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2015 Top 100 Independents in Washington, D.C.

Joe's Seafood, Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C. is home to six of the Top 100 Independents this year, up from only three in 2014.

Restaurant

Rank

Sales

Old Ebbitt Grill6$28,056,008
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab16$20,500,000*
The Hamilton20$18,383,790
The Source33$16,700,000*
Le Diplomate41$16,101,034
Sequoia53$15,200,000*

*RB Estimate; all rankings based on 2014 sales

 

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