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Restaurant Business’ annual Top 100 Independents feature ranks the largest indies in the nation by food and beverage sales. Las Vegas is home to many of them. Click through to see the top-grossing Sin City restaurants.
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A freshly renovated space and menu upgrades have boosted business.
Top 100 rank: 7
2019 sales: $25.2M
2019 meals served: 246,054
Joes's is among several high-volume eateries located in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.
Top 100 rank: 17
2019 sales: $22.2M*
2019 meals served: 286,000*
*RB estimate
Cotton candy foie gras, suckling pig and other unexpected delights reflect Jose Andres's take on steakhouse fare.
Top 100 rank: 21
2019 meals served: 190,000*
Real Wagyu beef and views of Wynn's Lake of Dreams are draws.
Top 100 rank: 22
2019 sales: $21.5M*
2019 meals served: 145,700*
A rare Strip restaurant offering open-air dining.
Top 100 rank: 25
2019 sales: $20.1M*
2019 meals served: 319,200*
A festive party brunch features a DJ, oversized cocktails and indulgent dishes.
Top 100 rank: 37
2019 sales: $18.4M*
2019 meals served: 115,500*
A dress code, a no-kids policy and a willingness to spend big are part of the experience.
Top 100 rank: 38
2019 sales: $18.2M*
2019 meals served: 113,600*
Emeril Lagasse's Creole steakhouse took a month off in 2019 to renovate.
Top 100 rank: 56
2019 sales: $16.2M*
2019 meals served: 133,000*
The New York formula of family-style Italian specialties works well at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
Top 100 rank: 65
2019 sales: $15.1M
2019 meals served: 176,221
Opened in May 2016, the Las Vegas model follows New York's formula to draw crowds.
Top 100 rank: 75
2019 sales: $14.1M*
2019 meals served: 150,000*
A spinoff from the New York original, Virgil's has ramped up quickly since opening in 2016.
Top 100 rank: 100
2019 sales: $11.4M
2019 meals served: 208,276
Debbie Blount walked on to Reinhardt University's golf team last year—and into a sponsorship with the sports bar chain.
Operators have lost both business and staff because of the requirement, according to an industry association.
The digital restaurant company is using autonomous rovers from Coco to cart food from three locations in Los Angeles.
The owner of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC now gets 40% of its sales through digital channels even as dine-in business has returned.
