Top 100
Independents

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With the pandemic distantly in the rear-view mirror, independent restaurants saw a return to normalcy in 2022, even as they battled commodity inflation and higher labor costs. Many embraced the changing landscape and proved their resiliency as customers came out to dine. This year’s Restaurant Business Top 100 ranking shows considerable sales growth among the top operators. They served 30.2 million meals and recorded $1.95 billion in sales. And there were some notable newcomers. Here’s a look at the top independent restaurants across the country and how they grew year over year.

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Top 100 Independents: The Ranking

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Rank	Restaurant	Sales	Average Check	City	State	Meals Served
1	Joe's Stone Crab	$49,413,190	$120	Miami Beach	Fla.	382,000
2	MILA	$49,088,032	$188	Miami Beach	Fla.	261,607
3	The Boathouse - Orlando	$45,518,663	$48	Orlando	Fla.	992,110
4	Old Ebbitt Grill	$40,656,241	$54	Washington	D.C.	1,000,000
5	Maple & Ash Chicago	$35,374,343	$160	Chicago	Ill.	191,676
6	Komodo Miami	$33,100,102	$119	Miami	Fla.	264,600
7	Gibsons Italia	$31,350,839	$110	Chicago	Ill.	297,921
8	Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse - Chicago	$29,836,338	$99	Chicago	Ill.	337,173
9	Taste of Texas Restaurant	$29,669,841	$68	Houston	Texas	434,088
10	Eleven Madison Park	$29,127,258*	$750*	New York	N.Y.	39,500
11	Makoto	$28,274,001	$86	Miami Beach	Fla.	318,811
12	Smith & Wollensky	$28,124,322	$121	New York	N.Y.	257,740
13	Le Diplomate	$27,843,297	$70	Washington	D.C.	386,537
14	The Hamilton	$27,537,560	$47	Washington	D.C.	582,182
15	Castaway	$27,122,662	$83	Burbank	Calif.	233,344
16	Top of the World	$25,810,716	$135	Las Vegas	Nev.	190,842
17	Nick & Sam's Steakhouse	$25,203,054	$150	Dallas	Texas	174,056
18	Pastis NY	$25,067,670	$76	New York	N.Y.	368,275
19	Parc	$24,864,818	$69	Philadelphia	Pa.	453,514
20	Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse - Oak Brook	$24,647,526	$96	Oak Brook	Ill.	275,015
21	St Elmo Steak House	$24,445,139	$127	Indianapolis	Ind.	187,081
22	Rusty Pelican Miami	$24,311,887	$79	Miami	Fla.	219,184
23	The Oasis	$23,963,417*	$38*	Austin	Texas	984,364
24	Cafe Americano - Caesars Palace	$23,826,031	$33	Las Vegas	Nev.	708,353
25	Maple & Ash Scottsdale	$23,729,634	$160	Scottsdale	Ariz.	144,571
26	Original Joe's Westlake	$23,253,763	$52	Daly City	Calif.	440,398
27	Papi Steak Miami	$23,200,099	$229	Miami Beach	Fla.	98,100
28	Monarch Restaurant	$22,928,561	$150	Dallas	Texas	113,616
29	Mayami	$22,856,028	$115	Miami	Fla.	0
30	Harris Ranch Resort	$22,854,033	$34	Coalinga	Calif.	658,560
31	Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse - Rosemont	$22,795,509	$96	Rosemont	Ill.	264,911
32	Abe & Louie's	$22,428,662	$197	Boston	Mass.	170,814
33	Buddakan NYC	$21,792,658	$103	New York	N.Y.	204,957
34	The Hampton Social Nashville	$21,675,292	$44	Nashville	Tenn.	465,216
35	Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn	$20,751,961	$23	Frankenmuth	Mich.	894,495
36	Matt's El Rancho	$20,585,884	$31	Austin	Texas	664,060
37	Quality Italian	$20,293,464	$99	New York	N.Y.	196,519
38	Junior's Restaurant - 49th St	$20,281,198	$24	New York	N.Y.	845,049
39	American Social Bar & Kitchen (Tampa)	$20,081,145	$54	Tampa	Fla.	370,863
40	Zehnder's of Frankenmuth	$20,051,279	$20	Frankenmuth	Mich.	996,305
41	Cafe Americano - Paris Las Vegas	$19,819,246	$29	Las Vegas	Nev.	675,579
42	Barry's Downtown Prime	$19,500,000	$145	Las Vegas	Nev.	134,500
43	Quality Meats	$19,474,450	$127	New York	N.Y.	159,605
44	Bad Roman	$18,411,485	$88	New York	N.Y.	205,841
45	Zou Zou's	$18,304,523	$82	New York	N.Y.	150,408
46	Old Mill Restaurant	$18,288,641	$20	Pigeon Forge	Tenn.	894,198
47	Bob Chinn's Crabhouse	$17,988,455	$65	Wheeling	Ill.	389,422
48	Haywire	$17,805,478	$49	Plano	Texas	360,369
49	Quality Bistro	$17,324,459	$110	New York	N.Y.	163,456
50	Baltaire Restaurant	$17,215,366	$150	Los Angeles	Calif.	130,000
51	Cira	$16,365,645	$67	Chicago	Ill.	204,805
52	The Choptank Annapolis	$15,980,000	$65	Annapolis	Md.	143,317
53	Swift & Sons	$15,958,971	$129	Chicago	Ill.	105,200
54	China Live	$15,906,753	$52	San Francisco	Calif.	306,000
55	BOA Steakhouse	$15,843,000	$125	West Hollywood	Calif.	126,700
56	Prime & Provisions	$15,675,586	$112	Chicago	Ill.	56,171
57	Root Down DIA	$15,671,120	$34	Denver	Colo.	300,315
58	Original Joe's San Francisco	$15,344,759	$52	San Francisco	Calif.	273,658
59	Beauty & Essex Las Vegas	$14,987,127*	$169*	Las Vegas	Nev.	184,114
60	Orange Hill	$14,872,421	$86	Orange	Calif.	130,753
61	Quartino Ristorante	$14,724,238	$34	Chicago	Ill.	413,570
62	Guard and Grace	$14,500,000	$150	Denver	Colo.	97,000
63	Las Brisas Laguna Beach	$14,370,000	$156	Laguna Beach	Calif.	85,500
64	Harry & Izzy's Circle Centre	$14,150,617	$71	Indianapolis	Ind.	190,471
65	The Ranch at Las Colinas	$14,099,709	$48	Irving	Texas	292,045
66	Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House	$14,064,091	$85	Chicago	Ill.	152,590
67	Paradise Cove Beach Cafe	$14,041,893	$55	Malibu	Calif.	255,229
68	Electric Lemon	$13,978,665	$74	New York	N.Y.	188,642
69	15th St. Fisheries	$13,863,254	$54	Fort Lauderdale	Fla.	314,110
70	Bayshore Club	$13,821,005	$52	Miami	Fla.	261,579
71	Whiskey Joe's Bar & Grill Tampa	$13,563,366	$27	Tampa	Fla.	282,819
72	Clyde's Gallery Place	$13,511,823	$46	Washington	D.C.	317,201
73	The Spot	$13,500,000	$20	Galveston	Texas	675,000
74	Girl & the Goat	$13,472,690	$72	Chicago	Ill.	157,221
75	Momotaro	$13,378,732	$111	Chicago	Ill.	101,267
76	Bistro 31	$13,282,000	$85	Dallas	Texas	155,680
77	Tony's Pizza Napoletana	$13,246,590	$31	San Francisco	Calif.	422,611
78	Joe's on Newbury	$13,002,176	$69	Boston	Mass.	276,022
79	Anthony's Runway 84	$13,000,000	$120	Fort Lauderdale	Fla.	108,000
80	Cabo Wabo Cantina	$12,976,111*	$59*	Las Vegas	Nev.	450,000
81	Junior's Restaurant - Brooklyn	$12,834,816	$24	Brooklyn	N.Y.	534,784
82	Barclay Prime	$12,733,676	$119	Philadelphia	Pa.	62,008
83	Le Coucou	$12,546,981	$194	New York	N.Y.	58,545
84	Timberline Steaks and Grille	$12,545,688	$38	Denver	Colo.	254,754
85	The Fish Hopper	$12,491,631	$73	Monterey	Calif.	192,898
86	Alla Vita	$12,421,617	$61	Chicago	Ill.	172,529
87	Mercato della Pescheria - Las Vegas	$12,320,402	$55	Las Veags	Nev.	221,286
88	Tower Oaks Lodge	$12,284,775	$44	Rockville	Md.	249,566
89	Mother Wolf LA	$12,137,862*	$150	Los Angeles	Calif.	78,000
90	Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar	$11,969,928	$43	Charleston	S.C.	321,636
91	Del Mar	$11,953,576	$119	Naples	Fla.	99,938
92	Atlantic Fish Co.	$11,946,069	$118	Boston	Mass.	162,314
93	El Vez PA	$11,810,769	$57	Philadelphia	Pa.	267,301
94	Harpoon Hanna's Restaurant and Tiki Bar	$11,791,734	$34	Fenwick Island	Del.	343,982
95	Rick's Boatyard	$11,633,820	$42	Indianapolis	Ind.	275,525
96	Scoma's Restaurant	$11,609,589	$62	San Francisco	Calif.	185,044
97	Blackbird Modern Asian	$11,578,940	$58	Jupiter	Fla.	193,582
98	Mi Vida	$11,573,789	$57	Washington	D.C.	192,000
99	Kyle G's Prime Seafood and Steaks	$11,500,000	$65	Jensen Beach	Fla.	350,000
100	Old Fisherman's Grotto	$11,203,719	$52	Monterey	Calif.	226,162

*RB estimate

Methodology

RB’s Top 100 Independents ranking is a measure of the highest-grossing independent restaurants. Only restaurant concepts with no more than five locations are considered “independents” for the purpose of this list. Rankings are based on gross 2022 food and beverage sales. Information was gathered through surveys. When data wasn’t provided, sales were estimated based on public information, similar concepts and other factors.

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BY THE NUMBERS

“Menu reduction due to supply chain shortage has forced us to embrace new ingredients and sources, create smart menus through nonstop engineering and partner with our key vendors.”ELBA MACHADO, VP COMMUNICATIONS AT VIDA & ESTILO HOSPITALITY GROUP (CAFE AMERICANO, NO. 68)

Top 100
Independents