A few Chicago restaurants are really bringing home the bacon.
Nine of the top 100 grossing independent restaurants in the country are located in Chicago, according to Restaurant Business Online, with the city's highest earner raking in over $24 million.
These are the Chicago's most successful eateries, in order:
1. Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse (10 nationally)
Location: 1028 N Rush Street
Gross sales: $24.7 million
Average check: $75
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Meals served: 363,301
2. Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab (20)
Location: 60 E Grand Avenue
Gross sales: $21.2 million (estimated)
Average check: $80 (estimated)
Meals served: 265,000
3. Primehouse (26)
Location: 616 N Rush Street
Gross sales: $19.2 million (estimated)
Average check: $98 (estimated)
Meals served: 200,000
4. Chicago Cut Steakhouse (38)
Location: 300 N LaSalle Drive
Gross sales: $17.2 million (estimated)
Average check: $85 (estimated)
Meals served: 210,000
5. Shaw's Crab House (41)
Location: 21 E Hubbard Street
Gross sales: $17.1 million (estimated)
Average check: $65 (estimated)
Meals served: 265,000
6. Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse (70)
Location: 33 W Kinzie Street
Gross sales: $14.8 million (estimated)
Average check: $52 (estimated)
Meals served: 290,000
7. Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House (80)
Location: 1024 N Rush Street
Gross sales: $14.3 million
Average check: $74
Meals served: 182,161
8. Quartino Ristorante (88)
Location: 626 N State Street
Gross sales: $13.8 million
Average check: $29
Meals served: 438,677
9. Tavern On Rush (93)
Location: 1031 N Rush Street
Gross sales: $13.4 million
Average check: $74
Meals served: 350,000