Restaurants by the numbers
NEW RESIDENT & VISITOR GUIDE 2025
FAST CASUAL 12 (17%)
QUICK SERVICE 38 (53.5%) Quick, cheap and everywhere. More than half of Maricopa’s restaurants are classified as quick service — restaurants that em- phasize inexpensive meals from premade ingredients that can be eaten on the go. Think places like Slim Chickens, McDonald’s or any drive-thru establishment where orders are turned around in seconds and wait staff are nonexistent.
These restaurants are a couple of notches above fast food with a more upscale menu, but service is more limited than what you would expect at a typical sit-down restaurant. You may or may not need to go inside to order and you sit down at a proper table — but menus are fairly stagnant with a mix of fresh and premade ingredients. Service is speedier than cooking it yourself, but we’re talking minutes rather than seconds. Don’t count on a waiter or waitress here. Chipotle is a popular example. FINE DINING 0 (0%) Elegant, expensive and luxurious define this type of restaurant. Unfortunately, Maricopa has yet to bring in a restaurant that offers a truly upscale dining experience. Think Capital Grille or Fleming’s in Phoenix.
CASUAL DINING 21 (29.5%)
Casual dining is traditionally the largest segment of a city’s restau- rant industry, accounting for most sit-down restaurants. A couple of local examples are The Roost and Native Grill & Wings. Nothing you’d don a tux for, but some- one will wait on you, and you’re expected to tip at the end.
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26 (37%) INDEPENDENT
CHAIN 45 (63%)
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