American Restaurants in Lawrence, KS

American in Lawrence at a glance

• American is the 7th largest food category in Lawrence, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 4.0% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 19 listed below, 14 are independent and 5 belong to chains; 18 list a website.

American Restaurants in Lawrence

• J. Wilson's
  Restaurant · American · 4821 W 6th St Ste a
• Jefferson's
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1540 Wakarusa Dr
• Lulu's Latin Food
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 1410 Kasold Dr a17
• PepperJax Grill
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 919 Massachusetts St
• Sandwich Bowl
  Restaurant · American · 3514 Clinton Pkwy Ste E
• Delicias del Sur
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 724 Massachusetts St
• Kingfish Soulfood Bistro
  Restaurant · American · 1910 Haskell Ave
• Lark a'Fare
  Restaurant · American · 900 New Hampshire St Unit B
• Legends Lawrence
  Restaurant · American · 1540 Wakarusa Dr
• Pachamama"s
  Restaurant · American · 800 New Hampshire St
• Spangles
  Restaurant · American · 3420 W 6th St
• Hero's New York Griddle
  Restaurant · American · 1209 E 23rd St
• Buffalo Wild Wings
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1012 Massachusetts St
• Fork To Fender
  Restaurant · American · 1447 W 23rd St
• Perkins at 1711 W 23rd Street Lawrence, KS
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1711 W 23rd Street
• La Parrilla
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 712 Massachusetts St
• Steak 'n Shake
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 3111 S. Nieder Rd.
• The Studio at Hashinger Hall
  Restaurant · American · 1632 Engel Rd
• Los Guapos Latín Food
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 1500 W 6th St

American elsewhere in Kansas

Among the Kansas cities in this guide, the most american listings are in Wichita (51), Overland Park (36), Topeka (16), Kansas City (15) and Olathe (7).

Run a american spot in Lawrence?

You share this list with 18 other american listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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