Restaurants: ranked by annual gross sales in the greater San Fernando Valley.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE Cheesecake Factory, with three restaurants in the Valley area, holds the No. 1 spot on the Business Journal's list, but the second place ranking goes to the restaurant that also has the lowest average check price, IHOP IHOP International House Of Pancakes (restaurant chain) iHOP Information Hyperlinked Over Proteins IHOP International House of Prayer IHOP International H2O Project IHOP International House of Pain . Both companies are publicly-held chains with locations inside and outside the Valley. But most of the Valley's restaurants, even those like Brent's Delicatessen & Restaurant, the third-largest ranking restaurant in the area with $8.5 million in revenues, are privately held. Though competition has only grown with the amount of new restaurants that have opened, all 20 restaurants listed have either maintained their revenues or grown in the last two years. The Valley's assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. of largest restaurants also reflects a diverse army of cuisines This is a list of various cuisines. Cuisines of the Americas Cuisines of the Americas are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe. , from American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of to Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum , Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and and Italian. --Marissa Greenberg Green·berg , Joseph Harold Born 1915. American linguist. His influential works include Languages of Africa (1966) and Language Universals (1966). Noun 1. THE PACESETTER THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY THE Cheesecake Factory maintains its No. 1 ranking as the highest grossing restaurant in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. for the second year in a row. Generating almost $33 million in 2003 for its three local locations, the Sherman Sherman, city (1990 pop. 31,601), seat of Grayson co., N Tex., near the Red River; inc. 1858. Originally on a stagecoach route, it is a highway and railroad junction. Manufactures include electronic equipment, processed foods, military equipment, and metal products. Oaks, Woodland Hills, and Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. restaurants each average about $11 million in sales annually. Calabasas-based The Cheesecake Factory operates 77 restaurants in 25 states, and offers about 200 different menu selections in a style the company calls American Eclectic e·clec·tic adj. 1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy. 2. . The company also offers 50 different cheesecake varieties. The Cheesecake Factory restaurants are company-owned and operated, and there are no future plans to franchise the concept. --Marissa Greenberg
RESTAURANTS
Ranked by annual gross sales in the greater San Fernando Valley
Rank Restaurant Annual Gross
* name Sales (millions)
* address * 2003
* 2002
1 The Cheesecake Factory $32.7 (1)
26950 Agoura Rd. same
Calabasas Hills 91301
2 IHOP 25.0
450 N. Brand Blvd. 24.0
Glendale 91203
3 Brent's Delicatessen & Restaurant 8.5
19565 Parthenia St. 8.0
Northridge 91324
4 Odyssey 8.0
15600 Odyssey Dr. NA
Granada Hills 91344
5 Spazio Restaurant 5.9
14755 Ventura Blvd. 5.2
Sherman Oaks 91403
6 Maria's Italian Kitchen 5.3
16535 Arminta St. 5.0
Van Nuys 91406
7 Poquito Mas 5.1
701 S. Victory Blvd. 3.8
Burbank 91502
8 Sportsmen's Lodge 5.0
12833 Ventura Blvd. NA
Studio City 91604
9 Smoke House Restaurant Inc. $4.1
4420 Lakeside Dr. NA
Burbank 91505
10 Mexicali Cocina Cantina 3.6
12161 Ventura Blvd. 3.4
Studio City 91604
11 Casa Vega Restaurant 3.0
13301 Ventura Blvd. 3.0
Sherman Oaks 91423
12 Inn of the Seventh Ray 2.5
128 Old Topanga Rd. 2.5
Topanga 90290
13 Something's Fishy 1.6
21812 Ventura Blvd. NA
Woodland Hills 91364
14 Emilio's Trattoria 1.6
16234 Ventura Blvd. 1.5
Encino 91436
15 Barone's 1.4
14151 Ventura Blvd. 1.2
Sherman Oaks 91423
16 Mazzarino's Italian Restaurant 1.3
12920 1/2 Riverside Dr. 1.2
Sherman Oaks 91423
17 Seashell Restaurant 1.0
19723 Ventura Blvd. 1.0
Woodland Hills 91364
18 Barsac Brasserie 1.0
4212 Lankershim Blvd. 1.0
North Hollywood 91602
19 Fab's Italian Kitchen 0.67
4336 Van Nuys Blvd. 0.65
Sherman Oaks 91423
20 Vitellos 0.65
4349 Tujunga Ave. 0.65
Studio City 91604
Rank Average Check Operations
* lunch * meals served weekly
* dinner * employees
1 $16.09 21,000
same NA
2 6.80 39,000
7.60 1,100
3 12.50 14,500
14.00 108
4 7.50 NA
17.00 150
5 14.00 NA
35.00 46
6 14.60 8,700
21.30 248
7 7.50 12,852
7.95 90
8 15.00 400
25.00 125
9 $25.00 1,750
$38.00 74
10 12.50 4,200
16.50 52
11 13.00 2,750
18.00 73
12 12.00 NA
45.00 50
13 25.00 920
50.00 50
14 $30.00 2,500
$38.00 30
15 $12.00 1,250
$20.00 44
16 $21.00 NA
$35.00 29-31
17 $22.50 850
$37.50 23
18 $50.00 540
$40.00 80
19 $15.00 1,300
$40.00 25
20 na 900
$20.00 27
Rank Department of Health Grade Cuisine
* letter grade
* numerical grade
* date last graded
1 A American Eclectic
NA
NA
2 NA American
NA
NA
3 A Deli
95
February '04
4 A Continental
NA
May '04
5 A California-French
NA
June '04
6 A Italian
93.3
NA
7 A Fresh-Mex
NA
NA
8 A Continental
99
May '04
9 A American Steak House
96
April '04
10 A California/ Mexican
97
April '04
11 A Mexican
NA
June '04
12 A Natural Organic
NA
April '04
13 B Japanese Teppan Grills
80-89 & Sushi Bar
June '04
14 A Italian
96
June '04
15 A Italian & American
NA
March '04
16 A Italian
94
April '04
17 A Continental/ Steakhouse
97
April '04
18 A California Continental
95
June '04
19 A Italian American
95
June '04
20 A Italian
100
June '04
Rank Profile Top Executive
* seating capacity * name
* year established * title
* phone
1 NA David Overton
1978 Chairman/ President/ CEO
(818) 871-3000
2 NA Julia Stewart
1958 President/ CEO
(812) 240-6055
3 180 Ron Peskin
1967 President
(818) 886-5679
4 250 Mak Jalili
1970 General Manager
(818) 366-6444
5 225 NA
2000 NA
(818) 728-8400
6 572 Madelyn Alfano
1987 Owner/ President
(818) 786-4833
7 147 Kevin McCarney
1984 Founder
(818) 840-1220
8 100 Linda Scott
1945 Sales Manager
(818) 755-5000
9 450 Israel Aviles
1946 General Manager
(818) 845-3731
10 145 Allen Ravert
1995 Owner
(818) 985-1744
11 145 Rafael Vega
1958 President/ CEO
(818) 990-0668
12 175 Lucile Yaney
1975 President
(310) 455-7551
13 199 Ichiro
1979 General Manager
(818) 884-3880
14 109 Nina Bejany
1988 President
(818) 784-7499
15 216 Tom Monteleone
1945 COO & VP
(818) 784-6226
16 70 Elizabeth Versten
1946 Owner
(818) 788-5050
17 130 Dieter Wantig
1973 Half Owner
(818) 884-6500
18 100 James Saliba
1990 President
(818) 760-7081
19 135 Joseph S. Fabrocini
1980 Owner
(818) 995-2933
20 350 Steve Restivo
1962 President
(818) 769-0905
NA--Not Available
(1) Estimates based on per store averages
Data provided by the restaurants.
Note: To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of
press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and the
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur.Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the
Research Department, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 21600 Oxnard
St., Suite 250, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. [c] 2004 San Fernando Valley
Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part
without prior permission from the editor. Reprints are available from
Reprint Management Services, (800) 494-9051 ext. 130.
Researched by Marissa Greenberg
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