Top 100 Independents

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

Top 100 Independents

Founding Farmers (Tysons, Va.)

What was 2016’s best new seller? The Fried Chicken & Jefferson Donut, with 65,663 sold.

Top 100 Independents

Quality Meats

Winning customer-suggested dessert: cheesecake ice cream with key lime pie ribbons, graham cracker crunch and toasted marshmallow swirl.

Two years after its dramatic remodeling and reopening, this Central Park landmark is regaining its momentum.

This third location opened in January 2014 and was an immediate hit...

Winner of the 2013 James Beard Award for outstanding service.*RB estimate...

Originally opened in 1984 as American Festival Café.*RB estimate...

Lettuce Entertain You’s French spot on 11th floor of Paris Las Vegas’ Eiffel Tower.*RB estimate...

Updating its website photos provided a sales boost in 2014...

Unmatched views of Seattle from atop the 605-foot Space Needle...

Its cliffside site now is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, run by the National Park Service...

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