NAICS 722511
Full-Service Restaurants in California
Establishments primarily engaged in providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated and pay after eating.
- Establishments (2023)
- 31,333
- Statewide, California
- Employees
- 628,541
- Mid-March employment
- Annual payroll
- $21B
- All establishments
- Avg. establishment size
- 20.1
- Employees per establishment
What acquirers look at
The highest-turnover category in the index and the weakest lending profile. Lease terms and liquor license transfer usually matter more than the P&L.
Restaurants by county
Ranked by establishment count, 2023 County Business Patterns. For the crowded-versus-underserved reading, see the saturation ranking, which ranks by establishments per resident instead.
| # | County | Establishments | Per 10k residents | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 8,214 | 8.5 | 26.2% |
| 2 | Orange County | 2,919 | 9.3 | 9.3% |
| 3 | San Diego County | 2,650 | 8.1 | 8.5% |
| 4 | Santa Clara County | 1,703 | 8.9 | 5.4% |
| 5 | San Francisco County | 1,693 | 20.5 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Alameda County | 1,564 | 9.6 | 5.0% |
| 7 | Riverside County | 1,338 | 5.3 | 4.3% |
| 8 | San Bernardino County | 1,245 | 5.6 | 4.0% |
| 9 | Sacramento County | 1,124 | 6.9 | 3.6% |
| 10 | San Mateo County | 801 | 10.8 | 2.6% |
| 11 | Contra Costa County | 798 | 6.8 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Ventura County | 584 | 7.0 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Fresno County | 520 | 5.0 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Sonoma County | 511 | 10.5 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Kern County | 450 | 4.9 | 1.4% |
| 16 | Santa Barbara County | 404 | 9.1 | 1.3% |
| 17 | San Joaquin County | 403 | 4.9 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Monterey County | 380 | 8.8 | 1.2% |
| 19 | Placer County | 364 | 8.2 | 1.2% |
| 20 | San Luis Obispo County | 351 | 12.4 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Stanislaus County | 315 | 5.6 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Solano County | 293 | 6.4 | 0.9% |
| 23 | Marin County | 280 | 11.0 | 0.9% |
| 24 | Santa Cruz County | 235 | 9.1 | 0.8% |
| 25 | Tulare County | 223 | 4.6 | 0.7% |
Counties in California
Restaurants in Los AngelesRestaurants in San DiegoRestaurants in OrangeRestaurants in RiversideRestaurants in San BernardinoRestaurants in Santa ClaraRestaurants in AlamedaRestaurants in SacramentoRestaurants in Contra CostaRestaurants in FresnoRestaurants in KernRestaurants in VenturaRestaurants in San FranciscoRestaurants in San JoaquinRestaurants in San MateoRestaurants in StanislausRestaurants in SonomaRestaurants in TulareRestaurants in SolanoRestaurants in PlacerRestaurants in Santa BarbaraRestaurants in MontereyRestaurants in MercedRestaurants in San Luis ObispoRestaurants in Santa CruzRestaurants in MarinRestaurants in YoloRestaurants in ButteRestaurants in El DoradoRestaurants in ShastaRestaurants in ImperialRestaurants in MaderaRestaurants in KingsRestaurants in NapaRestaurants in HumboldtRestaurants in NevadaRestaurants in SutterRestaurants in YubaRestaurants in MendocinoRestaurants in San BenitoRestaurants in LakeRestaurants in TehamaRestaurants in TuolumneRestaurants in CalaverasRestaurants in SiskiyouRestaurants in AmadorRestaurants in GlennRestaurants in LassenRestaurants in Del NorteRestaurants in ColusaRestaurants in PlumasRestaurants in InyoRestaurants in MariposaRestaurants in TrinityRestaurants in MonoRestaurants in ModocRestaurants in SierraRestaurants in Alpine
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.