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Top 100 Independents

2014 Top 100 Independent Restaurants

Oct. 15, 2014

The Top 100 Independents list ranks the highest-grossing independent restaurants in America. In all, these leaders had total food-and-beverage revenues in 2013 of more than $1.5 billion.

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Top 100 Independents in New York
Top 100 Independents in Las Vegas
Top 100 Independents in California
Top 100 Independents in the Midwest

 

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