OpenTable Restaurant Reviews Reveal Top 100 Dining Hot Spots in America

As we bid adieu to the polar vortex, we look forward to warm spring weather and a hot dining scene, OpenTable (OPEN), the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, is pleased to honor the 2014 Diners' Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for approximately 19,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Showcasing restaurants with sophisticated chefs and a fashionable clientele, the complete list features award winners in 21 states and includes ABC Cocina in New York, ink. in Los Angeles, and RPM Italian in Chicago. California boasts the greatest number of winning restaurants with 21, followed by New York with 16, and Florida with 14. Illinois and Texas have eight and six, respectively. Georgia and Nevada both have five winning restaurants. Massachusetts, Ohio, and Pennsylvania claim three winners apiece, while Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee have two. Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, and South Carolina are represented as well. International cuisines reign supreme at these hot spots, with winning restaurants serving Asian, Caribbean, Latin, Mediterranean, Mexican, and Peruvian fare, among others. Pizza, sushi, and tapas are also popular.

"Atmospheres of energy and delight greet diners the moment they step inside any of this year's award-winning restaurants," said Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief Dining Officer. "Specializing in engaging hospitality, mouthwatering dishes in which every bite excites, and drinks to captivate cocktail enthusiasts, each honoree is a destination for outstanding dining adventures."

The Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America are generated from more than 5 million restaurant reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners between March 1, 2013, and February 28, 2014. All restaurants with a minimum number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then sorted according to a score calculated from each restaurant's average rating in the "hot spot" category along with a minimum "overall" rating.

Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, comprise the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also be viewed at http://www.opentable.com/m/hottest-restaurants-in-america/?.

2014 Diners' Choice Award Winners for the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America

5Church Charlotte, North Carolina
ABC Cocina New York, New York
Acabar Hollywood, California
Acorn Denver, Colorado
Andrea's Las Vegas, Nevada
Aventura Ann Arbor, Michigan
B.B. King's Blues Club Memphis, Tennessee
Baku Charlotte, North Carolina
Baoli Miami Miami Beach, Florida
The Bazaar by Jose Andres Los Angeles, California
The Bazaar by Jose Andres at SLS Hotel South Beach Miami Beach, Florida
Beauty and Essex New York, New York
Bestia Los Angeles, California
BOA Steakhouse West Hollywood, California
Buccan Palm Beach, Florida
Buddakan New York, New York
Butcher and The Rye Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cafe Fresco-Center City Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Cafe Martorano Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Campo Reno, Nevada
Catch New York, New York
Charlie Bird New York, New York
Chino Latino Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Church Key West Hollywood, California
Cleo-SBE Los Angeles, California
Cucina Enoteca Del Mar, California
Del Frisco's Grille Fort Worth, Texas
Del Frisco's Grille Houston, Texas
Departure Restaurant and Lounge Portland, Oregon
do Restaurant at the View Atlanta, Georgia
Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa Dallas, Texas
El Vez Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Empire Boston, Massachusetts
FT33 Dallas, Texas
Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill Dallas, Texas
Girl & the Goat Chicago, Illinois
Gjelina Venice, California
Hakkasan Beverly Hills, California
Hakkasan Las Vegas, Nevada
Hobnob Kitchen and Bar Naples, Florida
ink. Los Angeles, California
The Inn at Pound Ridge by Jean-Georges Pound Ridge, New York
Juvia Miami, Florida
Katana West Hollywood, California
Katsuya-Hollywood-SBE Los Angeles, California
Katsuya at SLS Hotel South Beach Miami Beach, Florida
KaZe Cincinnati, Ohio
KD's Southern Cuisine Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
La Esquina New York, New York
The Lark Santa Barbara, California
Laurel Hardware Los Angeles, California
Lavo New York, New York
Linger Denver, Colorado
Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar Boston, Massachusetts
Manhattan Beach Post Manhattan Beach, California
Manon New York, New York
Mill House Brewing Company Poughkeepsie, New York
Miss Lily's New York, New York
MUA Oakland, California
Nico Osteria Chicago, Illinois
O-Ku Charleston, South Carolina
The Pearl Columbus, Ohio
Pitch Coal-Fire Pizzeria Omaha, Nebraska
Prato Winter Park, Florida
Red Ginger Traverse City, Michigan
Red Lantern Boston, Massachusetts
Republique Los Angeles, California
Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar Orlando, Florida
RPM Italian Chicago, Illinois
S3 Restaurant Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Savor Dallas, Texas
Searsucker San Diego, California
Seasalt and Pepper Miami, Florida
Shakou Sushi Libertyville, Illinois
Siena Tavern Chicago, Illinois
Soco Brooklyn, New York
Sotto Cincinnati, Ohio
St. Cecilia Atlanta, Georgia
The Stanton Social New York, New York
STK-Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia
STK-Los Angeles West Hollywood, California
STK-NYC-Meatpacking New York, New York
STK-The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada
Sub Zero Vodka Bar St. Louis, Missouri
Sunda Chicago, Illinois
Sur Restaurant West Hollywood, California
Swine Southern Table & Bar Coral Gables, Florida
Tanta Chicago, Illinois
Tao Downtown New York, New York
Tao Restaurant and Nightclub Las Vegas, Nevada
Toku Modern Asian Manhasset, New York
The Tropicale Palm Springs, California
Tsunami Lafayette, Louisiana
Tsunami Shaw Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
TWO urban licks Atlanta, Georgia
UMI Atlanta, Georgia
Untitled Chicago, Illinois
Virago Nashville, Tennessee
YOLO Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Diners can also read more about the Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America by visiting the OpenTable "Dining Check" blog.

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