New York City may be home to the most independent restaurants in the Top 100, but Las Vegas is a close second. While that other big gambling town, Atlantic City, struggles, Las Vegas is thriving thanks to a stable tourist base of 3.5 million visitors a month.
RESTAURANT | 2013 SALES | TOP 100 RANK |
Tao Asian Bistro | $64,600,000 | 1 |
Lavo Italian Restaurant & Lounge | $24,000,000 | 5 |
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab | $20,100,000* | 12 |
Carnevino | $19,000,000* | 13 |
SW Steakhouse | $18,600,000 | 14 |
Prime Steakhouse | $17,300,000* | 17 |
Mon Ami Gabi | $17,000,000* | 20 |
Top of the World | $15,900,000* | 27 |
Delmonico Steakhouse | $13,300,000* | 53 |
N9NE Steakhouse | $13,200,000* | 56 |
Craftsteak | $12,600,000* | 66 |
Jean-Georges Steakhouse | $12,100,001* | 69 |
Mesa Grill | $18,800,000* | 74 |
Fix | $11,680,000* | 76 |
Bartolotta Ristorante Di Mare | $11,600,001* | 78 |
StripSteak | $16,000,000* | 79 |
Harley-Davidson Café | $11,200,000* | 83 |
Eiffel Tower Restaurant | $11,000,000* | 87 |
Zeffirino | $10,900,001* | 88 |
Aureole | $10,900,000* | 89 |
*RB estimate
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