SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration
of the holiday dining season, OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN), a leading
provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for
diners and reservation and guest management solutions for
restaurants, is pleased to announce the 2012 Diners' Choice Award
winners for the Top 100 American Fare Restaurants in the United
States. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more
than 5 million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for
more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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The list of winners, which includes Annisa in New York City, Lola in Cleveland, and Sweet Basil in Vail, Colo., spans 31 states and Washington, D.C. Texas has the greatest
number of winners with 10, followed by California with eight winners, and
New York and South Carolina with seven each. Maryland boasts six winning restaurants,
trailed by Colorado and
Missouri with five honorees
apiece. Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania all have four winning
restaurants, while Connecticut,
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia have three each. Florida,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New
Jersey, Oklahoma,
Utah, and Washington, D.C. all have two award winners.
Arkansas earned a single spot, as
did Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Oregon, and Washington.
"Food is the cornerstone of holiday celebrations, and American
fare is the perfect fit with which to fete them," said Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief Dining Officer.
"These winning restaurants are serving the finest of the fall
harvest in ways both familiar and unique, giving family and friends
dishes that help remind them of years past and anticipate those to
come."
The Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 American Fare
Restaurants are generated from more than 5 million reviews
collected from verified OpenTable diners between November 1, 2011 and October 31, 2012. All restaurants with a
minimum number of qualifying reviews were included for
consideration. Restaurants were then scored and sorted according to
the percentage of qualifying reviews for which "American cuisine"
was selected as a special feature.
Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in
alphabetical order, comprise the Top 100 American Fare Restaurants
in the U.S. according to OpenTable diners. The complete list
may also be viewed at http://www.opentable.com/American.
2012 Diners' Choice Award Winners for the Top 100 American
Fare Restaurants in the U.S.
1789 Restaurant – Washington,
D.C.
A Toute Heure – Cranford, New
Jersey
Abacus – Dallas, Texas
The American Restaurant – Kansas City,
Missouri
Annie Gunn's – Chesterfield,
Missouri
Annisa – New York, New York
Aria – Atlanta, Georgia
Ashley's Restaurant-Capital Hotel – Little Rock, Arkansas
Bartlett Pear Inn – Easton,
Maryland
Baxter's Lakeside Grille – Lake Ozark,
Missouri
Blue Hill – New York, New York
Blue Hill at Stone Barns – Pocantico Hills, New York
The Blue Ox – Lynn,
Massachusetts
Bluestem – Kansas City,
Missouri
Boulevard – San Francisco,
California
Bouquet Restaurant and Wine Bar – Covington, Kentucky
Cabernet Grill Texas Wine Country Restaurant – Fredericksburg, Texas
The Cafe at Brookwood – Brookshire,
Texas
Canoe – Atlanta, Georgia
Carpe Diem Restaurant – Charlotte, North
Carolina
Castagna – Portland, Oregon
Charleston – Baltimore,
Maryland
Charleston Grill – Charleston, South
Carolina
Cheever's Cafe – Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
Chef's Table at the Edgewater – Winter
Garden, Florida
The Classic Cafe – Roanoke,
Texas
Coldwater Cafe & Catering – Tipp
City, Ohio
Communal – Provo, Utah
Corbett's Fine Dining – Louisville,
Kentucky
Corduroy – Washington, D.C.
Craft – New York, New York
Dal Rae – Pico Rivera,
California
DANTE – Tremont, Ohio
Devereaux's – Greenville, South
Carolina
The Dock – Newport Beach,
California
Eleven Madison Park – New York, New
York
Ellerbe Fine Foods – Fort Worth,
Texas
Fearing's – Dallas, Texas
FIG -- Charleston, South
Carolina
Flagstaff House – Boulder,
Colorado
Gramercy Tavern – New York, New
York
Grove – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hamptons – Sumter, South
Carolina
Harry's Restaurant – Manhattan,
Kansas
Herons – Cary, North Carolina
Joan's in the Park – Saint Paul,
Minnesota
John Bentley's – Redwood City,
California
K Restaurant – Orlando,
Florida
Lahaina Grill – Lahaina,
Hawaii
Lilly's Bistro – Louisville,
Kentucky
LJ's & The Kat Lounge – Hagerstown,
Maryland
Lola-A Michael Symon Restaurant – Cleveland, Ohio
The Macintosh – Charleston, South
Carolina
Manhattan Beach Post – Manhattan Beach,
California
Masraff's – Houston, Texas
McEwen's on Monroe – Memphis,
Tennessee
Mica – Chestnut Hill,
Pennsylvania
The Mill at 2T – Tariffville,
Connecticut
Millwright's – Simsbury,
Connecticut
Milton's Cuisine and Cocktails – Alpharetta, Georgia
Mokomandy – Sterling, Virginia
Mulvaney's B&L – Sacramento,
California
Murray's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nana's Restaurant – Durham, North
Carolina
Niche – Clayton, Missouri
The Orchard Restaurant – Kennett Square,
Pennsylvania
Orchids at Palm Court – Cincinnati,
Ohio
The Parson's Table – Little River, South
Carolina
Paseo Grill – Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
Patti's 1880's Settlement – Grand Rivers,
Kentucky
Peli Peli – Houston, Texas
Peninsula Grill – Charleston, South
Carolina
Per Se – New York, New York
The Prime Rib – Baltimore,
Maryland
The Pullman – Glenwood Springs,
Colorado
The Ranch Restaurant – Anaheim,
California
Restaurant Tallent – Bloomington,
Indiana
Root Down – Denver, Colorado
The Root Restaurant & Bar – White
Lake, Michigan
Saddle Peak Lodge – Calabasas,
California
The Schoolhouse at Cannondale – Wilton,
Connecticut
Seasons 52 – Phoenix, Arizona
Shoemaker's Grille – Lynchburg,
Virginia
Silo Elevated Cuisine-1604 – San Antonio,
Texas
Silo Elevated Cuisine-Alamo Heights – San
Antonio, Texas
Splendido – Beaver Creek,
Colorado
St. John's Meeting Place – Chattanooga,
Tennessee
St. Johns' Restaurant – Chattanooga,
Tennessee
Story – Prairie Village,
Kansas
Sweet Basil – Vail, Colorado
Talula's Garden – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Tilth – Seattle, Washington
The Tree Room at Sundance – Sundance, Utah
Vernick Food & Drink – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Vie – Western Springs,
Illinois
Vintage Tavern – Suffolk,
Virginia
VOLT – Frederick, Maryland
Washington Inn – Cape May, New
Jersey
White Barn Inn – Kennebunk,
Maine
Woodberry Kitchen – Baltimore,
Maryland
Diners can also read more about the Diners' Choice Awards for
the Top 100 American Fare Restaurants in the U.S. by visiting
OpenTable Chief Dining Officer Caroline
Potter's "Dining Check" blog.
About OpenTable 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 and the UK. The OpenTable Reviews
program has generated more than 15 million reviews by verified
diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the largest and most
trusted sources for restaurant reviews.
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