TastePro Restaurant Eligibility Requirements

 TastePro prides itself in offering The Best Way to Try New Restaurants, working with restaurants, bars, lounges, tasting room and other food and drink purveyors that provide a distinct experience for patrons. 


TastePro partners can take many forms. They can be:

• Full-service or fast-casual

• Mexican, Mongolian, Moroccan or any other type of cuisine

• Cheap eats to fine dining

• Food-only and/or drink-only establishments

• Family-owned or controlled by a parent company

• Kid-friendly to 21+ only establishments

• Establishments that specialize in food, alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks, dessert or all the above


For a business to qualify as a TastePro partner, they must meet the following criteria:

• In a brick-and-mortar location, open to the public, and accepting of dine-in and/or carry-out orders.

• In possession of all valid licenses and permits to operate as a food and/or beverage entity

• In good standing and operating under all applicable state and federal laws


While all licensed restaurants can The following businesses do not qualify as TastePro partners:

• Food trucks, carts or other mobile businesses that do not remain in one location

• Most chain restaurants with locations in multiple cities and/or states, which don’t offer a distinct dining experience representative of the community they serve. See Section A for more information and examples

• Caterers, ghost kitchens, private chefs or other vendors that don’t have a public brick-and-mortar location

• Food retailers, such as grocery stores and custom cake shops, that don’t serve ready-to-eat food or drink on demand

• Smoke shops and related businesses that don’t sell food or drink

• Any business that discriminates against customers based on race, sex, age, sexual preference or any other distinguishing factor


The descriptions above provide a general understanding of TastePro’s partner qualifying criteria, but this is not a fully comprehensive list and additional criteria apply. All prospective TastePro partners are reviewed individually prior to listing TastePro, and undergo regular audits to verify that they meet TastePro’s qualifying criteria. TastePro has final jurisdiction in determining its partners, and reserves all rights to unlist a partner from its platform for any reason, at any time.  



Section A: Chain Restaurants Generally Not Eligible for Listing on TastePro

The following list contains, but is not limited to, restaurant chains generally not eligible to appear on TastePro's platform. All restaurant submissions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis for whether they meet eligibility requirements.

  1. 54th Street Restaurant & Drafthouse
  2. A&W All-American Food
  3. America's Incredible Pizza Company
  4. Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza
  5. Applebee's
  6. Arby's
  7. Arctic Circle Restaurants
  8. Argo Tea
  9. Arthur Treacher's
  10. Atlanta Bread Company
  11. Au Bon Pain
  12. Auntie Anne's
  13. Back Yard Burgers
  14. Bahama Breeze Island Grille
  15. Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
  16. Bakers Square
  17. Baton Rouge
  18. BeaverTails
  19. Beef O'Brady's
  20. Bennigan's
  21. Bertucci's
  22. Big Boy/Frisch's Big Boy
  23. Big Smoke Burger
  24. Biggby Coffee
  25. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
  26. Black Angus Steakhouse
  27. Black Bear Diner
  28. Blake's Lotaburger
  29. Blaze Pizza
  30. Blimpie
  31. Bob Evans Restaurant
  32. Bojangles'
  33. Bonanza Steakhouses
  34. Bonchon Chicken
  35. Bonefish Grill
  36. Boomerang Diner
  37. Boston Market
  38. Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Stores
  39. Bravo! Cucina Italiana
  40. Brio Tuscan Grille
  41. Brown's Chicken & Pasta
  42. Bruegger's Bagels
  43. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
  44. Buca di Beppo
  45. Buffalo Wild Wings
  46. Burger King
  47. Burger Street
  48. BurgerFi
  49. Burgerville
  50. Bush's Chicken
  51. Cafe Rio Mexican Grill
  52. California Pizza Kitchen
  53. California Tortilla
  54. Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
  55. Capriotti's
  56. Captain D's Seafood Kitchen
  57. Caribou Coffee
  58. Carino's Italian
  59. Carl's Jr.
  60. Carrabba's Italian Grill
  61. Carvel
  62. Charleys Philly Steaks 
  63. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
  64. Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
  65. Cheeburger Cheeburger
  66. Chester's International
  67. Chevys Fresh Mex
  68. Chicken Express
  69. Chick-fil-A
  70. Chili's
  71. Chipotle Mexican Grill
  72. Chuck E. Cheese's
  73. Church's Chicken
  74. Chuy's
  75. Cicis
  76. Cinnabon
  77. Claim Jumper
  78. Cluck-U Chicken
  79. Coffee Beanery
  80. Cook Out
  81. Copeland's
  82. CoraCorner Bakery Cafe
  83. Così
  84. Costa Coffee
  85. Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill
  86. Cousins Subs
  87. Cracker Barrel
  88. Crepes & Waffles
  89. Culver's 
  90. Dairy Queen
  91. D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches
  92. Daphne's Greek Cafe
  93. Dave & Busters
  94. Daylight Donuts
  95. Del Taco
  96. Délifrance
  97. Denny's
  98. DiBella's
  99. Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  100. Dippin' Dots
  101. Dôme
  102. Domino's Pizza
  103. Donatos Pizza
  104. Duck Donuts
  105. Duffy's Sports Grill
  106. Dunkin'
  107. Dunn Brothers Coffee
  108. Dutch Bros. Coffee
  109. Earl of Sandwich
  110. Earls Kitchen + Bar
  111. East of Chicago Pizza
  112. East Side Mario's
  113. Eat'n Park
  114. Eegee's
  115. Einstein Bros. Bagels
  116. El Pollo Loco
  117. El Taco Tote
  118. Erbert & Gerbert's
  119. Famous Dave's
  120. Farmer Boys
  121. Fatburger
  122. Fazoli's
  123. Firebirds
  124. Wood Fired Grill
  125. Firehouse Subs
  126. First Watch
  127. Five Guys Burgers and Fries
  128. Fosters Freeze
  129. Fox's Pizza Den
  130. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
  131. Freebirds World Burrito
  132. Freshly Chopped
  133. Friendly's
  134. Frisch's Big Boy
  135. Fuddruckers
  136. Fuzzy's Taco Shop
  137. Gatti's Pizza
  138. Giordano's Pizzeria
  139. Gloria Jean's Coffees
  140. Godfather's Pizza
  141. Gold Star Chili
  142. Golden Chick
  143. Golden Corral
  144. Golden Spoon
  145. Grand Lux Cafe
  146. Grandy's
  147. Great American Cookies
  148. Great Harvest Bread Company
  149. Great Wraps
  150. Green/Red Burrito
  151. Guthrie's
  152. Hamburguesas El Corral
  153. Happy Joe's
  154. Happy's Pizza
  155. Hard Rock Cafe
  156. Hardee's
  157. Hartz Chicken
  158. Harvey's
  159. Heine Brothers'
  160. Honey Dew Donuts
  161. Hooters
  162. Hot Dog on a Stick
  163. Houlihan's
  164. Huddle House
  165. Hungry Howie's Pizza
  166. Hurricane Grill & Wings
  167. Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries
  168. IHOP
  169. In-N-Out Burger
  170. Insomnia Cookies
  171. Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
  172. Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks
  173. Jack Astor's Bar and Grill
  174. Jack in the Box
  175. Jack's
  176. Jamba Juice
  177. James Coney Island
  178. Jason's Deli
  179. Jerry's Subs & Pizza
  180. Jersey Mike's Subs
  181. Jet's Pizza
  182. Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
  183. Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches
  184. Joe's Crab Shack
  185. Johnny Rockets
  186. Jollibee
  187. Juan Valdez Cafe
  188. Juice It Up!
  189. Kenny Rogers Roasters
  190. Ker's WingHouse Bar & Grill
  191. KFC
  192. Kona Grill
  193. Krispy Kreme
  194. Krystal Company
  195. L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
  196. La Madeleine Country French Cafe
  197. La Salsa
  198. Landry's Seafood
  199. LaRosa's Pizzeria
  200. Le Pain Quotidien
  201. Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken
  202. Lee's Sandwiches
  203. Legal Sea Foods
  204. Lenny's Grill & Sub
  205. Lion's Choice
  206. Little Caesars
  207. Logan's Roadhouse
  208. Long John Silver's
  209. LongHorn Steakhouse
  210. Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken
  211. Loving Hut
  212. Luby's
  213. Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que
  214. Manchu Wok
  215. Marco's Pizza
  216. Marrybrown
  217. Max & Erma's
  218. McAlister's Deli
  219. McCormick & Schmick's
  220. McDonald's
  221. Mellow Mushroom
  222. Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
  223. Metro Diner
  224. Miami Grill
  225. Milo's Hamburgers
  226. Mimi's Cafe
  227. MK Restaurant
  228. MOD Pizza
  229. Moe's Southwest Grill
  230. Monical's Pizza
  231. Mooyah
  232. MOS Burger
  233. Mountain Mike's Pizza
  234. Mrs. Fields
  235. Nando's
  236. Nathan's Famous
  237. Newk's Eatery
  238. Noodles & Company
  239. Oberweis Dairy
  240. O'Charley's
  241. Old Country Buffet/HomeTown Buffet
  242. Olga's Kitchen
  243. Olive Garden
  244. On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
  245. Orange Julius
  246. Original Tommy's
  247. Outback Steakhouse
  248. P.F. Chang's
  249. Panda Express
  250. Panera Bread
  251. Papa Gino's
  252. Papa John's
  253. Papa Murphy's Pizza
  254. Pappas Bar-B-Q
  255. Pappasito's Cantina
  256. Paris Baguette
  257. PDQ
  258. Peet's Coffee & Tea
  259. Pei Wei Asian Diner
  260. Penguin Point
  261. Penn Station East Coast Subs
  262. Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
  263. Peter Piper Pizza
  264. Phở Hòa
  265. Pick Up Stix
  266. Pieology Pizzeria
  267. Pinkberry
  268. Pita Pit
  269. Pizza Hut
  270. Pizza Inn
  271. Pizza Pro
  272. Pizza Ranc
  273.  PizzaExpress
  274. Planet Hollywood
  275. Planet Smoothie
  276. Pollo Campero
  277. Pollo Tropical 
  278. Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses
  279. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
  280. Port of Subs
  281. Portillo's Restaurants
  282. Potbelly Sandwich Shop
  283. Pret a Manger
  284. Pretzelmaker
  285. Primo Hoagies
  286. PT's Pub
  287. Qdoba
  288. Quiznos
  289. Rainforest Cafe
  290. Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
  291. Rally's Hamburgers
  292. Rax Roast Beef
  293. Red Hot & Blue
  294. Red Lobster
  295. Red Mango
  296. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
  297. Robeks
  298. Romano's Macaroni Grill
  299. Roosters
  300. Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza 
  301. Round Table Pizza
  302. Roy Rogers Restaurants
  303. Rubio's
  304. Ruby Tuesday
  305. Salad Farm
  306. Saladworks
  307. Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill
  308. Sandella's Flatbread Café
  309. Sarku Japan
  310. Sbarro
  311. Schlotzsky's
  312. Seattle's Best Coffee
  313. Secret Recipe
  314. Shake Shack
  315. Shakey's Pizza
  316. Shane's Rib Shack
  317. Shari's Cafe and Pies
  318. Shipley Do-Nuts
  319. Shoney's
  320. Sizzler
  321. Skyline Chili
  322. Slim Chickens
  323. Smashburger
  324. Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q
  325. Smokey Bones
  326. Smoothie King
  327. Sneaky Pete's
  328. Sonic Drive-In
  329. Souper Salad
  330. Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes
  331. Spangles
  332. Starbucks
  333. Steak Escape
  334. Steak 'n Shake
  335. Subway
  336. Sweet Frog
  337. Sweetgreen
  338. Swensen's
  339. Taco Bell
  340. Taco Bueno
  341. Taco Cabana
  342. Taco del Mar
  343. Taco John's
  344. Taco Mayo
  345. Taco Palenque
  346. Taco Time
  347. Tastee-Freez
  348. TCBY
  349. Telepizza
  350. Texas Roadhouse
  351. TGI Friday's
  352. The Cheesecake Factory
  353. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
  354. The Habit Burger Grill
  355. The Halal Guys
  356. The Keg
  357. The Old Spaghetti Factory
  358. The Original Pancake House
  359. The Pizza Company
  360. Tijuana Flats
  361. Tim Hortons
  362. Togo's Sandwiches
  363. Tony Roma's
  364. Torchy's Tacos
  365. Tropical Smoothie Cafe
  366. Tropical Sno
  367. True Food Kitchen
  368. Tubby's
  369. Tudor's Biscuit World
  370. Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt
  371. Twin Peaks
  372. Uncle Maddio's Pizza
  373. JointUno Pizzeria & Grill
  374. Valentino's
  375. Veggie Grill
  376. Villa Italian Kitchen
  377. Village Inn
  378. WaBa Grill
  379. Waffle House
  380. Wahlburgers
  381. Wahoo's Fish Taco
  382. Wayback Burgers
  383. Wendy's
  384. Western Sizzlin'
  385. Wetzel's Pretzels
  386. Whataburger
  387. Which Wich
  388. White Castle
  389. Wienerschnitzel
  390. Winchell's Donuts
  391. Wingstop
  392. Yard House
  393. Yogen Früz
  394. Yogurtland
  395. Yoshinoya
  396. Zaxby's
  397. Zip's Drive-in
  398. Zoes Kitchen