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.
- 54th Street Restaurant & Drafthouse
- A&W All-American Food
- America's Incredible Pizza Company
- Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza
- Applebee's
- Arby's
- Arctic Circle Restaurants
- Argo Tea
- Arthur Treacher's
- Atlanta Bread Company
- Au Bon Pain
- Auntie Anne's
- Back Yard Burgers
- Bahama Breeze Island Grille
- Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
- Bakers Square
- Baton Rouge
- BeaverTails
- Beef O'Brady's
- Bennigan's
- Bertucci's
- Big Boy/Frisch's Big Boy
- Big Smoke Burger
- Biggby Coffee
- BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
- Black Angus Steakhouse
- Black Bear Diner
- Blake's Lotaburger
- Blaze Pizza
- Blimpie
- Bob Evans Restaurant
- Bojangles'
- Bonanza Steakhouses
- Bonchon Chicken
- Bonefish Grill
- Boomerang Diner
- Boston Market
- Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Stores
- Bravo! Cucina Italiana
- Brio Tuscan Grille
- Brown's Chicken & Pasta
- Bruegger's Bagels
- Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
- Buca di Beppo
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Burger King
- Burger Street
- BurgerFi
- Burgerville
- Bush's Chicken
- Cafe Rio Mexican Grill
- California Pizza Kitchen
- California Tortilla
- Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
- Capriotti's
- Captain D's Seafood Kitchen
- Caribou Coffee
- Carino's Italian
- Carl's Jr.
- Carrabba's Italian Grill
- Carvel
- Charleys Philly Steaks
- Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
- Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
- Cheeburger Cheeburger
- Chester's International
- Chevys Fresh Mex
- Chicken Express
- Chick-fil-A
- Chili's
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Chuck E. Cheese's
- Church's Chicken
- Chuy's
- Cicis
- Cinnabon
- Claim Jumper
- Cluck-U Chicken
- Coffee Beanery
- Cook Out
- Copeland's
- CoraCorner Bakery Cafe
- Così
- Costa Coffee
- Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill
- Cousins Subs
- Cracker Barrel
- Crepes & Waffles
- Culver's
- Dairy Queen
- D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches
- Daphne's Greek Cafe
- Dave & Busters
- Daylight Donuts
- Del Taco
- Délifrance
- Denny's
- DiBella's
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit
- Dippin' Dots
- Dôme
- Domino's Pizza
- Donatos Pizza
- Duck Donuts
- Duffy's Sports Grill
- Dunkin'
- Dunn Brothers Coffee
- Dutch Bros. Coffee
- Earl of Sandwich
- Earls Kitchen + Bar
- East of Chicago Pizza
- East Side Mario's
- Eat'n Park
- Eegee's
- Einstein Bros. Bagels
- El Pollo Loco
- El Taco Tote
- Erbert & Gerbert's
- Famous Dave's
- Farmer Boys
- Fatburger
- Fazoli's
- Firebirds
- Wood Fired Grill
- Firehouse Subs
- First Watch
- Five Guys Burgers and Fries
- Fosters Freeze
- Fox's Pizza Den
- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
- Freebirds World Burrito
- Freshly Chopped
- Friendly's
- Frisch's Big Boy
- Fuddruckers
- Fuzzy's Taco Shop
- Gatti's Pizza
- Giordano's Pizzeria
- Gloria Jean's Coffees
- Godfather's Pizza
- Gold Star Chili
- Golden Chick
- Golden Corral
- Golden Spoon
- Grand Lux Cafe
- Grandy's
- Great American Cookies
- Great Harvest Bread Company
- Great Wraps
- Green/Red Burrito
- Guthrie's
- Hamburguesas El Corral
- Happy Joe's
- Happy's Pizza
- Hard Rock Cafe
- Hardee's
- Hartz Chicken
- Harvey's
- Heine Brothers'
- Honey Dew Donuts
- Hooters
- Hot Dog on a Stick
- Houlihan's
- Huddle House
- Hungry Howie's Pizza
- Hurricane Grill & Wings
- Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries
- IHOP
- In-N-Out Burger
- Insomnia Cookies
- Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
- Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks
- Jack Astor's Bar and Grill
- Jack in the Box
- Jack's
- Jamba Juice
- James Coney Island
- Jason's Deli
- Jerry's Subs & Pizza
- Jersey Mike's Subs
- Jet's Pizza
- Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
- Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches
- Joe's Crab Shack
- Johnny Rockets
- Jollibee
- Juan Valdez Cafe
- Juice It Up!
- Kenny Rogers Roasters
- Ker's WingHouse Bar & Grill
- KFC
- Kona Grill
- Krispy Kreme
- Krystal Company
- L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
- La Madeleine Country French Cafe
- La Salsa
- Landry's Seafood
- LaRosa's Pizzeria
- Le Pain Quotidien
- Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken
- Lee's Sandwiches
- Legal Sea Foods
- Lenny's Grill & Sub
- Lion's Choice
- Little Caesars
- Logan's Roadhouse
- Long John Silver's
- LongHorn Steakhouse
- Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken
- Loving Hut
- Luby's
- Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que
- Manchu Wok
- Marco's Pizza
- Marrybrown
- Max & Erma's
- McAlister's Deli
- McCormick & Schmick's
- McDonald's
- Mellow Mushroom
- Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
- Metro Diner
- Miami Grill
- Milo's Hamburgers
- Mimi's Cafe
- MK Restaurant
- MOD Pizza
- Moe's Southwest Grill
- Monical's Pizza
- Mooyah
- MOS Burger
- Mountain Mike's Pizza
- Mrs. Fields
- Nando's
- Nathan's Famous
- Newk's Eatery
- Noodles & Company
- Oberweis Dairy
- O'Charley's
- Old Country Buffet/HomeTown Buffet
- Olga's Kitchen
- Olive Garden
- On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
- Orange Julius
- Original Tommy's
- Outback Steakhouse
- P.F. Chang's
- Panda Express
- Panera Bread
- Papa Gino's
- Papa John's
- Papa Murphy's Pizza
- Pappas Bar-B-Q
- Pappasito's Cantina
- Paris Baguette
- PDQ
- Peet's Coffee & Tea
- Pei Wei Asian Diner
- Penguin Point
- Penn Station East Coast Subs
- Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
- Peter Piper Pizza
- Phở Hòa
- Pick Up Stix
- Pieology Pizzeria
- Pinkberry
- Pita Pit
- Pizza Hut
- Pizza Inn
- Pizza Pro
- Pizza Ranc
- PizzaExpress
- Planet Hollywood
- Planet Smoothie
- Pollo Campero
- Pollo Tropical
- Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
- Port of Subs
- Portillo's Restaurants
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop
- Pret a Manger
- Pretzelmaker
- Primo Hoagies
- PT's Pub
- Qdoba
- Quiznos
- Rainforest Cafe
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
- Rally's Hamburgers
- Rax Roast Beef
- Red Hot & Blue
- Red Lobster
- Red Mango
- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
- Robeks
- Romano's Macaroni Grill
- Roosters
- Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza
- Round Table Pizza
- Roy Rogers Restaurants
- Rubio's
- Ruby Tuesday
- Salad Farm
- Saladworks
- Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill
- Sandella's Flatbread Café
- Sarku Japan
- Sbarro
- Schlotzsky's
- Seattle's Best Coffee
- Secret Recipe
- Shake Shack
- Shakey's Pizza
- Shane's Rib Shack
- Shari's Cafe and Pies
- Shipley Do-Nuts
- Shoney's
- Sizzler
- Skyline Chili
- Slim Chickens
- Smashburger
- Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q
- Smokey Bones
- Smoothie King
- Sneaky Pete's
- Sonic Drive-In
- Souper Salad
- Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes
- Spangles
- Starbucks
- Steak Escape
- Steak 'n Shake
- Subway
- Sweet Frog
- Sweetgreen
- Swensen's
- Taco Bell
- Taco Bueno
- Taco Cabana
- Taco del Mar
- Taco John's
- Taco Mayo
- Taco Palenque
- Taco Time
- Tastee-Freez
- TCBY
- Telepizza
- Texas Roadhouse
- TGI Friday's
- The Cheesecake Factory
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
- The Habit Burger Grill
- The Halal Guys
- The Keg
- The Old Spaghetti Factory
- The Original Pancake House
- The Pizza Company
- Tijuana Flats
- Tim Hortons
- Togo's Sandwiches
- Tony Roma's
- Torchy's Tacos
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe
- Tropical Sno
- True Food Kitchen
- Tubby's
- Tudor's Biscuit World
- Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt
- Twin Peaks
- Uncle Maddio's Pizza
- JointUno Pizzeria & Grill
- Valentino's
- Veggie Grill
- Villa Italian Kitchen
- Village Inn
- WaBa Grill
- Waffle House
- Wahlburgers
- Wahoo's Fish Taco
- Wayback Burgers
- Wendy's
- Western Sizzlin'
- Wetzel's Pretzels
- Whataburger
- Which Wich
- White Castle
- Wienerschnitzel
- Winchell's Donuts
- Wingstop
- Yard House
- Yogen Früz
- Yogurtland
- Yoshinoya
- Zaxby's
- Zip's Drive-in
- Zoes Kitchen