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The highest-grossing independent seafood concepts across the country spent the last year slinging crab and other big-ticket shellfish to more than 100,000 guests each.
Top 100 Rank: 2
Location: Miami Beach, Fla.
Average Check: $80
Meals Served: 350,000
On the Menu: Stone Crab
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Top 100 Rank: 10/12/14
Locations: Washington, DC/Las Vegas/Chicago
Average Check: $76-$78*
Meals Served: 290,800*/285,900*/276,000*
*RB estimate
Top 100 Rank: 20
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Average Check: $48*
Meals Served: 414,000*
On the Menu: Seafood Combination
Top 100 Rank: 26
Location: Wheeling, Ill.
Average Check: $36
Meals Served: 518,273
On the Menu: Crabmeat Vermicelli
Top 100 Rank: 27
Location: New York City
Average Check: $70*
Meals Served: 263,000*
On the Menu: Shellfish Towers
Top 100 Rank: 34
Location: Chicago
Average Check: $65*
Meals Served: 266,000*
On the Menu: King Crab
Top 100 Rank: 46
Average Check: $53*
Meals Served: 314,000*
On the Menu: Santa Barbara Stone Crab Claw
Top 100 Rank: 49
Average Check: $74*
Meals Served: 218,000*
On the Menu: Maine Lobster Bisque
Top 100 Rank: 50
Location: Atlanta
Average Check: $103
Meals Served: 193,000*
On the Menu: Icy water Nova Scotia Lobster Tail
Top 100 Rank: 54
Location: Dania Beach, Fla.
Average Check: $28*
Meals Served: 567,000*
On the Menu: Half-split Lobster, roiled with clam stuffing
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