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Lately, Americans have eaten out most at American, Mexican, and Chinese restaurants

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Seven-in-ten Americans (70%) say they went to an American restaurant in the past month, more than any other cuisine, according to a January 2025 Verasight survey. More than half (53%) say the same of Mexican restaurants, and 46% of Chinese.

Fewer report visiting Japanese (17%) or Indian (9%) restaurants, and 12% say they have not gone to a restaurant at all in the past month.

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Lately, Americans have eaten out most at American, Mexican, and Chinese restaurants.

In the past month, have you gone to a restaurant in any of the following cuisines?

  • - Selected Choice American 70.0%
  • - Selected Choice Mexican 53.4%
  • - Selected Choice Chinese 46.4%
  • - Selected Choice Japanese 17.1%
  • - Selected Choice Not visited restaurant in last month 12.1%
  • - Selected Choice Indian 9.3%
  • - Selected Choice Other 8.5%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.3%

Verasight AEA Omnibus Survey #2025-002

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-01-16 → 2025-01-27
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.3%
Module
Verasight AEA Omnibus Survey #2025-002

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Verasight AEA Omnibus Survey #2025-002, fielded January 16-27, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.3%.

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