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OpenTable Diner Reviews Reveal Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants -- SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

OpenTable Diner Reviews Reveal Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants

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Bay Area Takes Top Honors, Followed Closely by Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the height of harvest season draws near, [ OpenTable ] (NASDAQ: [ OPEN ]), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, is pleased to announce the 2012 Diners' Choice Award winners for the [ Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants ] in the United States. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million reviews submitted by [ verified OpenTable diners ] for more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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The list of winners, which includes Beast in Portland, Cochon in New Orleans, and Gwynnett St. in Brooklyn, spans 17 states and Washington, D.C. With regard to metropolitan areas, the San Francisco Bay Area has the greatest number of winners with 17, followed by Chicago with 13 winners. Oregon's Portland and Seattle each boast 11 winning restaurants, and Los Angeles and Philadelphia have 10 apiece. Six standouts hail from New York City, trailed by Atlanta with four honorees, Cambridge, Mass. and Minneapolis with three each, and Denver and Portland, Maine, with two. Other winning restaurants are located in Forestville, Calif., Houston, New Orleans, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Scottsdale, Tampa, Washington, D.C. and Yountville, Calif. While a large share of the award-winning restaurants serve contemporary American fare, an array of cuisines are represented, including Cajun, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin American, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Thai, vegetarian, and Vietnamese.

"Foodies are connoisseurs of every cuisine, seeking authenticity and excellence in every bite, whether they're eating Southern poutine at Abattoir in Atlanta, a smoked sardine at Camino in Oakland, jalapeno hush puppies at New York's Dirt Candy, or pork belly sliders at Spur in Seattle," said Caroline Potter, OpenTable's Chief Dining Officer. "The winning restaurants are all very ingredient-focused, serving the cream of each season's crop using inspired techniques to the delight of even the most discerning diners' appetites."

The Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants are generated from more than 5 million reviews collected from [ verified OpenTable diners ] between September 1, 2011 and August 31, 2012. All restaurants with a minimum number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the percentage of qualifying reviews for which "fit for foodies" was selected as a special feature.

Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, comprise the Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants in the U.S. according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also be viewed at [ http://www.opentable.com/foodies ].

2012 Diners' Choice Award Winners for the Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurantsin the U.S.

[ Abattoir ]– Atlanta, Georgia

[ Acadia ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Ad Hoc ]– Yountville, California

[ Altura ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Annisa ]– New York, New York

[ Atelier Crenn ]– San Francisco, California

[ Aviary ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Beast ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Benu ]– San Francisco, California

[ Bibou ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ Blackbird ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Bresca ]– Portland, Oregon

[ The Bristol ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Camino ]– Oakland, California

[ Canteen ]– San Francisco, California

[ Cascina Spinasse ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Castagna ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Central Kitchen ]– San Francisco, California

[ Cochon ]– New Orleans, Louisiana

[ Commis ]– Oakland, California

[ Commonwealth ]– San Francisco, California

[ Cotogna ]– San Francisco, California

[ Craigie on Main ]– Cambridge, Massachusetts

[ Cube Café and Marketplace ]– Los Angeles, California

[ Dirt Candy ]– New York, New York

[ East By Northeast ]– Cambridge, Massachusetts

[ Ela ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ Eola ]– Washington, D.C.

[ The Farm and Fisherman ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant ]– Forestville, California

[ FIG ]– Charleston, South Carolina

[ Flour + Water ]– San Francisco, California

[ Fond ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ Forage ]– Salt Lake City, Utah

[ Frances ]– San Francisco, California

[ Girl & the Goat ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Golden Beetle ]– Seattle, Washington

[ goosefoot ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Graham Elliot ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Gruner ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Gwynnett St. ]– Brooklyn, New York

[ Haven ]– Oakland, California

[ How To Cook a Wolf ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Hugo's Restaurant ]– Portland, Maine

[ Hungry Mother ]– Cambridge, Massachusetts

[ iNG Restaurant ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ ink. ]– Los Angeles, California

[ Kin Shop ]– New York, New York

[ Le Pigeon ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Little Bird ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Little Fish ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ Local Mission Eater ]y – San Francisco, California

[ Lula Café ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Mezze ]– Los Angeles, California

[ Miller Union ]– Atlanta, Georgia

[ Mistral Kitchen ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Moto ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Natural Selection ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Ned Ludd ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Nobuo at Teeter House ]– Phoenix, Arizona

[ Park Kitchen ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Piccolo ]– Minneapolis, Minnesota

[ Ping ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Playa ]– Los Angeles, California

[ Plum ]– Oakland, California

[ Poppy ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Posh ]– Scottsdale, Arizona

[ The Publican ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Range ]– San Francisco, California

[ Red Medicine ]– Beverly Hills, California

[ The Refinery ]– Tampa, Florida

[ Restaurant Alma ]– Minneapolis, Minnesota

[ Restaurant Zoe ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Russet ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ Rustic Canyon Wine Bar ]– Santa Monica, California

[ Saffron Restaurant & Lounge ]– Minneapolis, Minnesota

[ Saison ]– San Francisco, California

[ Sbraga ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ Sons & Daughters ]– San Francisco, California

[ Soto ]– New York, New York

[ The Spence ]– Atlanta, Georgia

[ SPQR ]– San Francisco, California

[ Sprout ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Spur Gastropub ]– Seattle, Washington

[ The Squeaky Bean ]– Denver, Colorado

[ Staple & Fancy Mercantile ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Susan Feniger's STREET ]– Los Angeles, California

[ Tabla Mediterranean Bistro ]– Portland, Oregon

[ Takashi ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Tar & Roses ]– Santa Monica, California

[ Terra Plata ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Tilth ]– Seattle, Washington

[ Topolobampo ]– Chicago, Illinois

[ Twelve Restaurant ]– Denver, Colorado

[ Underbelly ]– Houston, Texas

[ Vedge ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ Vernick Food & Drink ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[ wd-50 ]– New York, New York

[ Woodfire Grill ]– Atlanta, Georgia

[ Zahav ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Diners can also read more about the Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Fit for Foodies Restaurants in the U.S. by visiting OpenTable Chief Dining Officer Caroline Potter's "[ Dining Check ]" blog.

About OpenTable Reviews
Originally launched in November 2008, the [ OpenTable Reviews program ] helps diners find restaurants that best fit their dining occasions. Diners who recently honored an OpenTable reservation are invited via email to submit restaurant feedback using an online form. Visitors to OpenTable can access reviews for thousands of OpenTable restaurant partners across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The OpenTable Reviews program has generated more than 15 million reviews by verified diners, establishing [ OpenTable ] as one of the largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.

About OpenTable, Inc.
[ OpenTable ] is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. The OpenTable network delivers the convenience of online restaurant reservations to diners and the operational benefits of a computerized reservation book to restaurants. OpenTable has more than 25,000 restaurant customers, and, since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 350 million diners around the world. The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the UK. OpenTable also owns and operates [ toptable ], a leading restaurant reservation site in the UK.

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