February 8/New York/Marketwire -- In its third annual published dining survey, Opinionated About Dining (OAD) has named the "30 Most Important Restaurants in the U.S." The list is comprised of restaurants that earned a rating of at least 95 points in the 2010 sSurvey.
Thomas Keller's French Laundry in Yountville, CA, was, for the second year in a row, the only restaurant to receive a perfect score of 100, ranking #1 on the list. His New York City restaurant, Per Se, drew the second highest score of 99.73. The rest of the top five included, Masa, New York City, 99.00, Manresa, Los Gatos, 98.53 and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, 98.50. OAD also has published the list of the top 15 restaurants in eight different regions of the United States. A download of both lists is available at www.opinionatedaboutdining.com. The complete survey results, covering 1,000 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada will be released on March 1.