your family. Using data from 12 million Americans, Top Agency analyzed how states bounced back from the COVID-driven dip in dining out spending. From 2021 to 2022, there was a -0.3% change in chain restaurant visits in North Carolina.

Furthermore, they discovered the top 5 chain restaurants North Carolinians enjoy. You can see what they are in addition to the top five casual dining restaurants in the Southeast below.

Top 5 Casual Dining Restaurants Per State

North Carolina

  1. Cracker Barrell
  2. Chili's Grill & Bar
  3. Waffle House
  4. Olive Garden
  5. Texas Roadhouse

West Virginia

  1. Bob Evans
  2. Olive Garden
  3. Cracker Barrel
  4. Outback Steakhouse
  5. Chili's Grill & Bar

Virginia

  1. Texas Roadhouse
  2. Cracker Barrel
  3. IHOP
  4. Olive Garden
  5. Outback Steakhouse

Tennessee

  1. Cracker Barrel
  2. Waffle House
  3. Chili's Grill & Bar
  4. Olive Garden
  5. Texas Roadhouse

South Carolina

  1. Waffle House
  2. Chili's Grill & Bar
  3. IHOP
  4. Cracker Barrel
  5. Texas Roadhouse

Maryland

  1. Texas Roadhouse
  2. IHOP
  3. Chili's Grill & Bar
  4. Outback Steakhouse
  5. Buffalo Wild Wings

Mississippi

  1. Waffle House
  2. Chili's Bar & Grill
  3. Cracker Barrel
  4. Olive Garden
  5. Applebee's

Georgia

  1. Waffle House
  2. Chili's Bar & Grill
  3. Cracker Barrel
  4. IHOP
  5. Olive Garden

Alabama

  1. Waffle House
  2. Cracker Barrel
  3. Olive Garden
  4. Olive Garden
  5. Texas Roadhouse

Florida

  1. Chili's Grill & Bar
  2. Millers Ale House
  3. Olive Garden
  4. IHOP
  5. Outback Steakhouse
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