The Best Restaurants for American Cuisine

For diners feeling particularly patriotic this Independence Day, OpenTable, Inc. (www.opentable.com) (NASDAQ:OPEN), a leading provider of free online reservations for diners and guest management systems for restaurants, today announced the national winners of its 2009 Diners' Choice awards for Best American Cuisine. The list of winning restaurants is derived from 2.5 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 9,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

'This is a great time to be an aficionado of American cuisine. From a melting pot of culinary influences, today's chefs have created a cuisine that is truly our nation's own,' said Caroline Potter, OpenTable's dining expert. 'A growing emphasis on local, seasonal and sustainable ingredients is delighting diners who enjoy fresh approaches to classic American dishes, as well as opportunities to sample new ones.'

Based on feedback collected from OpenTable diners between June 2008 and April 2009, the following 50 restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, received the highest scores from OpenTable diners, indicating that they were considered among the top restaurants for American cuisine.

The 2009 Winners of OpenTable's Best American Cuisine Awards

* Abacus - Dallas, TX
* Aria - Atlanta, GA
* Blue Hill - New York, NY
* Blue Hill at Stone Barns - Pocantico Hills, NY
* Bluestem - Kansas City, MO
* Café Trio - Kansas City, MO
* Capital Grille, Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
* Capital Grille, Boston - Boston, MA
* Capital Grille, Chicago - Chicago, IL
* Capital Grille, Denver - Denver, CO
* Capital Grille, Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
* Capital Grille, Lombard - Lombard, IL
* Capital Grille, Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN
* Capital Grille, Orlando - Orlando, FL
* Capital Grille, Tampa - Tampa, FL
* Charleston - Baltimore, MD
* Charleston Grill - Charleston, SC
* Cheevers Cafe - Oklahoma City, OK
* Chez Betty - Park City, UT
* Dal Rae - Pico Rivera, CA
* David Drake - Rahway, NJ
* Eddie Merlot's, Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne, IN
* Eddie Merlot's, Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
* ELEVEN - Pittsburgh, PA
* Eleven Madison Park - New York, NY
* Fearing's - Dallas, TX
* Flagstaff House - Boulder, CO
* Gayle - Philadelphia, PA
* Gramercy Tavern - New York, NY
* Lahaina Grill - Maui, HI
* LJ's and the Kat Lounge - Hagerstown, MD
* Lola, A Michael Symon Restaurant - Cleveland, OH
* MICHAEL MINA - San Francisco, CA
* Mulvaney's B&L - Sacramento, CA
* Murray's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge - Minneapolis, MN
* Niche - St. Louis, MO
* Paseo Grill - Oklahoma, OK
* Per Se - New York, NY
* Providence - Los Angeles, CA
* Sweet Basil - Vail, CO
* The Dining Room at The Langham Pasadena - Pasadena, CA
* The French Laundry - Yountville, CA
* The Prime Rib, Baltimore - Baltimore, MD
* The Schoolhouse at Cannondale - Wilton, CT
* Tilth - Seattle, WA
* Tristan, Charleston - Charleston, SC
* Vie - Western Springs, IL
* Vintage Tavern - Suffolk, VA
* VOLT - Frederick, MD
* White Barn Inn - Kennebunk Beach, ME

'This list of winners reads like a culinary roadmap of the United States and proves that you can find the finest American cuisine in virtually every corner of our country,' Potter added.

For more information about this list, please visit www.opentable.com/american.

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