Bibibop Asian Grill is an American fast casual restaurant chain specializing in customizable Korean rice bowls. As of 2025, it has 74 locations. Its name derives from bibimbap, a Korean rice dish made with seasoned vegetables, chili pepper paste, and sometimes egg and meat.[1][2][3]
Bibibop has been described as "an Asian take on Chipotle." It was founded in 2013 in Columbus, Ohio by Korean American entrepreneur Charley Shin, the founder of Charleys Cheesesteaks.[4]
Bibibop acquired the leases for all 15 ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen locations in the Los Angeles, Chicago, and the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas in 2017 after parent company Chipotle terminated its Asian fast casual food experiment. The acquisition allowed Bibibop to expand outside Ohio.[9] Some of the former ShopHouse locations did not perform well and eventually closed.[10][11] The chain was named one of the five Hot Concepts for 2017 by Nation's Restaurant News.[12]
Bibibop opened its 50th location in Delaware, Ohio, in April 2023.[13] In 2025, it added nine new menu items and discontinued three.[1]
