here is the list of the top 100 independent restaurants in dollar volumn according to Restaurant and Instutitions magazine. I don't see LC on there anywhere.
No. Restaurant Location '08 Sales Avg. dinner check Meals served Seats Square footage Web
1 TAO LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT & NIGHTCLUB Las Vegas $68,406,696 $72 785,000 500 62,000 taolasvegas.com
2 TAVERN ON THE GREEN New York City $34,221,691 $66 476,899 1500 27,000 tavernonthegreen.com
3 JOE’S STONE CRAB Miami Beach $28,827,328 $65 320,000 480 N/A joesstonecrab.com
4 SMITH & WOLLENSKY New York City (Third Avenue) $28,595,000 $88 387,000 420 N/A smithandwollensky.com
5 TAO ASIAN BISTRO New York City $24,433,601 $74 385,000 335 10,500 taorestaurant.com
6 OLD EBBITT GRILL Washington, D.C. $23,330,827 $24 800,000 505 18,000 ebbitt.com
7 BUDDAKAN New York City $21,602,008 $78 237,898 384 16,290 buddakannyc.com
8 GIBSONS BAR STEAKHOUSE Chicago $20,753,314 $63 335,899 230 8,725 gibsonssteakhouse.com
9 JOE’S SEAFOOD, PRIME STEAK & STONE CRAB Chicago $20,500,000** $68.00** 410,000** 335 N/A joes.net
10 JOE’S SEAFOOD, PRIME STEAK & STONE CRAB Las Vegas $20,300,000** $68.00** 400,000** 384 N/A joes.net
11 FULTON’S CRAB HOUSE Lake Buena Vista, Fla. $20,140,933 $45 421,519 510 28,844 fultonscrabhouse.com
12 MIX Las Vegas $19,500,000** $90.00** 190,000** 250 N/A mandalaybay.com
13 SW STEAKHOUSE Las Vegas $19,500,000** $100.00** 170,000** 284 N/A wynnlasvegas.com
14 SPARKS STEAK HOUSE New York City $19,400,000** $83.00** 270,000** 700 N/A sparkssteakhouse.com
15 BOB CHINN’S CRAB HOUSE Wheeling, Ill. $19,242,677 $35 652,991 750 19,960 bobchinns.com
16 PRIME ONE TWELVE Miami Beach $18,900,000** $105.00** 155,000** 138 N/A prime112.com
17 RUMJUNGLE Las Vegas $17,900,000** $65.00** 300,000** 433 20,000 mandalaybay.com
18 PRIME STEAKHOUSE Las Vegas $17,877,624 $138 129,548 176 6,325 jean-georges.com
19 DEVITO SOUTH BEACH Miami Beach $17,800,000** $136.00** 140,000** 250 N/A devitosouthbeach.com
20 ‘21’ CLUB New York City $17,324,066 $144 138,790 150 N/A 21club.com
21 BLUE FIN New York City $17,300,000** $62.00** 330,000** 400 6,325 brguestrestaurants.com
22 THE FOUR SEASONS New York City $17,250,000 $144 103,000 270 17,000 fourseasonsrestaurant.com
23 BLUE WATER GRILL New York City $17,000,000*** $63.00** 295,000** 400 N/A brguestrestaurants.com
24 MON AMI GABI Las Vegas $16,650,000** $60.00** 350,000** 450 N/A monamigabi.com
25 WOLFGANG PUCK GRAND CAFE Lake Buena Vista, Fla. $15,768,960 $23 618,686 480 18,355 levyrestaurants.com
26 ROCK CENTER CAFÉ New York City $15,701,400 $40 335,708 215 N/A patinagroup.com
27 THE SLANTED DOOR San Francisco $15,495,332 $44 340,000 174 N/A slanteddoor.com
28 ABE & LOUIE’S Boston $15,268,412 $75 204,221 182 10,300 abeandlouies.com
29 TOP OF THE WORLD Las Vegas $15,248,037 $87 184,468 476 7,200 topoftheworldlv.com
30 SCOMA’S RESTAURANT San Francisco $15,229,280 $40 381,000 375 15,354 scomas.com
31 GIBSONS BAR STEAKHOUSE Rosemont, Ill. $15,201,119 $59 250,470 260 10,500 gibsonssteakhouse.com
32 SKYCITY AT THE NEEDLE Seattle $15,116,739 $54 277,448 270 N/A spaceneedle.com
33 DELMONICO STEAKHOUSE Las Vegas $15,100,000** $80.00** 190,000** 380 N/A emerils.com
34 BALTHAZAR New York City $15,000,000** $60.00** 250,000** 205 N/A balthazarny.com
35 JUNIOR’S New York City (Brooklyn) $14,800,000** $23.00** 780,000** 420 N/A juniorscheesecake.com
36 HUGO’S FROG BAR & FISH HOUSE Chicago $14,647,815 $57 245,169 270 14,050 hugosfrogbar.com
37 VENUS DE MILO RESTAURANT Swansea, Mass. $14,550,774 $30 500,000 350 71,000 venusdemilo.com
38 SPICE MARKET New York City $14,513,093 $63 232,000** 335 15,000 spicemarketnewyork.com
39 THE MANOR West Orange, N.J. $14,500,000** $70.00** 219,000** 1200 N/A themanorrestaurant.com
40 THE LOBSTER HOUSE Cape May, N.J. $14,448,359 $33 321,699 524 49,445 thelobsterhouse.com
41 COFFEE SHOP New York City $14,391,360 $25 400,000 270 6,500 N/A
42 CHINA GRILL Las Vegas $14,300,000** $45.00** 255,000** 303 N/A chinagrillmgmt.com
43 GLADSTONE’S MALIBU Los Angeles $14,100,000** $25.00** 575,000** 720 N/A gladstones.com
44 CRAFTSTEAK Las Vegas $14,000,000** $80.00** 125,000** 320 N/A craftrestaurant.com
45 DEL POSTO New York City $14,000,000 $125 112,000** 175 13,000 delposto.com
46 CHOPS LOBSTER BAR Atlanta $13,500,000** $77.00** 174,000** 341 N/A chopslobsterbar.com
47 THE MILLERIDGE INN Jericho, N.Y. $13,478,242 $41 330,000 1080 42,000 milleridge.com
48 ZEHNDER’S OF FRANKENMUTH Frankenmuth, Mich. $13,390,685 $14 966,835 1100 80,000 zehnders.com
49 THE ANGUS BARN Raleigh, N.C. $13,164,205 $56 235,159 700 35,000 angusbarn.com
50 GRAND CENTRAL OYSTER BAR & RESTAURANT New York City $13,100,000** $48.00** 379,000** 334 N/A oysterbarny.com
51 CARMINE’S Atlantic City $13,000,000** $38.00** 298,000** 480 N/A carminesnyc.com
52 PHILLIPS HARBORPLACE Baltimore $12,997,316 $30 434,547 920 18,000 phillipsseafood.com
53 MORIMOTO New York City $12,926,891 $95 115,021 199 N/A morimotonyc.com
54 ST. ELMO STEAK HOUSE Indianapolis $12,900,000** $71.00** 175,000** 360 N/A stelmos.com
55 CAFÉ FIORELLO New York City $12,899,710 $38 329,430 193 4,500 thefiremangroup.com
56 SHAW’S CRAB HOUSE Chicago $12,800,000** $46.00** 370,000** 380 N/A shawscrabhouse.com
57 BOULEVARD San Francisco $12,697,753 $80 156,950 164 N/A boulevardrestaurant.com
58 JUNIOR’S (TIMES SQUARE) New York City $12,600,000** $15.50** 770,000** 218 N/A juniorscheesecake.com
59 DANIEL New York City 12,600,000** $118.00** 105,000** N/A N/A danielnyc.com
60 GEORGE’S AT THE COVE La Jolla, Calif. $12,500,000** $80.00** 270,000** 250 10,000 georgesatthecove.com
61 FRANKENMUTH BAVARIAN INN Frankenmuth, Mich. $12,493,054 $15 839,973 1200 90,000 bavarianinn.com
62 MICHAEL JORDAN’S STEAK HOUSE Uncasville, Conn. $12,400,000** $72.00** 204,000** 240 N/A michaeljordanssteakhouse.com
63 FIX RESTAURANT & BAR Las Vegas $12,300,000** $78.00** 211,000** 171 4,200 lightgroup.com
64 PORTLAND CITY GRILL Portland, Ore. $12,283,136 $60 354,094 377 18,300 portlandcitygrill.com
65 TRATTORIA DELL’ARTE New York City $12,236,383 $52 225,316 294 7,000 trattoriadellarte.com
66 MESA GRILL Las Vegas $12,200,000** $64.00** 215,000** 228 8,800 mesagrill.com
67 HARRY CARAY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE Chicago $12,115,000 $45 480,000 333 20,000 harrycarays.com
68 CARMINE’S (44TH STREET) New York City $12,100,000** $37.00** 500,000** 340 N/A carminesnyc.com
69 STRIPSTEAK Las Vegas $12,100,000** $110.00** 149,000** 230 N/A mandalaybay.com
70 BARTOLOTTA RISTORANTE DI MARE Las Vegas $12,000,000** $80.00** 200,000** 226 N/A wynnlasvegas.com
71 MIKE’S AMERICAN Springfield, Va. $11,942,896 $27 450,000 360 44,049 greatamericanrestaurants.com
72 LAWRY’S THE PRIME RIB Beverly Hills, Calif. $11,900,000** $48.00** 250,000** 500 20,000 lawrysonline.com
73 RUBY FOO’S (TIMES SQUARE) New York City $11,900,000** $51.00** 190,000** 320 7,000 brguestrestaurants.com
74 HARRIS RANCH RESTAURANT Coalinga, Calif. $11,867,700 $32 476,323 480 304,500 harrisranch.com
75 ASIA DE CUBA New York City $11,800,000** $66.00** 197,000** 170 N/A chinagrillmgmt.com
76 GOTHAM BAR & GRILL New York City $11,800,000** $ 95.00** 153,000** 175 5,000 gothambarandgrill.com
77 III FORKS Dallas $11,800,000** $80.00** 143,000** 1000 N/A iiiforks.com
78 BRYANT PARK GRILL New York City $11,800,000** $48.00** 252,000** 180 25,000 arkrestaurants.com
79 REDEYE GRILL New York City $11,743,366 $53 197,619 245 8,000 thefiremangroup.com
80 MONTGOMERY INN AT THE BOATHOUSE Cincinnati $11,600,000** $28.00** 505,000** 720 N/A montgomeryinn.com
81 QUALITY MEATS New York City $11,537,000 $93 124,000 138 25,000 fourthwallrestaurants.com
82 RM SEAFOOD Las Vegas $11,500,000** $73.00** 180,000** 335 16,000 mandalaybay.com
83 CLIFF HOUSE San Francisco $11,500,000** $50.00** 326,000** 244 25,000 cliffhouse.com
84 EMERIL’S Orlando $11,400,000** $58.00** 281,000** 275 N/A emerils.com
85 N9NE STEAKHOUSE Las Vegas $11,400,000** 95.00** 168,000** 200 N/A n9negroup.com
86 SALTY’S ON ALKI BEACH Seattle $11,349,359 $48 217,475 341 22,070 saltys.com
87 AUREOLE Las Vegas $11,300,000** 95.00** 106,000** 450 N/A mandalaybay.com
88 CHINA GRILL New York City $11,300,000** $67.00** 210,000** 185 N/A chinagrillmgmt.com
89 MEGU (THOMAS STREET) New York City $11,300,000** $94.00** 84,000** 205 N/A megunyc.com
90 ZEFFIRINO Las Vegas $11,300,000** 67.00** 164,000** 330 10,900 zeffirinolasvegas.com
91 AQUAKNOX Las Vegas $11,235,877 $94 119,000 260 N/A aquaknox.net
92 EIFFEL TOWER Las Vegas $11,200,000** $79.00** 184,000** 230 N/A eiffeltowerrestaurant.com
93 OKADA Las Vegas $11,200,000** $75.00** 150,000** 207 N/A wynnlasvegas.com
94 MIKE DITKA’S RESTAURANT Chicago $11,150,444 $84 171,472 197 13,000 mikeditkaschicago.com
95 HARLEY DAVIDSON CAFÉ Las Vegas $11,100,000** $31.00** 434,000** 400 20,000 harley-davidsoncafe.com
96 SPAGO Las Vegas $11,100,000** $52.00** 347,000** 300 N/A wolfgangpuck.com
97 CALIFORNIA GRILL Lake Buena Vista, Fla. $11,100,000** $51.00** 221,000** 282 5,842 disneyworld.disney.go.com
98 MONTGOMERY INN Cincinnati 11,100,000** $27.00** 491,000** 820 N/A montgomeryinn.com
99 MALONEY & PORCELLI New York City $11,080,000 $86 135,000 200 N/A fourthwallrestaurants.com
100 DANIEL BOULUD BRASSERIE Las Vegas $11,000,000** $72.00** 180,000** 304 N/A danielnyc.com
** R&I estimate