R&I's Top 100 Independent Restaurants 2010: The Rankings

The highest-grossing independent restaurants in the United States had combined food-and-beverage sales of $1.37 billion last year, significantly off from the previous year's aggregate of $1.52 billion.

By Kelly Killian -- Restaurants & Institutions, March 29, 2010

Rank Restaurant Name, Location '09 Sales Avg Dinner

Check

Meals

Served

Seats; Square

Footage

1 Tao Las Vegas Restaurant &

Nightclub, Las Vegas $59,292,345 $70.00 590,990

400 dining; 100

bar

62,000 sq feet

2 Tavern on the Green, New York City $27,000,000** $65.00** 425,000** 1,500 dining

27,000 sq feet

3 Joe's Stone Crab, Miami $26,272,000 $68.00 321,777

420 dining; 30

bar

N/A

4 Smith & Wollensky, New York City $25,053,000 $84.50 345,000 420 total seats

20,000 sq feet

5 Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington, D.C. $24,455,866 $24.00 1,000,000*

430 dining; 75

bar

18,000 sq feet

6 Carmine's (44th Street), New York

City $24,000,000 $30.00 N/A N/A

7

Lavo Italian Restaurant &

Nightclub,

Las Vegas

$22,007,235 $60.00 460,419

285 dining; 15

bar

22,000 sq feet

8 Tao Asian Bistro, New York, City $20,700,469 $68.00 327,657

300 dining; 35

bar

10,500 sq feet

9 Buddakan, New York City $20,074,102 $49.19 220,211

257 dining; 14

bar

16,290 sq feet

10 Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse,

Chicago $19,977,039 $62.33 328,185

170 dining; 60

bar

15,950 sq feet

11 Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak &

Stone Crab, Chicago $19,700,000** $65.00** 410,000**

355 total seats

N/A

12 Fulton's Crab House,

Lake Buena Vista, Fla $19,400,000** $43.00 406,000

450 dining; 60

bar

28,844 sq feet

13

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak &

Stone

Crab, Las Vegas

$19,000,000** $65.00** 400,000 384 total seats;

N/A

14 Prime One Twelve, Miami Beach,

Fla. $18,889,430 $115.00 160,000**

120 dining; 15

bar

4,500 sq feet

15 Bob Chinn's Crab House, Wheeling,

Ill. $18,178,452 $32.90 614,506

762 dining; 174

bar

19,960 sq feet

16 SW Steakhouse, Las Vegas $18,100,000** $93.00** 160,000** 284 dining

N/A

17 Mix, Las Vegas $18,000,000** $84.00 175,000 250 dining

N/A

18 Sparks Steak House, New York City $17,300,000** $80.00** 245,000** 700 dining

N/A

19 Craftsteak, New York City $17,000,000** $85.00** 175,000** 320 dining

N/A

20 Prime Steakhouse, Las Vegas $16,435,667 $131.35 125,126 210 total seats

7,500 sq feet

21 The Slanted Door, San Francisco $15,800,000** $44.00** 350,000** 150 dining; 24

bar

22 Grand Central Oyster Bar &

Restaurant, New York City $15,589,693 $38.00 362,000

420 dining; 30

bar

23,000 sq feet

23 Mon Ami Gabi, Las Vegas $15,500,000** $58.00** 345,000** 450 total seats

N/A

24 Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe,

Lake Buena Vista, Calif. $15,200,000** $22.00** 597,000**

435 dining; 45

bar

18,355 sq feet

25 Top of the World, Las Vegas $15,166,000 $87.00** $184,000** 476 total seatsr

7,200 sq feet

26 Del Posto, New York City $15,000,000 $155.00 94,129

125 dining; 12

bar

24,000 sq feet

27 Balthazar, New York City $15,000,000** $60.00** 250,000**

180 dining; 25

bar

N/A

28 Abe & Louie's, Boston $14,976,228 $77.98 200,251 160 dining; 22

bar

10,300 sq feet

29 The Lobster House, Cape May, N.J. $14,738,324 $35.00 339,159

550 dining; 24

bar

49,445 sq feet

30 Scoma's Restaurant, San Francisco $14,530,686 $37.00 400,000

320 dining; 40

bar

12,420 sq feet

31 Junior's (Brooklyn), New York City $14,400,000** $22.00** 760,000**

400 dining; 20

bar

N/A

32 Chops Lobster Bar, Atlanta $14,125,000 $76.00 174,000

300 dining; 41

bar

11,500 sq feet

33 SkyCity at the Space Needle,

Seattle $14,075,345 $60.00 257,285

256 dining

N/A

34 Carmine's, Atlantic City $14,000,000** $30.00** 200,000** 480 dining

N/A

35 The Manor, West Orange, N.J. $14,000,000** $70.00** 200,000** 1,200 dining

N/A

36 The Angus Barn, Raleigh, N.C. $13,973,186 $56.87 245,704

512 dining; 149

bar

42,600 sq feet

37 '21' Club, New York City $13,945,144 $128.35 127,649

155 dining; 35

bar

20,000 sq feet

38 Delmonico Steakhouse, Las Vegas $13,900,000** $77.00** 175,000 380 dining

N/A

39 Zehnder's of Frankenmuth,

Frankenmuth, Mich. $13,824,875 $14.06 983,120

1,025 dining; 75

bar

80,000 sq feet

40 Blue Fin, New York City $13,800,000 $60.00 304,000 400 total seats

14,000 sq feet

41 Gladstone's Malibu, Los Angeles $13,700,000** $25.00** 570,000** N/A

N/A

42 The Four Seasons, New York City $13,600,000 $127.57 94,812

220 dining; 50

bar

17,000 sq feet

43 Spice Market, New York City $13,500,000** $60.00** 200,000** N/A

N/A

44 The Milleridge Inn, Jericho, N.Y. $13,125,424 $33.08 396,841

999 dining; 40

bar

42,000 sq feet

45 St. Elmo Steak House, Indianapolis $13,100,000** $71.00** 178,000 N/A

N/A

46 The Bazaar by José Andrés,

Beverly Hills, Calif. $13,000,000 $96.44 130,000

417 total seats

12,500 sq feet

47 Shaw's Crab House, Chicago $13,000,000** $45.00** 368,000** 380 total seats

N/A

48 Virgil's Real Barbecue, New York

City $13,000,000** $28,00** 400,000**

N/A

N/A

49 Blue Water Grill, New York City $12,900,000 $60.00 260,000 426 total seats

9,500 sq feet

50 Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House,

Chicago $12,746,553 $53.84 208,959

205 dining; 65

bar

14,050 sq feet

51 Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn,

Frankenmuth, Mich. $12,567,912 $15.29 822,203

1,200 total seats

90,000 sq feet

52 Phillips Harborplace, Baltimore $12,562,805 $30.58 410,866 920 dining

18,000 sq feet

53 Rock Center Cafe, New York City $12,274,163 $47.00 314,000**

220 dining; 32

bar

7,294 sq feet

54 Junior's (Times Square), New York

City $12,200,000** $15.00** 750,000**

200 dining; 18

bar

N/A

55 Cafe Fiorello, New York City $12,067,721 $37.38 322,839

137 dining; 17

bar

6,200 sq feet

56 N9ne Steakhouse, Las Vegas $12,026,676 $93.13 131,680

180 dining; 76

bar

12,000 sq feet

57 Boulevard, San Francisco $12,000,000 $95.00 123,500

140 dining; 24

bar

N/A

58 Carmine's (91st Street), New York

City $12,000,000** $30.00** 300,000**

N/A

N/A

59 Michael Jordan's Steakhouse,

Uncasville, Conn. $12,000,000** $70.00** 198,000**

240 dining

N/A

60 Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse,

Rosemont, Ill. $11,923,935 $59.02 204,091

200 dining; 60

bar

10,500 sq feet

61 Coffee Shop, New York City $11,836,621 $44.09 292,000

225 dining; 45

bar

6,500 sq feet

62 George's at the Cove, La Jolla, Calif. $11,700,000 $75.00 265,000 405 total seats

10,000 sq feet

63 Mike's American, Springfield, Va. $11,650,618 $26.50 439,500

280 dining; 80

bar

44,049 sq feet

64 Cliff House, San Francisco $11,500,000** $50.00** 325,000**

186 dining; 58

bar

25,000 sq feet

65 Mesa Grill, Las Vegas $11,400,000** $63.00** 215,000** 228 total seats

8,800 sq feet

66 Parc, Philadelphia $11,392,238 $30.29 313,061

360 dining; 25

bar

8,000 sq feet

67 Fix Restaurant & Bar, Las Vegas $11,350,000** $74.00** 205,000**

155 dining; 16

bar

4,200 sq feet

68 Daniel, New York City $11,300,000** $113.00** 100,000** N/A

N/A

69 Portland City Grill, Portland, Ore. $11,300,000** $60.00** 330,000**

212 dining; 165

bar

18,300 sq feet

70 Stripsteak, Las Vegas $11,200,000** $102.00** 139,000**

160 dining; 70

bar

N/A

71 Trattoria Dell'Arte, New York City $11,166,325 $48.88 228,444

280 dining; 28

bar

5,500 sq feet

72 Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse,

Chicago $11,145,800 $45.00 442,000

200 dining; 133

bar

20,000 sq feet

73 Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare,

Las Vegas $11,100,000** $75.00** 190,000**

226 dining

N/A

74 Harris Ranch, Coalinga, Calif. $11,029,518 $22.22 496,283 350 dining; 130

bar

39,700 sq feet

75 Emeril's, Orlando $11,000,000** $56.00** 271,000 275 total seats

N/A

76 Lawry's The Prime Rib,

Beverly Hills, Calif. $11,000,000 $53.00 210,000

450 dining; 50

bar

20,000 sq feet

77 Tower Oaks Lodge, Rockville, Md. $10,899,402 $20.50 540,000

405 dining; 120

bar

21,000 sq feet

78 Jackson's Mighty Fine Food &

Lucky Lounge, Reston, Va. $10,797,788 $26.00 415,000

260 dining; 125

bar

10,777 sq feet

79 California Grill, Lake Buena Vista,

Fla. $10,600,000** $50.00** 211,000**

335 total seats

16,000 sq feet

80 RM Seafood, Las Vegas $10,600,000** $70.00** 165,000** 335 total seats

16,000 sq feet

81 Quality Meats, New York City $10,513,000 $90.00 116,500 185 total seats

12,000 sq feet

82 Zeffirino, Las Vegas $10,500,000** $65.00** 162,000**

280 dining; 50

bar

10,900 sq feet

83 Redeye Grill, New York City $10,463,922 $38.36 272,782

250 dining; 25

bar

6,800 sq feet

84 Greek Islands Restaurant, Chicago $10,437,912 $28.00 370,000 208 total seats

11,545 sq feet

85 Dos Caminos Third Avenue,

New York City $10,400,000 $46.00 253,000

448 total seats

11,276 sq feet

86 Aureole, Las Vegas $10,400,000** $90.00** 150,000** 450 total

N/A

87 Eiffel Tower, Las Vegas $10,400,000** $75.00** 182,000** 230 total seats

N/A

88 Okada, Las Vegas $10,400,000** $72.00** 140,000** 207 dining

N/A

89 Buddakan, Philadelphia $10,399,677 $45.25 126,352

172 dining; 22

bar

7,504 sq feet

90 Asia de Cuba, New York City $10,300,000** $64.00** 170,000** 170 total seats

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91 Gotham Bar & Grill, New York City $10,300,000** $95.00** 135,000** 175 total seats

N/A

92 Harley Davidson Cafe, Las Vegas $10,300,000** $30.00** 405,000** 400 dining

N/A

93 Coastal Flats, Fairfax, Va. $10,251,811 $25.70 399,000

250 dining; 100

bar

9,700 sq feet

94 Salty's on Alki Beach, Seattle $10,120,926 $48.00 197,451

201 dining; 150

bar

18,405 sq feet

95 Megu (Thomas Street), New York

City $10,100,000** $94.00** 83,000**

205 total seats

N/A

96 Quartino, Chicago $10,050,527 $25.41 316,538 170 dining; 65

bar

97 Bryant Park Grill, New York City $10,000,000** $48.00** 220,000** 180 dining

25,000 seats

98 DeVito South Beach, South Beach,

Fla. $10,000,000* $90.00* 111,000*

200 total seats

10,000 sq feet

99 Continental Mid-town, Philadelphia $9,806,813 $23.15 264,500

186 dining; 30

bar

15,932 sq feet

100 Morimoto, New York City $9,630,494 $71.00 105,671 164 dining; 18 bar

11,000 sq feet