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Sales-leading independent theme restaurants

Oct. 16, 2014

The theme restaurant is alive and doing very well, as RB's  Top 100 Independents sales ranking attests. Here are five theme restaurants from this year's list, all grossing more than $11 million annually.

RESTAURANT 

2013 SALES

TOP 100 RANK

Angus Barn$14,850,000*36
Spice Market$14,800,000*39
The Milleridge Inn$13,800,000*48
Harley-Davidson Cafe$11,200,000*83
Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn$11,199,22984
Kowloon$11,100,000*85
Eiffel Tower Restaurant$11,000,000*87

*RB estimate

 

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