Winetex 
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11437
 | | 08-24-2007 02:31 PM |
| The top entry on the list grosses 50% from alcoholic beverages. Lots of Vegas spots on this list. Top Grossing US Restaurants | | |
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Dave
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5841
| | 08-24-2007 05:37 PM |
| I knew that the Old Ebbitt Grill would make the list. I eat there almost every day and it's always crowded. | | | |
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Edward Bowers
Palm Beach Gardens
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2072
| | 08-29-2007 10:34 AM |
| # 90  Bern's at only  $ 54 Guess they only had an appitizer. I normally get hit for $ 80 with food & dessert | | | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3504
| | 08-29-2007 01:14 PM |
| You can have a steak and nothing else at Bern's for $54...and it comes with the nice onion soup, salad, potato, and veggies. Of course, when you go for appetizers, the lobster bisque upgrade, etc., it can get really pricey really fast. | | | Leave the gun. Take the cannolis. | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13802
| | 08-29-2007 02:48 PM |
| I've been to only one place on that list | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Labeler
Posts: 3504
| | 08-29-2007 03:52 PM |
| I think I counted 11. Fulton's at Disney really surprised me as one of the top grossers, but hey, whatever works. | | | Leave the gun. Take the cannolis. | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5260
| | 08-29-2007 04:06 PM |
| 14 for me.  Fulton's does a huge convention business. People who go down for corporate events and conventions often have several meals planned for them as part of the package. Fulton's takes on a good bit of this. What I found odd was the inclusion of Alfredo's at WDW. If it was such a money maker, why shut it down? From what I recall, it shuts its doors after service on 8/31. | | | Beta testing a new signature. | |
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1336
| | 08-29-2007 04:27 PM |
| Three here - Boulevard, Farallon and Slanted Door. Posted By Pool Boy on 08/29/2007 2:48 PM
I've been to only one place on that list | | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.<br>http://scmwine.wikispaces.com - your guide to the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley<br> | |
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Master of Wine
Posts: 10205
| | 08-29-2007 04:31 PM |
| ouch, scanning thru it i see at least a dozen places i have been.   | | | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5260
| | 08-29-2007 04:36 PM |
| Posted By TBird on 08/29/2007 4:31 PM
ouch
I don't think there is anything to be embarassed about, when the list has the likes of Daniel, Four Seasons, Gotham Bar and Grill, The Modern, Sparks, Slanted Door, and Boulevard on it (not to mention numerous places in LV that I haven't been, but others swear by). OK. I do feel a bit uneasy about including Tavern on the Green on my list. But my mom wanted to go to brunch there. What was I going to do? Say no? | | | Beta testing a new signature. | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11437
| | 08-29-2007 04:57 PM |
| Everyone wants to go to Tavern on the Green so it's on my list. I think we only went for drinks there. Maybe that's why they get on the list? A few others include Nobu NY; Delmonico, Vegas; 4 Seasons NY; Gladstones, Malibu; Aquarium, Kemah; Aureole, Vegas; Spago, Vegas; Daniel's Broiler, WA. | | | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3460
| | 08-29-2007 07:34 PM |
| The one's that I've been, and my critiques:
Joe’s Stone Crab, Miami Beach - mediocre. You go because everyone else has at least once in their life
Mon Ami Gabi, Las Vegas - mediocre - nice environment, lousy wine and average food
The Slanted Door, San Francisco - fair; there are better Viet restaurants in the Bay Area; good wine list and appetizers though
Harris Ranch Restaurant, Coalinga, Calif. - average steak house in the middle of nowhere with a lot of cows
Boulevard, San Francisco - excellent
Aureole, Las Vegas - the most expensive meal I've ever had; good but incredibly pretentious
| | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3187
| | 08-29-2007 09:53 PM |
| four for me - they're not making that huge profit off us  | | In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is...
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Seamus Campbell
Portland, Oregon
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 442
| | 08-30-2007 12:02 AM |
| Two for me (Portland City Grill and Philips in Baltimore) and I'm indifferent-to-negative about this list. Gross revenues don't seem particularly connected to "interesting" or "quality". PCG is a hole whose only redeeming feature is being on top of the tallest building in town, and Philips is an okay tourist trap IMO. There are a handful of restaurants on that list that I'd seek out, and a large number that I'd actively avoid... | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13802
| | 08-30-2007 10:16 AM |
| Posted By tanglenet on 08/29/2007 7:34 PM
The one's that I've been, and my critiques:
Joe’s Stone Crab, Miami Beach - mediocre. You go because everyone else has at least once in their life
I agree. But I thought it was just a cut above mediocre. Still, that makes me realize I have been to two on the list now. D'oh! | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3460
| | 08-30-2007 10:27 AM |
| Posted By Pool Boy on 08/30/2007 10:16 AM Posted By tanglenet on 08/29/2007 7:34 PM
The one's that I've been, and my critiques:
Joe’s Stone Crab, Miami Beach - mediocre. You go because everyone else has at least once in their life
I agree. But I thought it was just a cut above mediocre. Still, that makes me realize I have been to two on the list now. D'oh! I was there about 10 years ago. You're probably right that the food is better than mediocre. My impression was that it was just a tourist joint. I don't remember what IÂ had but it was probably stone crabs  I was surprised to see Scoma's (SF) on the list. I don't think I even know one person who has ever eaten there. I guess I can stop wondering how they stay in business since it's a money machine. | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12739
| | 08-30-2007 10:31 AM |
| 06 Â Â Â Â Gibsons Bar Steakhouse, Chicago
14 Â Â Â Â Mon Ami Gabi, Las Vegas
33 Â Â Â Â Craftsteak, Las Vegas
54     Harry Caray’s Restaurant, Chicago
61 Â Â Â Â The Slanted Door, San Francisco
67 Â Â Â Â III Forks, Dallas
77 Â Â Â Â Aureole, Las Vegas
79 Â Â Â Â Zeffirino Ristorante, Las Vegas
84 Â Â Â Â Spago, Las Vegas
89 Â Â Â Â AquaKnox, Las Vegas
| | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1124
| | 08-30-2007 12:41 PM |
| #2, Tavern, NYC #18, Nobu 57 - one of the few really good ones that I've been to on the list #22, Delmonico's, LV #36, The Manor, NJ - good for ala carte 42, Redeye Grill, NYC 51, Carmine's, NYC 55, China Grill, NYC 65, Daniel, NYC - one of my favorite restaurants ever.
68, Maloney & Porcelli, NYC - who can eat 18oz. of steak for lunch?
78, Gotham, NYC - another favorite
86, Anthony's Pier 4 - my cousin's bar mitzvah party was there, 30 yrs. ago.
Definitely not the list of best (or even good) restaurants. Some are great, others s**k. I don't really know what the list means to those not in the food and beverage industry, but it was fun to pick out the winners and losers from the list. | | | |
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dgoerisch
St. Louis
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 402
| | 09-24-2007 02:36 PM |
| I think we've been to 11...mostly in Vegas. | | | |
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J cocktosten
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 544
| | 09-24-2007 05:34 PM |
| Looks like 11 for me although most of these were quite a while ago.
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