Zagat Survey today released the results of its 2008 America's Top Restaurants survey. The average surveyor ate out 3.3 times per week and spent an average $33.29 for a typical dinner, a 2.3% increase over last year. Eleven restaurants in this year's survey earned a near perfect 29 out of a possible 30 for food, including Gary Danko in San Francisco. Reflecting the growing interest in sustainably raised foods, a majority of San Francisco residents (67%) say they are willing to pay more for it. It may surprise Americans to learn that US restaurants cost roughly half of what their peers do in Tokyo ($69.58). West coast diners in San Francisco and Los Angeles are among the least generous tippers at 18.4%.
Italian remains the nation's favorite cuisine with 27% of surveyors naming it. American fare comes in second at 16% and French and Japanese tie for third with 11%. Although individual Asian cuisines score low, when combined, Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Indian reach 30%.
While nationwide only 11% of diners reserve online, tech savvy diners in San Francisco use the internet for 43% of reservations. Earthtimes 10/24/07
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