Top Grossing SF Restaurants

evergene

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Apr 1, 2010, 1:35:03 PM4/1/10

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From today's SFChronicle 2005

The Slanted Door is the top grossing restaurant in San Francisco

Restaurants & Institutions magazine released their annual Top 100
grossing restaurants this week and only four San Francisco restaurants
made the cut.

The survey showed that sales were down from 2008 when combined totals
were $1.52 billion; this year it's $1.37. The top grossing restaurant
in the United States was Tao Restaurant and Night Club in Las Vegas,
followed by Tavern on the Green in New York City, which ironically
closed New Years Eve.

San Francisco first appears in slot 21: The Slanted Door recorded
$15.9 million in sales and 350,000 meals served; that's more than 950
meals a day. And while most other restaurant revenues have declined,
theirs went up slightly from 2008.

Scoma's on Fisherman's Wharf holds the 30th ranking with sales of
about $14.5 million and 400,000 meals served. That's followed by
Boulevard, again nominated for a James Beard Best Restaurant award
this year, with $12 million in sales and 123,500 covers. In 64th place
is the Cliff House with $11.5 millon in sales and 325,000 meals
served.

James Silverton

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Apr 1, 2010, 3:28:24 PM4/1/10

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evergene wrote on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:35:03 -0700:

> The Slanted Door is the top grossing restaurant in San
> Francisco

> Restaurants & Institutions magazine released their annual Top
> 100 grossing restaurants this week and only four San Francisco
> restaurants made the cut.

> The survey showed that sales were down from 2008 when combined
> totals were $1.52 billion; this year it's $1.37. The top
> grossing restaurant in the United States was Tao Restaurant
> and Night Club in Las Vegas, followed by Tavern on the Green
> in New York City, which ironically closed New Years Eve.

> San Francisco first appears in slot 21: The Slanted Door
> recorded $15.9 million in sales and 350,000 meals served;
> that's more than 950 meals a day. And while most other
> restaurant revenues have declined, theirs went up slightly
> from 2008.

My arithmetic indicates that the average price of a meal at "The
Slanted Door" is then about $45. This is nothing like the high prices
people have complained about.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Al Eisner

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Apr 1, 2010, 4:10:36 PM4/1/10

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On Thu, 1 Apr 2010, evergene wrote:

> From today's SFChronicle 2005

I almost misread your title as "grossest restaurants in SF". I'm not
sure if that would be more or less interesting.

It's impressive that a restaurant where the average cost is $100 per
meal (Boulevard, according to the above numbers) serves so many.

Al Eisner
San Mateo Co., CA

Steve Pope

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Apr 1, 2010, 4:11:24 PM4/1/10

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James Silverton <not.jim....@verizon.net> wrote:

>> San Francisco first appears in slot 21: The Slanted Door
>> recorded $15.9 million in sales and 350,000 meals served;
>> that's more than 950 meals a day. And while most other
>> restaurant revenues have declined, theirs went up slightly
>> from 2008.

> My arithmetic indicates that the average price of a meal at "The
>Slanted Door" is then about $45. This is nothing like the high prices
>people have complained about.

One can easily spend more than that per person. Or less, if
one is only having a drink. I'm guessing it's a per-guest average.

Steve

James Silverton

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Apr 1, 2010, 5:38:05 PM4/1/10

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True, but I never go to the Slanted Door just for drinks. There are
better places for drinks.

Todd Michel McComb

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Apr 1, 2010, 5:41:11 PM4/1/10

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In article <hp33ns$a4n$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,

James Silverton <not.jim....@verizon.net> wrote:
>I never go to the Slanted Door just for drinks.

I have.

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Tony Lima

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Apr 2, 2010, 3:21:35 PM4/2/10

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[snip]

And continues to maintain excellent quality. Even more
impressive. - Tony