Wingstop has opened 138 new restaurants in 2024, and it recently increased its estimate for future locations

The Texas-based buffalo chicken chain has roughly doubled its footprint in six years, despite inflationary pressures that have made diners more price conscious.

If you happen to be counting chain restaurants the next time you’re out for a drive through suburbia, Wingstop could be relatively easy to overlook. Its fern-colored logo is not as common as the Golden Arches, Colonel Sanders, or even the Chipotle pepper, but you might be surprised to learn how quickly the buffalo chicken chain has grown in recent years.