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Running one restaurant with great food and consistent service is tough; running more than one is a daunting challenge. We honor those few who do so with polish and imagination, many of them born in Florida, with as brands of gold. Some are familiar names on restaurants around the country; some are restaurateurs so nimble that they can juggle several concepts at once and rarely try the same thing twice. All are great repeat performers. – CHRIS SHERMAN
Brio - Columbus, Ohio
Rustic Italian goes suburban. Cool feel with fired-up cooking, charred and earthy. Great outdoor seatings, sophisticated brunch.
Brio restaurants are located in: Boca Raton, Hallandale Beach, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Pembroke Pines, Tampa, Winter Park
Capital Grille - (Darden), Olrando
Top-dollar steaks trimmed with wild mushrooms. Fine coffee, lobster mac and cheese, all trimmed in gentlemen’s club green.
Capital Grille restaurants are located in: Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Tampa
Ceviche - Tampa
Food-smart tapas house with endless bar food, big paellas and casual atmosphere. All the tile, wood and fun of a taverna.
Ceviche restaurants are located in: Clearwater, Orlando, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa
Fleming's - (OSI), Tampa
Steaks and seafood tamed, brightened and repolished with tuna mignon, mushroom ravioli, smart bar menu and true wine savvy.
Fleming's restaurants are located in: Coral Gables, Naples, Orlando, Sandestin, Sarasota, Tampa, Winter Park
Houston's - (Hillstone), Beverly Hills
The fern bar grew into a casual contemporary beauty. Hand-crafted burgers, steaks, rotisserie chicken and classic comforts. Perfect service.
Houston's restaurants are located in: Boca Raton, Coral Gables, North Miami Beach, Pompano Beach, Winter Park
McCormick and Schmick - Portland, Ore.
Pace-setting super-fresh catch with Northwest accent on seasonality and diversity. Oyster list changes daily. Imagination and service never change.
McCormick and Schmick restaurants are located in: Naples, Orlando, West Palm Beach
Oceanaire - (Landry's), Houston
Fish and shellfish travel first class in sleek floating salons of the streamline era. Rigorously fresh catch from red grouper to blue crab.
Oceanaire restaurants are located in: Orlando, Miami
Ocean Prime - (Cameron Mitchell), Columbus, Ohio
Millennial supper club with dazzling bling in décor and drinks. More glitz in ginger salmon, Kobe burgers and truffle deviled eggs.
Ocean Prime restaurants are located in: Orlando, Tampa
Roy's - (OSI), Tampa
Asian flavors and Pacific fish get fusion recipes and French technique; sauces are smooth as sushi. Laid-back settings with Aloha service.
Roy's restaurants are located in: Bonita Springs, Jacksonville Beach, Naples, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa
Seasons 52 - (Darden), Orlando
Reinvented casual dining for a nutritious age. Flatbreads, duck salad, golden beets, mini cakes and a packed bar.
Season 52 restaurants are located in: Altamonte Springs, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Tampa
Shula's 347 - Miami Lakes
Coach and son trim Hall of Fame steakhouse down to millennial style with fish, burgers and light bites. Have the cowboy steak (but don’t say Dallas).
Shula's 347 restaurants are located in: Coral Gables, Lake Mary, Tallahassee
Truluck's - Austin, Texas
Sophisticated Texans and Florida stone crabs (house caught!) combine for a polished take on surf, turf and claw. More bistro bustle and bar life than most steakhouses. Plus felafel cakes and crab fried rice.
Truluck's restaurants are located in: Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Naples
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