SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- After another long
winter, OpenTable, the world's leading provider of online
restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ:
PCLN), today unveiled the 2015 Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in
America. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5
million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners
for more than 20,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia.
New restaurants made a strong showing in this year's awards,
including 42 that opened in 2014 and one as recently as 2015. The
complete list features award-winners in 25 states and Washington, D.C., and includes Gato in
New York, RPM Steak in
Chicago, and Spoon and Stable in
Minneapolis. California boasts the greatest number of
winning restaurants with 22, followed by Florida and New
York with 13 each. Illinois
and Texas have 11 and seven,
respectively. Nevada has five
winning restaurants, and Tennessee
and Georgia have four.
Louisiana, Minnesota, and South
Carolina claim two winners apiece. Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North
Carolina, Nebraska,
New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. are represented as well.
Global fare menus are fashionable, with standout restaurants
serving Asian, Basque, Korean, Latin, Mediterranean, Mexican, and
Polynesian dishes, among others. American cuisine, sushi, and steak
are also popular.
"Whether they're new or well established, there's an
intoxicating buzz in and around each of these restaurants," said
Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief
Dining Officer. "With inspired concepts, energetic atmospheres, and
incredible food and drink, these hot spots are where diners will
experience delight and excitement in the year ahead."
The Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America are generated from
more than 5 million restaurant reviews collected from verified
OpenTable diners between March 1,
2014, and February 28, 2015.
All restaurants with a minimum number of qualifying reviews were
included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then sorted
according to a score calculated from each restaurant's average
rating in the "hot spot" category along with a minimum "overall"
rating.
Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in
alphabetical order, comprise the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in
America according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also
be viewed at
http://www.opentable.com/m/hottest-restaurants-in-america.
2015 Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in
America
*Opened in 2014
**Opened in 2015
Adega Modern Mediterranean* – Cleveland, Ohio
Andrea's – Las Vegas, Nevada
B.B. King's Blues Club – Memphis,
Tennessee
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits* – San Diego, California
Bâoli Miami – Miami Beach,
Florida
Barton G. The Restaurant* – Los Angeles,
California
Bathtub Gin – New York, New
York
The Bazaar by José Andrés at SLS Hotel South Beach – Miami Beach, Florida
Beauty and Essex – New York, New
York
Bestia – Los Angeles,
California
BO-beau kitchen + roof tap* – Long Beach,
California
Buccan – Palm Beach, Florida
Buffalo Proper Plate & Pour* – Buffalo, New York
Cantina La Veinte* – Miami,
Florida
Catch – New York, New York
Chino Latino – Minneapolis,
Minnesota
The Church Key – West Hollywood,
California
Ciccio's / Water – Tampa,
Florida
Cleo-SLS* – Las Vegas, Nevada
Commissary at The Line Hotel* – Los
Angeles, California
Cooks & Soldiers* – Atlanta,
Georgia
Cork & Pig Tavern #2 – Odessa,
Texas
Dirty French* – New York, New
York
do Restaurant at the View – Atlanta,
Georgia
Drunken Dragon* – Miami Beach,
Florida
Edmund's Oast* – Charleston, South
Carolina
El Camino Mexican Soul Food & Tequila Bar* – Delray Beach, Florida
El Vez – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Fat Rice – Chicago, Illinois
Fig & Olive* – Chicago,
Illinois
Fixe Austin* – Austin, Texas
Gato* – New York, New York
Geronimo – New Haven,
Connecticut
Girl & the Goat – Chicago,
Illinois
Gjelina – Venice, California
Graffiato* – Richmond,
Virginia
The Grey* – Savannah, Georgia
Grille 401 – Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
HG SPLY CO – Dallas, Texas
The Hudson Room* – Peekskill, New
York
Hydraulic Hearth* – Buffalo, New
York
Ironside Fish & Oyster* – San Diego,
California
Juju Asian Tapas + Bar** – Durham, North
Carolina
Juniper & Ivy* – San Diego,
California
Katana – West Hollywood,
California
Kettner Exchange* – San Diego,
California
Koi – West Hollywood,
California
Kona Grill* – El Paso, Texas
La Esquina – New York, New
York
The Lark – Santa Barbara,
California
Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar – Boston, Massachusetts
Matador Room-The Miami Beach EDITION* – Miami Beach, Florida
Mercantile Dining and Provision* – Denver, Colorado
Momotaro* – Chicago, Illinois
MUA – Oakland, California
The Nest – Indian Wells,
California
O-Ku – Charleston, South
Carolina
Odd Duck – Austin, Texas
OSO* – Sonoma, California
Parachute* – Chicago, Illinois
Pitch Coal-Fire Pizzeria – Omaha,
Nebraska
Prohibition Restaurant & Speakeasy* – Miami, Florida
Pump* – West Hollywood,
California
The Purple Room – Palm Springs,
California
Red Ginger – Traverse City,
Michigan
Republique – Los Angeles,
California
RoCA* – Des Moines, Iowa
Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar – Orlando, Florida
Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas* – Las Vegas, Nevada
RPM Italian – Chicago,
Illinois
RPM Steak* – Chicago, Illinois
Shakou Sushi – Libertyville,
Illinois
Sinema* – Nashville, Tennessee
Social Southern Table and Bar – Lafayette, Louisiana
Spoon and Stable* – Minneapolis,
Minnesota
STK-NYC-Meatpacking – New York, New
York
STK-The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – Las
Vegas, Nevada
STK-Washington, D.C.* – Washington,
D.C.
Sub Zero Vodka Bar – St. Louis,
Missouri
SumoMaya Mexican-Asian Kitchen – Scottsdale, Arizona
Sunda – Chicago, Illinois
Sur Restaurant – West Hollywood,
California
Sushi POP – Oviedo, Florida
The Sutler* – Nashville,
Tennessee
Tao Downtown – New York, New
York
Tao Restaurant and Nightclub – Las Vegas,
Nevada
Teak on the Hudson* – Hoboken, New
Jersey
Three Dots and a Dash – Chicago,
Illinois
Three Muses – New Orleans,
Louisiana
Toku Modern Asian – Manhasset, New
York
TORO – New York, New York
The Tropicale – Palm Springs,
California
Uchi – Houston, Texas
Ulele* – Tampa, Florida
UMI – Atlanta, Georgia
Union 50* – Indianapolis,
Indiana
Untitled – Chicago, Illinois
Virago – Nashville,
Tennessee
Vitello's – Studio City,
California
Whiskey Cake* – San Antonio,
Texas
Diners can also read more about the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants
in America by visiting the OpenTable blog.
About OpenTable Restaurant Reviews
Originally launched in November
2008, the OpenTable Reviews program helps diners find
restaurants that best fit their dining occasions. Diners who
recently honored an OpenTable reservation are invited via email to
submit restaurant feedback using an online form. Visitors to
OpenTable can access reviews for thousands of OpenTable restaurant
partners across the United States,
Canada, Germany and the UK. The OpenTable
Reviews program has generated more than 30 million restaurant
reviews by verified diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the
largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.
About OpenTable
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(NASDAQ: PCLN), is the world's leading provider of online
restaurant reservations, seating more than 16 million diners per
month via online bookings across more than 32,000 restaurants. The
OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners
discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver
personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable
service enables diners to see which restaurants have available
tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus,
and other helpful information, and easily book a reservation. In
addition to the company's website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers
online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the
Internet's most popular global and local brands. For restaurants,
the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to manage their
reservation book, streamline their operations, and enhance their
service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated
more than 760 million diners around the world. The Company is
headquartered in San Francisco,
California, and the OpenTable service is available
throughout the United States, as
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