(NEXSTAR) — Want to support local businesses across the U.S.? It’s not always easy to find mom-and-pop restaurants in an online search — and it’s not easy to figure out which ones are any good. Recently, Entrepreneur and Yelp partnered to find the top 15 mom-and-pop restaurants in the U.S. from among hundreds.
To formulate the list, Yelp ranked independently owned and operated businesses with no more than 4 locations based on volume and ratings of reviews. Businesses needed to be marked as “open” on Yelp as of May 15 and have a passing health score as of that same date, Yelp explains.
Topping the list is ITs Izakaya, a Japanese tapas restaurant located in Las Vegas. Among the restaurant’s most popular dishes are its takoyaki and yellowtail carpaccio.
Here’s all 15 of Yelp’s top Mom and Pop Restaurants:
| Rank | Name | Location |
| 1. | ITs Izakaya | Las Vegas |
| 2. | Thanh Tinh Chay | San Diego |
| 3. | Pla-Tu Sushi Thai Tapas | Miami |
| 4. | Nahm Thai & Burmese Cuisine | Boise, Idaho |
| 5. | Zeke’s Kitchen & Bar | Smyrna, Georgia |
| 6. | Anton’s Craft Kitchen | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7. | Lewis Barbecue | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 8. | Sushi Kaunta | Kent, Washington |
| 9. | Xalisco Latin Cuisine | Redmond, Oregon |
| 10. | Malinche Mexican Culinary Experience | Ellisville, Missouri |
| 11. | Anatolia Mediterranean Restaurant | Somersworth, New Hampshire |
| 12. | Original Breakfast House | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 13. | Geronimo | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 14. | Zeneli Pizzeria e Cucina Napoletana | New Haven, Connecticut |
| 15. | Huli Sue’s BBQ & Grill | Asheville, North Carolina |
In addition to the above list of restaurants, Yelp and Entrepreneur identified independently owned businesses in nine other categories, including home services (like locksmiths and pest control) and hotels/bed and breakfasts.
Yelp says it wanted to make sure the listing was “geographically diverse,” so only one business per state was eligible to be ranked in a category. Yelp says Arizona and California ranked best overall — both states had a ranking across all 10 categories.
