Have you heard of Rickey's Restaurant? Well, the Novato joint was the only Bay Area eatery to land on Forbes list of highest grossing restaurants in America. Last year they pulled in a whopping $18.7 million with a menu boasting such "classic" fare as coconut shrimp, chicken scallopini, penne pasta alfredo, and bacon-wrapped filet mignon. Basically, a menu over which your average San Francisco food twit would strain a muscle rolling their eyes. (For the record, we would totally eat there.)

Rickey's also urges customers to break the cardinal rule of waiting to swim before you eat. Forbes points out that "in the summer diners not only get live jazz with their dinner, they can also swim in Rickey's pool."

A few Yelp reviews:

• "Fun location where the kids can swim and play while you wait for dinner." - Des D.

• "My dinner (a prawn and scallop special) was very good! Hubby's prime rib was 'ok.' Dessert was an apple crisp (apples weren't peeled) that was also ok." - EC

• "NO SOUP. NO SALAD. DESSERT WAS A SMALL DISH OF VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH A BIT OF CHOCOLATE SAUCE OR FLAVORED LIKE CHOCOLATE." - Hope H.

• "One of the things that I love about Rickeys is that they have a gluten-free menu! They have a decent selections of appetizers, entrees, and desserts that are all gluten free, which makes eating and ordering here so easy if you are not able to tolerate gluten." - AM

Anyway, the majority of Forbes' list is bombarded with steakhouses and upscale crab shacks. Not too surprising. But we're surprised to see that a Novato joint with a pool was the only restaurant to make the list. Anyway, according to their site, "Rickey's serves old-fashioned American favorites, such as spit-roasted meats, slow smoked prime rib, and seasonal cuisine. The affordable and comfortable cuisine focuses on only the freshest ingredients from the tremendous bounty from small local growers."