If you are a small business owner, typically the best state to open a restaurant is where you live. But if you are scouting locations for a multi-location chain, Texas is one of the top states for restaurant growth, according to one analysis. Their criteria for best state to open a restaurant includes: disposable income, population growth, and number of restaurants per capita. Texas electricity is deregulated, which also helps restaurants lower electricity bills. Restaurants in Texas can shop for electricity online. That makes it easy to compare restaurant electricity rates. Restaurants that spend over $2,500 a month on electricity (typically any full service restaurant over 1000 square feet) can get a custom quote.