2016 top independent seafood restaurants

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 06, 2016

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.

Joe's Stone Crab

Top 100 Rank: 2

Location: Miami Beach, Fla.

Average Check: $80

Meals Served: 350,000

On the Menu: Stone Crab

Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

Top 100 Rank: 10/12/14

Locations: Washington, DC/Las Vegas/Chicago

Average Check: $76-$78*

Meals Served: 290,800*/285,900*/276,000*

On the Menu: Stone Crab

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Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

Fulton's Crab House

Top 100 Rank: 20

Location: Orlando, Fla.

Average Check: $48*

Meals Served: 414,000*

On the Menu: Seafood Combination

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Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

Bob Chinn's Crab House

Top 100 Rank: 26

Location: Wheeling, Ill.

Average Check: $36

Meals Served: 518,273

On the Menu: Crabmeat Vermicelli

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Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

Blue Fin

Top 100 Rank: 27

Location: New York City

Average Check: $70*

Meals Served: 263,000*

On the Menu: Shellfish Towers

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Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

Shaw's Crab House

Top 100 Rank: 34

Location: Chicago

Average Check: $65*

Meals Served: 266,000*

On the Menu: King Crab

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Grand Central Oyster Bar

Top 100 Rank: 46

Location: New York City

Average Check: $53*

Meals Served: 314,000*

On the Menu: Santa Barbara Stone Crab Claw

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Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

Blue Water Grill

Top 100 Rank: 49

Location: New York City

Average Check: $74*

Meals Served: 218,000*

On the Menu: Maine Lobster Bisque

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Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

Chops Lobster Bar

Top 100 Rank: 50

Location: Atlanta

Average Check: $103

Meals Served: 193,000*

On the Menu: Icy water Nova Scotia Lobster Tail

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Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

Rustic Inn

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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Restaurant profile | Top 100 ranking

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