Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant ranks #1 in California for Top 100 Independent Restaurants

The award-winning trade publication, Restaurant Business, recently released its national Top 100 Independent Restaurants list, ranking Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant as #1 in California and 33rd in the United States.

Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant is being called “a force in the San Joaquin Valley’s culinary industry” and is among “America’s hardest-charging and highest-grossing restaurants”. The Top 100 ranking places Harris Ranch as the highest-grossing independent restaurant in California, ranking higher on the list than 11 other California-based restaurants.

Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant grossed $18.8 million in total food and beverage sales for 2021. Those sales were produced from over 641,000 meals served with an average check of $29, placing Harris Ranch as #6 in the nation for meals served.

The 2022 ranking will be the third year-in-a-row that Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant ranked among the top 50 Independent Restaurants, advancing from 47th place in 2020 with $17.5 million in sales.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Restaurant Business has analyzed the transformation of independent restaurants and the impact the pandemic has created on the culinary industry. As these challenges are presented to restaurants across the United States, Restaurant Business examines how independent restaurants are weathering these challenges and seeks to recognize those who are succeeding in this climate.