<P> By 2008 , the chain had grown to more than 50 locations . Most of the locations are in Louisiana , particularly in the Baton Rouge area . The first location outside of Baton Rouge was opened in 2001 in Lafayette -- since then , new restaurants have been opened in 22 other states , in addition to all eight metropolitan areas of Louisiana . Graves plans to continue expansion of the chain throughout the United States and internationally , one each in Kuwait ( opened September 2015 ) & Bahrain ( opened September 2016 ) , plus two in Saudi Arabia ( first had opened February 2017 ) , Lebanon ( opened December 2017 ) . Today there are over 360 locations in 23 states . Tennessee opened one in Knoxville in September 2014 . California has 6 West Coast locations , all but two in Orange County : the first opened in late October 2015 in Costa Mesa ; the second in early December in Aliso Viejo ; the third in early March 2016 in Orange ; and the fourth had opened in mid-June in Laguna Hills . The very first in L.A. County and fifth overall had opened in Downey in late August ; the first location in Riverside County and 6th overall had opened in Riverside in late October 2017 . 6 more are planned for early 2018 : La Habra , Menifee , Ontario , San Bernardino , Santee & Upland . Kansas opened its very first in Lawrence in early May 2016 ; the second opened in Overland Park in early October ; and a 3rd had opened in Shawnee in late August 2017 . Iowa opened its very first in Council Bluffs in mid-October 2016 . Illinois has 5 Chicago area locations , all but one in Cook County : they opened its very first in North Riverside , a Chicago suburb in late January 2017 , to make it the 23rd state overall ; the second opened in mid-February in Oak Lawn and the third opened in Naperville in late April ; the 4th had opened in Harwood Heights in late September ; the 5th had opened in Evergreen Park in late October . </P>
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over 360 locations in 23 states