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Once again, Tao Asian Bistro at the Venetian is the No. 1 highest-grossing non-chain restaurant in the entire country, topping an impressive list of earners collated and estimated by Restaurant Business magazine. The full chart of 100 includes 30 New York destinations and 13 in Las Vegas, with seven restaurants in the Tao Group empire making the rundown.
Locally, Carnevino Italian Steakhouse is the priciest night out on the list, with an estimated average check of $182. While steakhouses take center stage among a list of expected names with eight making the list in Las Vegas, Aria’s casual, 24-hour Aria Cafe makes a surprise entry at No. 44, earning an estimated $16.8 million in annual sales, with a $24 average check and serving 700,000 individual meals. The closest rival for sheer volume is Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas, plating an estimated 300,000 meals per year.
N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms made the list at No. 90 with $13.7 million in estimated sales. That restaurant closed in September. Spago at the Forum Shops at Caesars came in No. 74 with $14.5 million in estimated sales. That restaurant from Wolfgang Puck moves to the Bellagio next spring. Puck’s Cut at the Palazzo fell off the list this year.
- Tao Las Vegas
$42,470,345 in sales
$90 average check
226,146 meals served
17. Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
$21,800,000 in sales
$85 average check
260,000 meals served
23. Carnevino Italian Steakhouse
$20,400,000 in sales
$182 average check
112,000 meals served
24. Bazaar Meat by José Andrés
$20,200,000 in sales
$105 average check
192,000 meals served
25. SW Steakhouse
$19,900,000 in sales
$130 average check
151,000 meals served
39. Mon Ami Gabi
$17,200,000 in sales
$66 average check
300,000 meals served
44. Aria Cafe
$16,800,000 in sales
$24 average check
700,000 meals served
45. Prime Steakhouse
$16,800,000 in sales
$158 average check
112,675 meals served
55. Lavo
$16,015,498 in sales
$85 average check
134,783 meals served
57. Top of the World
$16,000,000 in sales
$96 average check
173,000 meals served
75. Spago
$14,500,000 in sales
$75 average check
180,000 meals served
77. Jean Georges Steakhouse
$14,400,000 in sales
$110 average check
125,000 meals served
87. Delmonico Steakhouse
$13,800,000 in sales
$92 average check
150,000 meals served
90. N9NE Steakhouse
$13,700,000 in sales
$80 average check
170,000 meals served