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.
Kelly Killian — Restaurants & Institutions, March 29, 2010
(ELV note: Vegas has 18 of the top 100 money-making restaurants in the U.S. of A., including Tao, by far the number one grossing restaurant with over $59 mil in sales. Most of our big hotel behemoths — places seating between 200+ diners — shoot for revenues of around a $1mil/month. Recently closed places like Restaurant Charlie and David Burke were well under those projections . In Charlie’s case, his gross revenues for ’09 were under $4 mil. — not bad in any other city in America, but a death knell here.)
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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, Las Vegas | $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 |
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 N/A |
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 |
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