User talk:Mike Cline/Articles Under Contemplation/Fast Casual Top 100 2009

Having recently participated in a Notability discussion on restaurants I thought I’d do a bit of research to see where there might be some holes in our coverage of restaurants. The list below represents the Top 100 Fast Casual chains as reported by Fast Casual Magazine for 2009. (article); (actual report).

You can see from the list below that ~ 60% of the restaurants mentioned do not have WP articles even while their presence in this coverage clearly supports notability. (names are verbatim from the report and some may have articles under slightly different titles). Additionally, even restaurants with articles, do not alway cite the above coverage in their article. Additionally, FastCasual.com has produced a Top 100 report annually since 2005 and many other chains without WP articles have been covered by those reports.

For everyone of the below listed restaurants, there is a very high probability they have been covered in some way by. A quick search of that site for any of the below listed restaurants is likely to return a significant number of results.

Both FastCasual.com and Nations Restaurant News clearly exist as reliable sources, independent of the subject and will contribute significantly not only to the notability of these restaurants, but also as a source of facts necessary to write good WP articles. Combine those sources with local, regional and national reviews of the below list restaurants and notability is assured.
 * 1) Mooyah
 * 2) Genghis Grill
 * 3) Beautiful Brands
 * 4) FreshBerry
 * 5) Camille’s Sidewalk Café
 * 6) Pizza Fusion
 * 7) Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill
 * 8) Firehouse Subs
 * 9) Au Bon Pain
 * 10) Einstein Bros. Bagels
 * 11) Zoup!
 * 12) Fast Casual Alliance
 * 13) Smashburger
 * 14) Lime Fresh Mexican Grill
 * 15) Vapiano
 * 16) Jason’s Deli
 * 17) California Tortilla
 * 18) Panera Bread
 * 19) Qdoba
 * 20) Five Guys
 * 21) Chipotle
 * 22) La Madeleine
 * 23) Charley’s Grilled Subs
 * 24) Potbelly Sandwich Works
 * 25) Bruegger’s
 * 26) Wingstop
 * 27) Wow Bao
 * 28) Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill
 * 29) McAlister’s Deli
 * 30) Bean Sprouts
 * 31) Tender Greens
 * 32) Zaxby’s
 * 33) Corner Bakery Café
 * 34) Saladworks
 * 35) Boloco
 * 36) WOW Café and Wingery
 * 37) Farmer Boys
 * 38) Freshii
 * 39) Fazoli’s
 * 40) Cowboy Chicken
 * 41) Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina
 * 42) Fuddruckers
 * 43) Hot Head Burritos
 * 44) Mama Fu’s Asian Diner
 * 45) Greenz
 * 46) Atlanta Bread
 * 47) Grand Traverse Pie Company
 * 48) Freebirds World Burrito
 * 49) Schlotzsky’s Deli
 * 50) Noodles & Company
 * 51) zpizza
 * 52) Wildflower Bread Company
 * 53) Sweetgreen
 * 54) The Mixx
 * 55) Xoco
 * 56) Boston Market
 * 57) Italian Oven Café
 * 58) Elevation Burger
 * 59) Moe’s Southwest Grill
 * 60) Jimmy John’s
 * 61) Shane’s Rib Shack
 * 62) Penn Station East Coast Subs
 * 63) Baja Fresh
 * 64) PAUL
 * 65) Panda Express
 * 66) Fatburger
 * 67) Panchero’s Mexican Grill
 * 68) Quiznos
 * 69) Pat & Oscar’s
 * 70) The Counter
 * 71) Togo’s Sandwiches
 * 72) Wahoo’s Fish Tacos
 * 73) Muscle Maker Grill
 * 74) Which Wich
 * 75) Citrine New World Bistro
 * 76) CPK ASAP
 * 77) EVOS
 * 78) Rising Roll Gourmet
 * 79) Bread & Company
 * 80) Back Yard Burgers
 * 81) Sandella’s Flatbread
 * 82) Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop
 * 83) Le Pain Quotidien
 * 84) Mad Greens
 * 85) Cheeseburger Bobby’s
 * 86) The Habit Burger Grill
 * 87) Salad Creations
 * 88) Suki Thai Noodle House
 * 89) Wolfgang Puck Express
 * 90) Pei Wei
 * 91) The Pita Pit
 * 92) VillageBurgerBar
 * 93) Le Boulanger
 * 94) Swich
 * 95) The Cheese Course
 * 96) The Loop Pizza Grill
 * 97) Costa Vida
 * 98) Crazy Pita Rotisserie & Grill
 * 99) Naples Flatbread & Wine Bar
 * 100) Bombay Bowl
 * 101) Obika Mozzarella Bar
 * 102) Cosi