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Top 100 Independents

Restaurant Business magazine ranks the top-grossing independent restaurants in America

Top 100 Independents

Atlanta Fish Market

 Dec. 31, 1969

Pano's Fish Market, inside the restaurant, is a retail market and caterer specializing in fresh fish.

Top 100 Independents

Maple & Ash

 Dec. 31, 1969

A second Maple & Ash, at the Scottsdale, Ariz., Waterfront development, will open by early 2019.

Top 100 Independents

Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant

Dec. 31, 1969

Diners can choose from among the Ranch Kitchen, the Steakhouse or the Horseshoe Bar.

Top 100 Independents

Virgil's Real Barbecue

Dec. 31, 1969

Catering backyard barbecues and delivering barbecue platters to Manhattan offices has become a vital revenue stream.

Top 100 Independents

SW Steakhouse

Dec. 31, 1969

Chef David Walzog's steakhouse in the Wynn continues to be a local favorite.

Top 100 Independents

Keens Steakhouse

Dec. 31, 1969

Its famous 26-ounce mutton chop is seared in a 1,000-degree broiler before being moved to a 500-degree oven for finishing.

Top 100 Independents

Timberline Steaks and Grille

Dec. 31, 1969

Doubling the number of beer taps, to 20, boosted business at this Denver International Airport spot.

Top 100 Independents

Le Coucou

Dec. 31, 1969

The New York Post called it "one of the 21st century's four or five best restaurants of any type."

Top 100 Independents

St. Elmo Steak House

Dec. 31, 1969

The 116-year-old steakhouse's 1933 Lounge celebrates the year Prohibition ended.

Top 100 Independents

Morimoto Asia

Dec. 31, 1969

The restaurant's spacious two-story interior includes 20-foot-long chandeliers and a second-level sushi bar and lounge with a separate entrance.

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