Fort Worth restaurant ranked among most romantic

Fort Worth’s Le Cep, a French restaurant in the Museum Place developmentis among the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America for 2017.

That, according to a new ranking from OpenTable, a provider of online restaurant reservations that is part of The Priceline Group.

The San Francisco-based company announced the rankings today.

The rankings reflect the combined opinions of more than 10 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 24,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Proving Virginia really is for lovers, the state boasts 13 winning restaurants, followed by Florida with 10 and Ohio with eight. California, Colorado, and North Carolina have seven each, Texas has six, New York and Washington each have five winners, while Nevada has four. Arizona, Illinois and South Carolina earned three apiece. Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania all have two standout restaurants. Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Tennessee are also represented.

“These winning restaurants understand that sharing a delicious meal is a universal rite of courtship at any stage of a relationship,” said Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief Dining Officer. “Whether diners are out celebrating Valentine’s Day or simply connecting over a flirty dinner, this year’s honorees excel at setting the table for romance.”

The list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America is generated solely from more than 10 million verified OpenTable diner reviews collected between December 1, 2015 and November 30, 2016. All restaurants with a minimum “overall” score and number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the percentage of reviews for which “romantic” was selected as a special feature.

The complete list may also be viewed at https://www.opentable.com/m/100-most-romantic-restaurants-2017/.

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2017 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America

Texas restaurants on the list:

Le Cep – Fort Worth

St. Martin’s Wine Bistro – Dallas

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CafΓ© Central – El Paso

Chez Nous French Restaurant – Humble, Texas

Four Winds Steakhouse – Wills Point, Texas

Christopher’s World Grille – Bryan, Texas

Restaurants around the country:

Alexander’s – Roanoke, Virginia

Antebellum – Flowery Branch, Georgia

Arabellas Italian Ristorante – Winter Haven, Florida

Arielle’s Country Inn – Sellersville, Pennsylvania

BakerStreet – Fort Wayne, Indiana

Bertrand at Mister A’s – San Diego, California

The Bistro at Gervasi Vineyard – Canton, Ohio

Bistro L’Hermitage – Woodbridge, Virginia

Bistro San Martin – Arlington, Washington

Boulevard Bistro – Elk Grove, California

Byrd and Baldwin Bros. Steakhouse – Norfolk, Virginia

CafΓ© Matisse – Rutherford, New Jersey

Cafe Renaissance – Vienna, Virginia

Carlos’ Bistro – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Chef’s Table at the Edgewater – Winter Garden, Florida

Chez FranΓ§ois – Vermilion, Ohio

Chimney Park – Windsor, Colorado

The Chop House – Multiple Locations

Circa 1886 – Charleston, South Carolina

Coldwater Cafe & Catering – Tipp City, Ohio

Collage Restaurant – St. Augustine, Florida

Cygnus 27 – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Daniel’s Restaurant – Hamburg, New York

Del Alma – Corvallis, Oregon

The Dining Room-Biltmore Estate – Asheville, North Carolina

Don’s Pomeroy House – Strongsville, Ohio

Edgewood Restaurant – Stateline, Nevada

El Gaucho – Tacoma, Washington

The English Grill at Brown Hotel – Louisville, Kentucky

Fearrington House Restaurant – Pittsboro, North Carolina

Firefly – Panama City Beach, Florida

Flagstaff House – Boulder, Colorado

The Flatiron Cafe – Omaha, Nebraska

Fleurie – Charlottesville, Virginia

Franklinville Inn – Franklinville, New Jersey

Gabriel’s Restaurant – Sedalia, Colorado

Gardner’s – Olympia, Washington

Geja’s CafΓ© – Chicago, Illinois

The Goodstone Inn & Estate Restaurant – Middleburg, Virginia

Gracie’s – Providence, Rhode Island

Harry’s Restaurant – Manhattan, Kansas

The Hobbit – Orange, California

Hugo’s Cellar-Four Queens – Las Vegas, Nevada

Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm – Holicong, Pennsylvania

The Inn at Little Washington – Washington, Virginia

Jackson’s Steakhouse – Pensacola, Florida

Jillian’s – Palm Desert, California

Joshua Wilton House – Harrisonburg, Virginia

Katherine’s Steakhouse – Mesquite, Nevada

L’Auberge Chez FranΓ§ois – Great Falls, Virginia

La Cocina International Restaurant – St. Augustine Beach, Florida

La Cremaillere Restaurant – Bedford, New York

Latitudes – Key West, Florida

Le Vallauris – Palm Springs, California

The Little Dipper – Wilmington, North Carolina

Mahogany Prime Steakhouse – Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Melting Pot – Multiple locations

Michel’s at the Colony Surf – Honolulu, Hawaii

Monarch – Scottsdale, Arizona

Montalcino Ristorante Italiano – Issaquah, Washington

Mr. Lester’s Steakhouse – Charenton, Louisiana

Nick and Nino’s Penthouse Steakhouse – Springfield, Illinois

The Old Inn On The Green – New Marlborough, Massachusetts

Orchids at Palm Court – Cincinnati, Ohio

Over the Moon Cafe – Tacoma, Washington

Penrose Room-The Broadmoor – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Pepper Tree Restaurant – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Perry Street Brasserie – Galena, Illinois

Pier W – Cleveland, Ohio

Primavista – Cincinnati, Ohio

Quiessence at The Farm at South Mountain – Phoenix, Arizona

The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro – Columbus, Ohio

The Restaurant at Convict Lake – Mammoth Lakes, California

The Restaurant at Gideon Ridge Inn – Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Restaurant Iris – Memphis, Tennessee

Rey’s – Raleigh, North Carolina

Ristorante Massimo – Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Russell’s Steaks, Chops, and More – Williamsville, New York

Saint Jacques French Cuisine – Raleigh, North Carolina

Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern – Raleigh, North Carolina

Sedgley Place – Greene, Maine

Ski Tip Lodge – Keystone, Colorado

Sky’s Restaurant – Grand Forks, North Dakota

Sonoma – Princeton, Massachusetts

Stables Steakhouse – Terre Haute, Indiana

The Steakhouse at Harrah’s-Harrah’s Reno – Reno, Nevada

The Studio, An Artistic Dining Experience – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Tempo Dulu – Portland, Maine

TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone – Verona, New York

V.Mertz – Omaha, Nebraska

Vernon’s Speakeasy – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico

Vintage Tavern – Suffolk, Virginia

Wally’s Desert Turtle – Rancho Mirage, California

Yono’s Restaurant – Albany, New York

For more on Fort Worth’s Le Cep:

www.fortworthbusiness.com/business/bon-app-tit/article_7ef3f0da-cf43-11e4-817a-2f90a0ef6f67.html