2015 Washington DC Restaurants Results_& Dining Trends_Final

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2015 Washington, DC Area Restaurant Stats &

Dining Trends Survey Results

Number of Restaurants Covered: 800+ Number of Surveyors: 3,721

Best Cheap Eats ($25 & Under)

1 Pupatella

2 Duke's Grocery

3 Florida Avenue Grill

4 Sundevich

5 2 Amys

6 Ray's: To The Third

7 Ruan Thai

8 A&J Restaurant

9 BonChon Chicken

10 Bayou Bakery

Most Popular

1 Clyde's

2 Matchbox

3 Rasika

4 Sweetwater Tavern

5 Ruth's Chris Steak House

6 &pizza

7 Zaytinya

8 Founding Farmers

9 Jaleo

10 Old Ebbitt Grill

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Best Spots by Cuisine

New American Corduroy Japanese Sushi Taro

BBQ Smoke & Barrel Mexican El Chucho - Cocina Superior

Burgers Ray's: To The Third Middle Eastern Amsterdam Falafelshop

Chinese Peking Gourmet Inn Pan-Asian The Source

Coffee Shops Northside Social Coffee & Wine Pizza Pupatella

Dim Sum A&J Restaurant Sandwiches Duke's Grocery

Eclectic Minibar by Jos Andrs Seafood Fiola Mare

Classic French L'Auberge Chez Francois Small Plates Rose's Luxury

French Bistros Central Michel Richard South American Chima

New French Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier Southern Food Florida Avenue Grill

Gastropubs Granville Moore's Spanish Estadio

Greek/Med Zaytinya Steakhouses Prime Rib

Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurant Nora Vietnamese Four Sisters Restaurant

Indian Rasika Thai Little Serow

Italian Fiola

Top Service

1 The Inn at Little Washington

2 L'Auberge Chez Francois

3 Fiola

4 Minibar by Jos Andrs

5 Prime Rib

6 Komi

7 Chima

8 Rose's Luxury

9 Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier

10 Corduroy

Top Food

1 Fiola

2 Corduroy

3 Rasika

4 Rose's Luxury


6 L'Auberge Chez Francois

7 Bombay Club

8 Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier

9 Chima

10 Tosca

Top Dcor


2 Fiola Mare

3 Minibar by Jos Andrs

4 Chima

5 Lightfoot

6 Fiola

7 Bombay Club

8 La Ferme Restaurant

9 Rose's Luxury

10 Trummer's On Main

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How many times do you typically eat out in restaurants per week for breakfast, lunch and dinner ?

Washington DC

Average

National

Average

Breakfast 0.6 0.7

Lunch 2.1 2.1

Dinner 2.4 2.4

Total Lunch and Dinner 4.5 4.5

Total Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 5.1 5.2

How much do you spend on average per person when eating out at a restaurant for dinner?

Washington DC National

Average $ 38.19 $ 39.40

If a service charge is not included, what % do you usually tip?


Average 19.5% 19.3%

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

Washington DC

Average

National

Average

Cook/Prepare at home 6.9 6.8

Eat out/take out 6.3 6.3

Eat out in restaurants 4.5 4.5

Take out 1.8 1.8

Skip 0.8 0.9

Total meals eaten per week: 13.2 13.1

% total meals eat out/take out: 48% 48%

3

What is your favorite cuisine?


Italian 20% 24%

American 17% 14%

French 12% 10%

Seafood 8% 10%

Thai 8% 5%

Japanese 7% 8%

Mexican 7% 7%

Steakhouses 3% 5%

Indian 3% 2%

Chinese 2% 3%

Greek 2% 2%

Vegetarian 2% 1%

Korean 1% 1%

Spanish 1% 1%

Vietnamese 1% 1%

Other 6% 6%

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What's your biggest service pet peeve?


Inattentive staff 31% 24%

Slow service 17% 17%

Rude staff 10% 10%

Inadequate training 8% 9%

Plates cleared before everyone finish course/meal 6% 8%

Waiting with a reservation 5% 6%

Rushed service 5% 5%

Frequent interruptions by staff 3% 3%

Order mix-ups 3% 3%

Pushy staff trying to upsell 3% 3%

Poor handling of special requests 3% 2%

Poor handling of service problems 2% 3%

Overly friendly staff 1% 2%

Mistakes on your bill -% 1%

Other service peeves -% 1%

I don't have any service pet peeves 2% 3%

4

Which type of noise irritates you the most in restaurants?


General noise because of bad acoustics 29% 28%

Unruly babies and young children 22% 24%

Loud music 19% 17%

Loud conversations 12% 11%

People talking on mobile phones 11% 13%

Noise from the kitchen 2% 2%

Other noise 1% -%

Noise usually doesn't bother me in restaurants 4% 5%

How do you typically make restaurant reservations?


Via Internet 76% 61%

Via the Internet on your desktop/laptop 39% 29%

Via the Internet on your mobile phone 25% 23%

Via the Internet on your tablet/iPad 12% 9%

Phone restaurant 21% 32%

In person -% 1%

Don't reserve 3% 6%

What irritates you most about dining out?


Service 28% 26%

Noise 19% 24%

Prices 19% 17%

Crowds 13% 13%

Parking 9% 7%

Food 7% 7%

Traffic 2% 3%

Other 3% 3%

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


It's rude and inappropriate 26% 26%

Ok in moderation 49% 49%

Perfectly acceptable 14% 16%

No opinion 11% 9%

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

accepted)


Menus 88% 84%

Consumer reviews 82% 77%

Restaurant websites 70% 65%

Photos 36% 36%

Blogs 21% 17%

I do not research restaurants online -% 1%

What effect does a restaurants cash-only policy have on your dining out habits? (multiple responses accepted)


Im less inclined to go 49% 45%

I avoid these restaurants 17% 15%

I spend less overall 12% 10%

I tip less 3% 2%

No effect on my dining out habits 33% 40%

Have you ever? (% Yes)


Sent a dish back to the kitchen 82% 85%

Eavesdropped on a conversation at next table 82% 81%

Stiffed a server on the tip for bad service 46% 48%

Stolen something (fork, salt shaker, etc.) 14% 16%

Slipped the maitred cash for a table 12% 17%

Walked out on a meal without paying 2% 4%

How do you feel about the following food trends?

Brussels Sprouts Beets Bacon Anything Kale

DC National DC National DC National DC National

Love it 48% 45% 39% 38% 26% 28% 28% 27%

Dont mind 30% 31% 26% 30% 34% 32% 38% 36%

Over it 18% 18% 27% 23% 34% 34% 28% 30%

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

How do you feel about the following restaurant trends?

Farm-to-table dining

(i.e., use of locally and

seasonally sourced ingredients)

Extremely detailed printed menu

descriptions

Head-to-tail dining

(i.e., consumption of offal,

trotters, ears, etc.)

DC National DC National DC National

Love it 63% 66% 23% 29% 7% 10%

Dont mind 29% 25% 56% 49% 24% 21%

Over it 5% 6% 16% 16% 49% 48%

No opinion 3% 3% 5% 6% 20% 21%

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