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Top 100 Independents

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

Top 100 Independents

Bavarian Inn of Frankenmuth

 Oct. 15, 2015

This family-owned institution has beeen serving families since 1888...

Top 100 Independents

Buddakan

 Oct. 12, 2016

New hand-crafted cocktails have been a popular addition...

Top 100 Independents

Spice Market

Oct. 12, 2016

Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s take on Southeast Asian street foods, but at New York City prices...

Top 100 Independents

Junior’s (Brooklyn)

Oct. 12, 2016

Beyond cheesecake, Junior’s serves three meals a day and offers full bar service...

Top 100 Independents

2017 top independent restaurants in Chicagoland

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 09, 2017

Of the 12 restaurants among the Top 100 Independents that are located in Chicagoland, nine are in the city and three are in the suburbs. Two of those suburban restaurants—and three in the city—are operated by Gibsons Restaurant Group.

Top 100 Independents

La Sirena

Oct. 13, 2017

Mario Batali’s sprawling 220-seat dining room and 100-seat patio opened in February 2016; this year the bar became the Tapas Bar.

Top 100 Independents

Old Ebbitt Grill

Oct. 13, 2017

Getting better with age, Old Ebbitt Grill, opened in 1856, welcomed more than 1 million customers in 2016.

Top 100 Independents

Taste of Texas

Oct. 13, 2017

Proud of its state’s heritage, the restaurant has an impressive museum of Texas historical documents and artifacts.

Top 100 Independents

Sales-boosting tactics of the 2016 Top 100 Independents

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 10, 2016

Like most businesses, leading restaurants have to continually work to keep sales growing. Restaurant Business asked the highest-grossing independent restaurant operators how they build business in an increasingly competitive environment.

Top 100 Independents

Quality Meats

Oct. 06, 2014

Owned by Smith & Wollensky parent Fourth Wall Restaurants.*RB estimate...

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