These are the 10 highest-grossing restaurants in America

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Restaurant Business' list of the highest-grossing independent restaurants has been topped by the same spot for the fourth year in a row.

• Restaurant Business magazine ranks the highest-grossing independent restaurants each year.
• This year's top 10 featured many of the same names as last year.
• Each was able to bring in over $20 million in gross food and beverage sales.

Independent restaurants are on the rise as customers are increasingly turning away from national chains. Still, it's difficult to run a restaurant without the benefit of a recognizable brand, which makes it all the more impressive that some independent restaurants are able to bring in tens of millions of dollars in sales each year.

These are the 10 highest-grossing independent restaurants, according to Restaurant Business magazine. All stats are for 2017, and only restaurants with five or fewer locations were considered.