2015 Dining Trends Survey Results

# of participants: 10,727

Gender: Male - 45% / Female - 55%

Age: 20s -19% / 30s -17% / 40s -19% / 50s -19% / 60+ - 26%

How many times do you typically eat out in restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Total Lunch & Dinner:

Lunch:

Dinner:

National Average

4.5

National Average

2.1

National Average

2.4

Atlanta

5.2

Atlanta

2.6

Miami

2.7

Austin

4.9

Los Angeles

2.5

Atlanta

2.6

Los Angeles

4.9

Dallas / Fort Worth

2.4

Austin

2.6

Miami

4.9

Austin

2.3

Houston

2.6

Dallas / Fort Worth

4.8

Houston

2.3

New York City

2.6

Houston

4.8

San Diego

2.3

Chicago

2.5

San Diego

4.8

San Francisco

2.3

San Diego

2.5

Chicago

4.7

Chicago

2.2

Dallas / Fort Worth

2.4

New York City

4.7

Miami

2.2

Denver

2.4

San Francisco

4.5

New York City

2.1

Los Angeles

2.4

Washington DC

4.5

Washington DC

2.1

Washington DC

2.4

Denver

4.4

Denver

2.0

Boston

2.2

Boston

4.1

Seattle

2.0

San Francisco

2.2

Seattle

4.0

Boston

1.9

Philadelphia

2.1

Philadelphia

3.7

Portland, OR

1.7

Minneapolis

2.0

Minneapolis

3.4

Philadelphia

1.6

Seattle

2.0

Portland, OR

3.4

Minneapolis

1.4

Portland, OR

1.7

Total Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner:

Breakfast:

National Average

5.2

National Average

0.7

Atlanta

6.0

Austin

0.9

Austin

5.8

Dallas / Fort Worth

0.9

Dallas / Fort Worth

5.7

Denver

0.9

Houston

5.7

Houston

0.9

Los Angeles

5.6

Atlanta

0.8

Miami

5.6

Chicago

0.8

Chicago

5.5

Los Angeles

0.7

New York City

5.4

Miami

0.7

San Diego

5.4

New York City

0.7

Denver

5.3

Boston

0.6

San Francisco

5.1

Portland, OR

0.6

Washington DC

5.1

San Diego

0.6

Boston

4.7

San Francisco

0.6

Seattle

4.6

Seattle

0.6

Philadelphia

4.2

Washington DC

0.6

Portland, OR

4.0

Minneapolis

0.5

Minneapolis

3.9

Philadelphia

0.5

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Average spend per person for dinner out (self-reported):

Average percent tip (self-reported):

National Average

$39.40

National Average

19.3%

New York City

$48.15

Austin

20.0%

Boston

$42.24

Philadelphia

19.8%

Miami

$41.35

Boston

19.6%

San Francisco

$41.00

Chicago

19.6%

Minneapolis

$40.61

Atlanta

19.5%

Chicago

$39.10

Minneapolis

19.5%

Los Angeles

$39.04

Washington DC

19.5%

Washington DC

$38.19

Miami

19.3%

Philadelphia

$37.07

New York City

19.3%

Houston

$36.49

Dallas / Fort Worth

19.2%

Atlanta

$36.33

Denver

19.1%

Seattle

$34.79

Los Angeles

18.9%

Denver

$34.66

San Francisco

18.7%

Portland, OR

$34.36

Seattle

18.6%

San Diego

$34.10

San Diego

18.5%

Dallas / Fort Worth

$30.34

Houston

18.4%

Austin

$25.81

Portland, OR

18.3%

How many lunches and dinners per week do you typically eat out, take out, cook at home and skip?

National Average
New York City
Austin
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Chicago
Miami
Houston
Washington DC
Dallas / Fort Worth
San Diego
San Francisco
Denver
Boston
Seattle
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Portland, OR

% of Meals Eat
Out / Take Out
48%
56%
53%
52%
51%
50%
50%
48%
48%
48%
48%
47%
46%
46%
44%
42%
39%
38%

Eat out /
Take out
6.3
7.4
6.9
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.0
6.0
5.5
5.5
5.0
5.0

Eat out at
restaurants
4.5
4.7
4.9
5.2
4.9
4.7
4.9
4.8
4.5
4.8
4.8
4.5
4.4
4.1
4.0
3.7
3.4
3.4

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Take out
1.8
2.7
2.0
1.6
1.8
1.9
1.6
1.6
1.8
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.6
1.9
1.5
1.8
1.6
1.6

Cook /
Prepare at
Home
6.8
5.7
6.1
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.9
6.9
6.7
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.1
7.5
7.8
8.2

Skip
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.8
1.1
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.4
1.0
1.2
0.8

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What irritates you most about dining out?
National Average
Miami
San Diego
Houston
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Denver
New York City
Austin
San Francisco
Boston
Chicago
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Dallas / Fort Worth
Seattle
Minneapolis
Portland, OR

Service
26%
32%
31%
30%
28%
28%
28%
27%
26%
25%
25%
25%
25%
22%
22%
19%
15%
13%

Noise
24%
23%
16%
17%
20%
19%
18%
27%
16%
28%
23%
21%
16%
30%
22%
23%
26%
31%

Prices
17%
14%
15%
15%
20%
19%
21%
21%
9%
13%
20%
20%
11%
12%
16%
16%
22%
15%

Crowds
13%
12%
7%
13%
12%
13%
9%
15%
15%
14%
14%
18%
12%
11%
15%
6%
15%
10%

Food
7%
7%
7%
7%
8%
7%
7%
5%
3%
7%
9%
5%
9%
7%
5%
11%
9%
21%

Parking
7%
5%
19%
10%
8%
9%
11%
2%
24%
8%
7%
6%
9%
11%
13%
13%
7%
8%

Traffic
3%
4%
4%
4%
3%
2%
1%
1%
2%
2%
-%

3%
8%
4%
2%
7%
2%
-%

Other
3%
3%
1%
4%
1%
3%
5%
2%
5%
3%
2%
2%
10%
3%
5%
5%
4%
2%

What's your biggest service pet peeve?

Early
Inat- Slow
Inade- plate
tentive ser- Rude quate clearstaff vice staff training ing
Natl Average
24% 17% 10%
9%
8%
Minneapolis
37% 18% 6%
4%
8%
Austin
34% 30% 9%
6%
2%
Washington DC 31% 17% 10%
8%
6%
San Diego
28% 15% 14%
9%
3%
Los Angeles
25% 19% 10%
8%
7%
Philadelphia
24% 17% 10%
10%
9%
Portland, OR
24% 16% 10%
8%
5%
Dallas / FW
24% 15% 9%
11%
9%
Chicago
24% 14% 14%
11%
7%
Denver
24% 14% 8%
9%
5%
Houston
23% 25% 8%
10%
7%
Boston
23% 19% 8%
7%
11%
San Francisco
23% 18% 11%
10%
8%
Miami
23% 15% 9%
11%
10%
Atlanta
22% 22% 7%
14%
5%
New York City
21% 11% 13%
7%
13%
Seattle
13% 14% 13%
19%
3%

Poor
Poor
FreproreWait
quent Order blem Pushy Over quest Misw/ Being inter- mix- hand- staff friend- hand- takes
reso rushed ruptions ups ling upsell ly staff ling on bill Other None
6%
5%
3%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
3%
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6%
1%
4%
5%
2%
1%
2%
6%
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2%
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2%
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3%
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4%
3%
3%
3%
2%
8%
1%
2%
1%
1%
3%
8%
6%
3%
1%
2%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
4%
4%
7%
3%
4%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
2%
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-%
5%
7%
6%
7%
5%
1%
2%
4%
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4%
4%
8%
4%
1%
4%
2%
1%
4%
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7%
4%
3%
2%
2%
5%
1%
2%
1%
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7%
5%
5%
1%
6%
3%
1%
2%
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4%
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1%
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4%
1%
2%
5%
3%
2%
3%
1%
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2%
4%
7%
1%
2%
3%
2%
3%
3%
1%
2%
2%
10% 6%
2%
2%
3%
3%
1%
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6%
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4%
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Which type of noise irritates you the most in restaurants?

National Average
Portland, OR
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Washington DC
Minneapolis
New York City
Boston
Atlanta
Houston
San Diego
Seattle
Denver
Philadelphia
Austin
Chicago
Dallas / Fort Worth

Noise from
bad
acoustics
28%
37%
34%
33%
30%
29%
29%
27%
26%
26%
25%
25%
25%
25%
24%
23%
23%
23%

Unruly
babies &
children
24%
15%
21%
22%
26%
22%
19%
22%
27%
24%
35%
29%
29%
28%
25%
33%
26%
27%

Loud
music
17%
19%
15%
18%
13%
19%
22%
20%
17%
15%
16%
19%
17%
16%
15%
11%
21%
21%

Talking on
mobile
phones
13%
13%
14%
14%
10%
11%
13%
13%
14%
16%
9%
9%
13%
18%
16%
12%
13%
5%

Loud
conversations
11%
11%
11%
9%
10%
12%
11%
13%
8%
10%
10%
7%
8%
5%
12%
9%
11%
15%

Noise from
kitchen
2%
-%
2%
1%
3%
2%
2%
1%
3%
1%
-%
4%
1%
-%
1%
6%
1%
2%

Noise
doesn't
bother me
5%
2%
3%
3%
8%
4%
4%
4%
5%
6%
4%
6%
7%
8%
7%
5%
5%
7%

Other
noise
-%
3%
-%
-%
-%
1%
-%
-%
-%
2%
1%
1%
-%
-%
-%
1%
-%
-%

What is your favorite cuisine?

South
AmeriSea- Japan- Mex- SteakChinAmeri- Span- VegViet- Ger- BritItalian can French food ese ican houses Thai ese Greek Indian can
ish etarian namese man ish Other

Nat'l Average
Denver
New York City
Portland, OR
Miami
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Boston
Washington DC
Dallas / FW
Chicago
San Diego
Atlanta
Houston
Seattle
Minneapolis
Austin

24%
31%
30%
29%
27%
26%
26%
25%
21%
20%
19%
19%
19%
18%
18%
17%
12%
8%

14%
16%
11%
7%
14%
17%
11%
12%
13%
17%
18%
16%
12%
17%
16%
10%
25%
23%

10%
9%
12%
7%
8%
9%
9%
10%
14%
12%
4%
12%
10%
11%
6%
14%
20%
6%

10% 8% 7%
3%
6% 11%
5% 10% 6%
24% 5% 6%
12% 8% 2%
9%
6% 5%
8% 14% 7%
7% 10% 6%
14% 7% 7%
8%
7% 7%
12% 6% 19%
10% 7% 8%
13% 8% 7%
11% 5% 8%
18% 2% 16%
15% 8% 6%
19% 4% 2%
9% 3% 19%

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8%
4%
1%
8%
7%
6%
3%
3%
3%
7%
6%
6%
4%
5%
2%
2%
2%

5%
5%
3%
4%
6%
5%
4%
5%
4%
8%
3%
5%
12%
7%
2%
9%
6%
8%

3%
1%
3%
1%
3%
2%
4%
3%
2%
2%
1%
4%
1%
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1%
3%
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2%
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1%
3%
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3%
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4%
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5%
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How do you typically make restaurant reservations?

National Average
Washington DC
Minneapolis
Chicago
San Francisco
Boston
Philadelphia
San Diego
New York City
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Denver
Seattle
Dallas / Fort Worth
Houston
Austin
Portland, OR
Miami

Via Internet Via Internet Via Internet

on desktop / on mobile on tablet /
Phone
Via Internet
laptop
phone
iPad
restaurant
61%
29%
23%
9%
32%
76%
39%
25%
12%
21%
76%
39%
21%
16%
20%
72%
32%
30%
10%
23%
70%
37%
24%
9%
25%
69%
34%
25%
10%
26%
67%
29%
28%
10%
29%
66%
30%
26%
10%
30%
64%
33%
22%
9%
30%
61%
31%
20%
10%
34%
60%
21%
29%
10%
32%
59%
26%
27%
6%
32%
58%
29%
21%
8%
30%
58%
20%
28%
10%
28%
55%
24%
23%
8%
35%
52%
26%
22%
4%
37%
47%
22%
17%
8%
47%
40%
16%
17%
7%
53%

In person
1%
-%
-%
-%
-%
-%
-%
1%
-%
-%
1%
-%
-%
1%
2%
3%
-%
1%

Don't
reserve
6%
3%
4%
5%
5%
5%
4%
3%
6%
5%
7%
9%
12%
13%
8%
8%
6%
6%

While dining in a restaurant, how do you feel about children using tablets / ipads / mobile phones at the table?

National Average
San Diego
Houston
Seattle
Miami
Philadelphia
New York City
Washington DC
Dallas / Fort Worth
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Boston
Austin
Portland, OR
Chicago
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Denver

It's rude &

inappropriate
26%
32%
31%
30%
29%
27%
27%
26%
26%
26%
26%
25%
24%
24%
24%
19%
19%
18%

Ok in moderation
49%
37%
46%
47%
46%
49%
48%
49%
48%
48%
47%
53%
55%
53%
51%
51%
46%
42%

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acceptable
16%
19%
16%
13%
16%
17%
15%
14%
17%
17%
17%
14%
11%
13%
17%
25%
14%
34%

No opinion
9%
12%
7%
10%
9%
7%
10%
11%
9%
9%
10%
8%
10%
10%
8%
5%
21%
6%

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While dining in a restaurant, how often do you use your mobile phone at the table to ?
Take Photos

National Average
Austin
Dallas / Fort Worth
Seattle
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
San Diego
Boston
San Francisco
Miami
Denver
Philadelphia
New York City
Minneapolis
Portland, OR
Atlanta
Washington, DC

Often
8%
14%
12%
11%
10%
10%
10%
8%
8%
8%
8%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
6%
5%

Occasionally
26%
35%
24%
25%
29%
27%
24%
30%
28%
27%
26%
35%
27%
25%
21%
20%
31%
27%

Rarely Never
35%
30%
33%
18%
36%
28%
39%
25%
36%
25%
24%
36%
34%
31%
40%
20%
34%
30%
34%
30%
38%
27%
34%
24%
33%
32%
33%
34%
46%
26%
39%
29%
36%
27%
37%
30%

No
mobile
phone
1%
-%
-%
-%
-%
3%
1%
2%
-%
1%
1%
-%
1%
1%
-%
5%
-%
1%

Use Social Media (e.g., tweet, post, check-in)

No
Occasionmobile
Often
ally
Rarely
Never
phone
7%
18%
23%
51%
1%
13%
29%
34%
24%
-%
6%
31%
20%
42%
1%
10%
19%
19%
49%
3%
9%
20%
28%
43%
-%
8%
16%
20%
55%
1%
4%
17%
23%
55%
1%
6%
27%
18%
47%
2%
12%
14%
24%
50%
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5%
31%
24%
40%
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7%
16%
23%
53%
1%
11%
28%
18%
42%
1%
6%
15%
25%
53%
1%
5%
19%
26%
49%
1%
8%
17%
25%
49%
1%
6%
9%
17%
63%
5%
3%
13%
26%
58%
-%
6%
16%
18%
59%
1%

While dining in a restaurant, how often do you use your mobile phone at the table to ?
Text or Email

National Average
Austin
Denver
Houston
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
San Diego
Seattle
Atlanta
Boston
Dallas / Fort Worth
New York City
San Francisco
Washington, DC
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Portland, OR

Often
6%
8%
8%
8%
4%
7%
5%
10%
7%
4%
6%
9%
5%
4%
7%
6%
3%
-%

Occasionally
27%
27%
34%
22%
28%
25%
25%
29%
23%
25%
27%
30%
23%
29%
31%
25%
28%
22%

Rarely Never
41%
25%
44%
21%
36%
21%
44%
26%
46%
21%
42%
23%
42%
27%
38%
21%
46%
24%
38%
32%
37%
29%
36%
24%
41%
31%
42%
24%
39%
22%
38%
30%
36%
33%
48%
25%

Talk
No
mobile
phone
1%
-%
1%
-%
1%
3%
1%
2%
-%
1%
1%
1%
-%
1%
1%
1%
-%
5%

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Often
1%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
-%
-%
-%

Occasionally
3%
3%
3%
6%
2%
3%
4%
2%
2%
9%
2%
7%
3%
3%
2%
4%
2%
1%

Rarely
35%
40%
36%
39%
33%
34%
45%
36%
35%
34%
29%
40%
37%
29%
33%
30%
36%
22%

Never
60%
54%
57%
49%
63%
60%
48%
58%
61%
56%
68%
51%
58%
66%
63%
66%
61%
72%

No
mobile
phone
1%
-%
1%
3%
-%
1%
1%
2%
-%
-%
-%
1%
1%
1%
1%
-%
1%
5%

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When choosing a new restaurant to dine at, what type of online information do you usually seek out? **

National Average
Minneapolis
Chicago
Washington, DC
Atlanta
Austin
Boston
Seattle
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
New York City
Dallas / Fort Worth
Houston
Miami
San Diego
San Francisco
Denver
Portland, OR

Menus
84%
90%
89%
88%
87%
87%
87%
87%
85%
82%
82%
81%
81%
81%
81%
80%
78%
74%

Consumer
reviews
77%
75%
77%
82%
75%
83%
78%
80%
76%
77%
72%
79%
79%
79%
83%
77%
73%
76%

Restaurant
websites
65%
74%
70%
70%
68%
59%
70%
73%
65%
64%
63%
74%
62%
58%
63%
63%
62%
59%

Photos
36%
49%
38%
36%
35%
51%
33%
43%
31%
37%
44%
32%
38%
31%
42%
38%
28%
20%

Blogs
17%
25%
20%
21%
23%
25%
17%
23%
14%
16%
18%
21%
21%
15%
13%
16%
18%
9%

Don't
research
online
1%
-%
2%
-%
-%
-%
-%
-%
2%
1%
2%
1%
4%
2%
1%
1%
3%
-%

What effect does a restaurant's cash-only policy have on your dining out habits? **

National Average
Minneapolis
Houston
Seattle
Chicago
Washington, DC
Denver
Portland, OR
San Diego
Miami
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Boston
Austin
Atlanta
Dallas / Fort Worth
New York City
San Francisco

Less inclined
to go
45%
56%
53%
53%
49%
49%
48%
48%
47%
46%
46%
45%
43%
42%
41%
41%
41%
41%

Avoid these
restaurants
15%
24%
17%
18%
13%
17%
29%
10%
20%
15%
9%
15%
12%
29%
23%
21%
10%
13%

Spend less
overall
10%
6%
8%
18%
11%
12%
21%
5%
14%
8%
9%
9%
14%
15%
8%
8%
10%
12%

Tip less
2%
1%
1%
5%
2%
3%
5%
-%
5%
2%
1%
2%
2%
12%
7%
2%
2%
3%

No effect
40%
26%
29%
30%
40%
33%
25%
42%
32%
39%
45%
39%
42%
35%
34%
41%
47%
42%

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Have you ever? (% Yes)

National Average
San Diego
Miami
Denver
Los Angeles
Portland, OR
Seattle
Austin
San Francisco
Dallas / Fort Worth
Houston
Minneapolis
Chicago
Washington, DC
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Atlanta

Sent dish back Eavesdropped Stiffed on tip

to kitchen
on next table for bad service
85%
81%
48%
93%
81%
58%
92%
73%
49%
89%
86%
52%
88%
79%
48%
88%
87%
56%
88%
85%
57%
87%
84%
44%
87%
83%
57%
86%
75%
55%
86%
80%
58%
83%
79%
48%
82%
84%
52%
82%
82%
46%
81%
82%
46%
81%
84%
48%
81%
84%
41%
80%
73%
43%

Slipped
maitre'd cash
for table
17%
18%
34%
10%
19%
6%
12%
7%
15%
17%
15%
13%
18%
12%
11%
17%
11%
18%

Stolen
something
(fork, salt
shaker, etc.)
16%
19%
13%
23%
13%
9%
13%
20%
12%
18%
24%
19%
24%
14%
16%
15%
23%
21%

Walked out
without paying
4%
5%
8%
2%
3%
4%
4%
3%
3%
9%
6%
1%
4%
2%
3%
3%
4%
5%

How do you feel about the following restaurant trends?

Farm-to-table dining
(i.e., use of locally and seasonally Extremely detailed printed menu
sourced ingredients)
descriptions
Love it
National Average
66%
Portland, OR
88%
San Diego
76%
Seattle
73%
Boston
72%
Minneapolis
72%
San Francisco
71%
Dallas / Fort Worth
69%
Los Angeles
66%
Chicago
64%
Denver
64%
Philadelphia
64%
Washington, DC
63%
Atlanta
62%
Houston
61%
New York City
60%
Miami
59%
Austin
55%

Don't
mind
25%
9%
16%
17%
20%
21%
23%
21%
24%
25%
26%
27%
29%
27%
28%
29%
28%
33%

No
Over it opinion Love it
6%
3%
29%
3%
25%
-%
5%
3%
35%
9%
1%
28%
5%
3%
26%
6%
1%
28%
4%
2%
27%
5%
5%
34%
6%
4%
30%
7%
4%
32%
7%
3%
36%
6%
3%
32%
5%
3%
23%
10%
1%
27%
8%
3%
30%
7%
4%
25%
5%
8%
27%
12%
-%
34%

Don't
mind
49%
47%
45%
53%
50%
41%
50%
50%
49%
48%
43%
49%
56%
51%
49%
49%
50%
48%

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Head-to-tail dining
(i.e., consumption of offal,
trotters, ears, etc.)

No
Over it opinion Love it
16%
6%
10%
21%
7%
13%
11%
9%
6%
12%
7%
9%
16%
8%
13%
20%
11%
10%
18%
5%
17%
10%
6%
11%
15%
6%
10%
13%
7%
11%
15%
6%
18%
14%
5%
11%
16%
5%
7%
17%
5%
16%
17%
4%
9%
19%
7%
11%
16%
7%
5%
15%
3%
9%

Don't
mind
21%
25%
22%
19%
27%
24%
24%
21%
19%
23%
30%
19%
24%
22%
17%
21%
18%
33%

No
Over it opinion
48%
21%
41%
21%
43%
29%
54%
18%
46%
14%
46%
20%
43%
16%
48%
20%
50%
21%
45%
21%
42%
10%
49%
21%
49%
20%
46%
16%
53%
21%
46%
22%
47%
30%
38%
20%

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How do you feel about the following food trends?

National Average
Boston
Austin
Minneapolis
New York City
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington, DC
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Denver
Houston
Seattle
Dallas / Fort Worth
Philadelphia
Miami
Portland, OR
San Diego

Love it
45%
53%
51%
51%
49%
49%
48%
48%
45%
44%
44%
44%
42%
41%
41%
40%
40%
36%

Brussels Sprouts
Don't
mind
Over it
31%
18%
28%
16%
31%
13%
28%
15%
29%
15%
32%
15%
29%
17%
30%
18%
35%
16%
27%
21%
33%
18%
31%
20%
36%
17%
28%
26%
33%
19%
31%
20%
49%
8%
47%
13%

Beets
No
opinion
6%
3%
5%
6%
7%
4%
6%
4%
4%
8%
5%
5%
5%
5%
7%
9%
3%
4%

Love it
38%
43%
31%
45%
41%
45%
38%
39%
42%
28%
31%
30%
38%
28%
37%
36%
44%
29%

Don't
mind
30%
28%
30%
29%
31%
30%
31%
26%
31%
36%
35%
30%
32%
27%
32%
30%
36%
32%

Love it
27%
41%
36%
19%
27%
33%
20%
27%
26%
22%
27%
28%
22%
30%
29%
31%
26%
18%

Don't
mind
36%
29%
32%
35%
38%
33%
40%
33%
36%
37%
37%
38%
36%
31%
38%
31%
44%
46%

Over it
23%
22%
29%
18%
20%
19%
25%
27%
19%
28%
28%
31%
24%
38%
22%
22%
16%
29%

No opinion
9%
7%
10%
8%
8%
6%
6%
8%
8%
8%
6%
9%
6%
7%
9%
12%
4%
10%

How do you feel about the following food trends?

National Average
Austin
Atlanta
Dallas / Fort Worth
Philadelphia
San Francisco
San Diego
Chicago
New York City
Houston
Los Angeles
Washington, DC
Miami
Portland, OR
Boston
Denver
Seattle
Minneapolis

Love it
28%
49%
31%
31%
30%
30%
29%
27%
27%
26%
26%
26%
25%
25%
24%
24%
22%
14%

Bacon Anything
Don't
mind
Over it
32%
34%
19%
31%
39%
25%
38%
28%
32%
32%
31%
34%
22%
42%
31%
34%
32%
33%
32%
36%
32%
36%
34%
34%
31%
32%
21%
45%
27%
44%
39%
32%
37%
37%
31%
50%

Kale
No opinion
6%
1%
5%
3%
6%
5%
7%
8%
8%
6%
6%
6%
12%
9%
5%
5%
4%
5%

Over it
30%
28%
24%
35%
26%
29%
28%
34%
31%
34%
31%
28%
30%
34%
27%
30%
23%
26%

No
opinion
7%
2%
8%
11%
9%
5%
12%
6%
7%
7%
5%
6%
12%
5%
6%
8%
7%
10%

The survey was conducted online from July 29 August 27, 2014.

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