Top 75 Multiconcept Operators List

By the Editors -- Restaurants and Institutions, 10/15/2007

High Gear: Top 75

‘07	‘06	Company, headquarters	Sales $ millions	Concepts	Restau- rants	Signature concepts	What’s the buzz?
1	1	Levy Restaurants Chicago	735.0A	19	19	Bistro 110, Fulton’s Crab House, Portobello Yacht Club, Spiaggia	Crêpes: Etc. and a bistro named ~scape, both in St. Louis, are new. Most revenue is from managed sites.
2	2	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Chicago	315.0**	29	51	Big Bowl (8), Mon Ami Gabi (4), Shaw’s Crab House (2), Everest, Osteria Via Stato, Tru	LEYE’s new Stripburger, adjacent to its Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! in Las Vegas, offers “burgers, shakes and cakes.”
3	3	China Grill Management New York City	207.5**	13	23	Asia de Cuba (5), China Grill (5), Red Square (2), Social (2)	Suka in London offers authentic Malaysian cuisine; new Wild Salmon in New York City is all about fish.
4	4	Restaurant Associates/Patina Group New York City	190.0A	12	31	Brasserie, Catal, Julia’s Kitchen at COPIA, Pinot Bistro, Rock Center Cafe, Sea Grill, Zucca	This year’s acquisition of The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group expands Patina’s size and clout.
5	6	Back Bay Restaurant Group Boston	151.4	7	35	Atlantic Fish, Bouchée, Joe’s American Bar & Grill (14)	Newest concept, Bouchée, offers classic brasserie favorites coq au vin, steak au poivre and cassoulet.
6	5	Restaurants Unlimited Seattle	150.0**	8	29	Cutters Bayhouse, Kincaid’s Fish, Chop & Steak House (9), Palisade, Pizzeria Fondi	Acquired Pacific Coast Restaurants and plans to expand PCR’s Newport and Stanford’s concepts.
7	7	Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants San Francisco	145.1	42	43	Atwood Café, Bambara (2), Fifth Floor, Firefly, Jsix, Postrio, South Water Kitchen, Taggia	American-cuisine Jackson 20 (named for Andrew’s face on the $20 bill) opens next year in Alexandria, Va.
8	12	Landry’s Restaurants Inc. Houston	140.0**	25	37	Aquarium, Big Fish Seafood Bistro (3), Cadillac Bar, Charley’s Crab (5), Peohe’s, Willie G’s (3)	Aquarium concept now is in three markets; Brenner’s Steakhouse is one of its few nonseafood concepts.
9	8	B.R. Guest Inc. New York City	130.0**	11	16	Atlantic Grill, Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill (2), Dos Caminos (3), Fiamma (2), Ruby Foo’s (2)	Primehouse New York—similar to its Chicago steakhouse partnership with David Burke—will open by year-end.
10	8	The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group New York City	125.0A	5	13	Maloney & Porcelli, Smith & Wollensky (10)	Park Avenue Summer restaurant opened this year with Chef Craig Koketsu’s seasonal menu.
11	13	Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Columbus, Ohio	120.4	9	24	Cap City Fine Diner & Bar (2), Cameron’s Steakhouse, Mitchell’s Fish Market (15)	Italian eatery Marcella’s and Mitchell’s Ocean Club are the company’s 2007 additions.
12	11	Specialty Restaurants Corp. Anaheim, Calif.	120.0**	20	24	94th Aero Squadron (6), 101st Airborne, Castaway Restaurant and Banquet Center, Rusty Pelican (2)	River Club in Columbus, Ohio, sited where two rivers meet, was renamed Confluence Park Restaurant.
13	10	Ark Restaurants New York City	114.0A	20	24	America (2), Gallagher’s Steakhouse (2), Sequoia (2), Bryant Park Grille	Deal gives Ark control of food court at new MGM Grand Casino at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn.
14	20	Clyde’s Restaurant Group Washington, D.C.	100.2	6	12	1789 Restaurant, Clyde’s (6), Old Ebbitt Grill, Tower Oaks Lodge	Willow Creek Farm, opened in December 2006, is projected to have $12 million in sales this year.
15	28	Starr Restaurant Organization Philadelphia	98.0**	12	16	Alma de Cuba, Buddakan (3), Morimoto, Washington Square	Expansion of Buddakan and Morimoto concepts to New York City have moved company up the MCO ranks.
16	15	Pacific Coast Restaurants Portland, Ore.	95.0**	9	27	Portland City Grill, Stanford’s Restaurant and Bar (10), Newport Bay Restaurant (9)	Sushi-and-seafood concept Newport Seafood Grill now operates in Portland and Tigard, Ore.
17	34	Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Dallas	94.5**	6	35	Cantina Laredo (20), Cool River Cafe (3), III Forks (2)	A recently signed franchise deal will send its Cantina Laredo and III Forks concepts to the Middle East.
18	26	Tavistock Restaurants Emeryville, Calif.	94.3	9	38	Blackhawk Grille, California Cafe (6), Napa Valley Grille (6), Ondine, Zed 451 (2)	The company entered the casual-dining category by acquiring the Freebirds World Burrito chain.
19	19	Myriad Restaurant Group, New York City	93.0**	10	11	Montrachet, Nobu, Nobu 57, Rubicon, Tribeca Grill	Chef-partner Michael Bao Huynh creates the Vietnamese menu at new Mai House in New York City.
20	20	Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group Las Vegas	92.0**	10	15	Chinois (2), CUT, Spago (4), Vert	CUT steakhouse, opened last year in Beverly Hills, Calif., will get a second location in Las Vegas in December.
21	18	TS Restaurants, Lahaina, Hawaii	88.0**	8	12	Duke’s (4), Hula Grill (2), Jake’s Del Mar, Kimo’s	Even in a down economy, ocean-view restaurants in Hawaii and California manage to do well.
22	25	Great American Restaurants Falls Church, Va.	86.7	7	10	Coastal Flats (2), Mike’s American, Sweetwater Tavern (3)	Company plans to open an as-yet-unnamed seafood-and-steak concept next year in Reston, Va.
23	16	Restaurants-America Glenview, Ill.	85.7	7	43	Bar Louie (25), Grillroom, One North Kitchen & Bar, Townhouse Restaurant & Wine Bar	Midtown Kitchen + Bar in Chicago offers a contemporary-American menu plus a grab-and-go section.
24	18	Emeril’s Homebase New Orleans	80.0	6	9	Delmonico Steakhouse, Emeril’s (4), Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House, NOLA	Emeril’s Gulf Coast Fish House opened this year in the Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport, Miss.
25	22	King’s Seafood Co. Costa Mesa, Calif.	80.0	6	16	555 East Steakhouse, i Cugini, King’s Fish House (11), Water Grill	Moving inland: Company will open a King’s Fish House location in Tempe, Ariz., this fall.
26	23	Jean-Georges Management New York City	80.0**	16	17	Jean-Georges, JoJo, Market, Spice Market, Vong	Chambers Kitchen at Chambers Hotel in Minneapolis and Lagoon at St. Regis Resort Bora Bora are new.
27	30	Gibsons Restaurant Group Chicago	78.9	5	7	Gibsons Bar Steakhouse, Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House, Quartino	Its two newest concepts did well: Sales for Luxbar were $7.2 million in 2006; Quartino’s were $6.9 million.
28	24	McMenamins Pubs & Breweries Portland, Ore.	78.0**	41	55	Barley Mill Pub, John Barleycorns, McMenamins (15), White Eagle Saloon	Largest pub operator in Pacific Northwest also is the region’s fourth-largest microbrewer.
29	31	Union Square Hospitality Group New York City	76.0**	10	10	Blue Smoke, Gramercy Tavern, Union Square Cafe	Union Square Tokyo opened this year; Union Square Cafe Executive Chef Michael Romano created the menu.
30	27	Todd English Enterprises Charlestown, Mass.	72.0**	10	17	Figs (3), Kingfish Hall, Olives (6), Todd English’s Bluezoo	Two New Orleans operations—528 by Todd English and Riche by Todd English—are the newest.
31	33	Buckhead Life Restaurant Group Atlanta	69.9	11	12	Atlanta Fish Market, Buckhead Diner, Chops/Lobster Bar (2), Kyma	Company expects to open second and third locations of its Buckhead Diner concept in 2008.
32	--	Mario Batali Restaurants, New York City	66.0**	9	9	Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, Del Posto, OTTO Enoteca Pizzeria	B&B Ristorante opened this year in The Venetian in Las Vegas, Enoteca San Marco will join it in 2008.
33	35	E-Brands Restaurants Orlando	60.0	5	13	AquaKnox, Samba Room (5), Timpano Chophouse & Martini Bar	David Burke Modern American Cuisine opened in Las Vegas this year; AquaKnox Atlanta opens soon.
34	31	The Fireman Hospitality Group New York City	59.6	6	7	Cafe Fiorello, Redeye Grill, Trattoria Dell’Arte	Shelly’s New York concept has been rechristened Shelly’s Trattoria La Tradizionale.
35	34	Anthony’s Restaurants Bellevue, Wash.	59.0**	9	23	Anthony’s, Anthony’s Hearthfire Grill (4), Anthony’s Home Port (9), Chinook’s at Salmon Bay	Company operates two takeout concepts—Little Chinooks and Anthony’s Fish Bar—in Seattle.
36	40	CentraArchy Restaurant Management Co. Charleston, S.C.	54.0**	9	18	California Dreaming (8), Chophouse ’47, Gulfstream Cafe, New York Prime (3)	The Tavern at Phipps in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood is the company’s new hotspot.
37	36	Select Restaurants Inc. Cleveland, Ohio	54.0**	8	14	Parkers’ Ocean Grill, Rusty Scupper (2), Winberie’s Restaurant & Bar (6)	Parkers’ Lighthouse in Long Beach, Calif., is the exception to Select’s East Coast/Midwest concentration.
38	42	Haddad Restaurant Group Kansas City, Mo.	52.5**A	6	22	George Brett’s, Fred P. Ott’s, Plaza III Steakhouse (5)	Expansion of Plaza III concept continues with opening of sixth location, in Birmingham, Ala.
39	38	D’Amico & Partners Minneapolis	52.4	5	18	Cafe & Bar Lurcat, Campiello, D’Amico Cucina, D’Amico & Sons (11)	Contemporary-Mexican concept Masa in Minneapolis is a departure from D’Amico’s Italian opeations.
40	37	M Crowd Restaurant Group Irving, Texas	52.0**	5	23	Mainstream Fish House, The Mercury Grill, Mi Cocina (15), Taco Diner (5)	Executive Chef-Partner Chris Ward may open eponymous restaurant in Dallas.
41	44	The Glazier Group New York City	51.0	6	9	24 Fifth Ave., Bridgewater’s, Monkey Bar, Strip House (4)	Latest Strip House opens this fall in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
42	43	Alicart Restaurant Group New York City	51.0**	4	7	Carmine’s (4), Gabriela’s, Virgil’s Real BBQ	Manhattan-landmark Carmine’s has expanded to sites in Atlantic City and Paradise Island, Bahamas.
43	50	Innovative Dining Group Los Angeles	50.7	3	8	BOA Steakhouse (3), Katana, Sushi Roku (4)	Company testing lower-price arena with Luckyfish, a casual-sushi concept opening in Los Angeles.
44	45	Mainstreet Ventures Ann Arbor, Mich.	48.0**	10	16	Carson’s American Bistro, Real Seafood Co. (3), Tidewater Grill	Palio in Ann Arbor offers “Italian roadside cooking”; Ciao! Ristorante in Sylvania, Ohio, is country Italian.
45	41	Charlie Palmer Group New York City	47.0**	5	7	Astra, Aureole (2), Charlie Palmer Steak (2)	Kitchen 22 closed this year; a Charlie Palmer Steak and new Fin Fish concept will open in Reno, Nev.
46	46	Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants Chicago	46.5**	10	15	Riva (2), Tavern on Rush, Tuscany (4)	The 100-seat Stefani’s Tuscany Café in downtown Chicago is the company’s most recent opening.
47	47	Cohn Restaurant Group, San Diego	46.0**	12	12	Corvette, Dakota Grill, Gas Lamp Strip Club, Island Prime	Plans for 2008 include new restaurants in Maui and San Diego (Cohn’s primary market).
48	39	Max’s Restaurants South San Francisco	46.0**	10	12	Billy Berk’s, Max’s Market, Max’s On the Square, Max’s Opera Café	The original Max’s Opera Café in San Francisco was remodeled and reopened as Max’s At The Opera.
49	49	Cornerstone Management and Consulting Inc. Chicago	45.0**	6	6	Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse, one sixtyblue, WAVE	Cornerstone recently opened SolToro Tequila Grill at Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut.
50	57	Myles Chefetz Restaurants South San Francisco	45.0**	4	4	Big Pink, Nemo, Prime One Twelve, Shoji Sushi	Chefetz reportedly plans to open a New York City location of his Miami Beach flagship, Prime One Twelve.
51	65	Fox Restaurant Concepts Scottsdale, Ariz.	43.5	9	20	Bloom (2), Montana Avenue, North (4), Sauce Pizza & Wine (8)	Blanco Tacos & Tequila opened earlier this year; the first Zinburger is expected to open in November.
52	48	Phillips Seafood Restaurants Baltimore	43.5	4	22	Phillips Famous Seafood (5), Phillips Seafood (8), Phillips Seafood Express (5)	Sales total listed is only for Phillips’ eight company-owned, full-service seafood restaurants.
53	51	Lark Creek Restaurant Group San Francisco	43.3	8	10	Arterra, Bradley Ogden, The Lark Creek Inn, Yankee Pier (3)	LarkCreek Steak opened last year in the trendy Westfield San Francisco Centre development.
54	52	The Dinex Group New York City	42.0	5	6	Café Boulud (2), Daniel, DB Bistro Moderne	Bar Boulud will open in New York City; Maison Boulud should open in Beijing in time for the Olympics.
55	63	Mina Group San Francisco	42.0**	6	8	Arcadia, Nobhill, Michael Mina (2), Seablue (2)	Bourbon Steak and Saltwater opened this year in the new MGM Grand Detroit.
56	58	N9NE Group Las Vegas	41.0**	5	8	Ghostbar (3), N9NE Steakhouse (2), Nove Italiano	N9NE opened locations of its Ghostbar, N9NE Steakhouse and Nove Italiano concepts in Dallas this year.
57	75	Modern Mexican Restaurants New York City	40.0	6	9	Maya (3), Tamayo, Zengo (2)	Chef-owner Richard Sandoval went international with last year’s opening of Maya in Dubai.
58	54	Ala Carte Entertainment Chicago	40.0**	15	21	Alumni Club, Excalibur, Famous Freddie’s Roadhouse (2), Magnum’s Steakhouse (2)	Company opened a third location of Finn McCool’s Irish Sports Pub this year in Crystal Lake, Ill.
59	--	Craft Restaurants New York City	40.0**	4	14	Craft (2), Craftbar, Craftsteak, ’wichcraft (9)	Chef-owner Tom Colicchio opened Craft in Los Angeles this year; Atlanta gets one in 2008.
60	55	Copper Cellar Corp. Knoxville, Tenn.	39.0**	6	14	Calhoun’s (9), Cappuccino’s, Cumberland Grill	Copper Cellar’s restaurants are clustered in four markets in eastern Tennessee.
61	59	Pat Kuleto Restaurants San Francisco	36.0**	4	4	Boulevard, Farallon, Jardinière, Martini House	Water Bar and EPIC Roasthouse are set to open in San Francisco in November.
62	56	Real Restaurants Sausalito, Calif	36.0**	13	13	Betelnut, Fog City Diner, Tra Vigne	PANoRAMA bakery operation sells artisan breads at Bay Area farmers markets.
63	60	Rosebud Restaurants Chicago	35.5**	6	11	Ballo, Carmine’s, The Rosebud, Rosebud on Rush	Rosebud Old World Italian in Schaumburg, Ill., is the latest take on the Rosebud brand.
64	61	Harry Caray’s Restaurant Group Chicago	35.0	5	6	Harry Caray’s, Harry Caray’s Seventh Inning Stretch	Hi-Tops bar in Chicago will become a casual-dining version of Harry Caray’s in 2008.
65	--	BLT Management New York City	34.0**	5	5	BLT Burger, BLT Fish, BLT Steak	BLT Steak opened in Washington, D.C., and San Juan, P.R., this year; BLT Market opened in New York City.
66	64	Capital Restaurant Concepts Ltd. Washington, D.C.	33.5**	7	11	Georgia Brown’s, J. Paul’s, Old Glory Bar-B-Que	Its Big Kahuna Cantina combines Polynesian and Mexican cuisines into something it calls Mexonesian..
67	68	Culinary Adventures Newport Beach, Calif.	33.0**	5	9	Chat Noir, Chimayo, French 75 (5)	Company clusters its American and French bistro concepts along the Southern California coast.
68	62	Matt Prentice Restaurant Group Bingham Farms, Mich.	32.0**	8	9	Coach Insignia, Deli Unique, No. VI Chophouse, Shiraz	Flying Fish Tavern in Beverly Hills, Mich., has become Tavern on 13 with a more casual menu and style.
69	69	Parasole Restaurant Holdings Inc. Minneapolis	31.0**	6	7	Chino Latino, Good Earth (2), Manny’s	Pittsburgh Blue—slang for charred on the outside, rare inside—is its new steakhouse in Minneapolis.
70	70	Consolidated Restaurants Inc. Seattle	30.0**	7	9	Elliott’s Oyster House, Metropolitan Grill, Union Square Grill	Quincy’s Chargrilled Burgers concept in Seattle Center cultural site is the company’s fast-casual concept.
71	73	Mackay Restaurant Group Seattle	28.5**	4	6	El Gaucho (3), Troiani Ristorante Italiano, Sea Grill	A fourth El Gaucho location is scheduled to open in Bellevue, Wash., in 2008.
72	70	Gastronomy Inc. Salt Lake City	28.0**	3	8	Market Street Grill (4), Market Street Oyster Bar (3), New Yorker	Market Street Broiler has been converted to company’s main Market Street Grill brand.
73	--	The Common Man Family of Restaurants Ashland, N.H.	27.0	9	13	The Common Man (5), Foster’s Boiler Room, Lakehouse Grille	A sixth location for The Common Man brand is scheduled to open in Claremont, N.H., next year.
74	66	Schwartz Brothers Restaurants Seattle	26.6	3	5	Chandler’s Crabhouse, Daniel’s Broiler (3), Revolution Bar & Grill	Spazzo Italian Grill & Wine Bar opened in Redmond, Wash., earlier this year.
75	--	THINKfoodGROUP LLC Washington, D.C.	25.2	4	6	Café Atlántico, Jaleo (3), Zaytinya	Company was formed last year by Chef-restaurateur José Andrés and restaurateur Rob Wilder.
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		**R&I estimate, (A) includes managed restaurants, contract accounts and/or catering.