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New York City is the most Michelin-starred US city (
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San Francisco is the most saturated restaurant market with 39.3 restaurants per 10,000 households (
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New Orleans is the most bar-dense city in America (
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Tao Asian Bistro in Las Vegas is the most profitable independent restaurant in America (
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Walleub conducted a report to determine the Best Foodie Cities in America. Orlando, FL came out on top (source).
In the same report, North Las Vegas came in last (source).
With nearly 70,000 eating and drinking locations, California has the most restaurant locations, followed by New York (
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Facts About Pizzerias & Pizza in Restaurants
The average American eats 46 slices of pizza every year (
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3 billion pizzas are ordered every year in America (
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Hawaiian pizza was first served by a Greek man living in Canada (
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Anchovies are most frequently called the least popular pizza topping (
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Pepperoni is the most popular pizza topping (source).
37% of all pizza orders include a plain cheese pizza (source).
Domino's kickstarted the "30 Minutes or Less" campaign in 1984 (
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Unfortunately, they were forced to rescind the offer after losing millions in court. Injuries (and at least one death) occurred because drivers would apparently dive recklessly to meet the deadline (
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Believe it or not, more Americans order their meat well done or medium well than they do rare or medium rare.
17% of diners' meals go uneaten in restaurants (source).
Some of the biggest restaurant chains - including In-N-Out, Denny's, and Johnny Rocket's - are family owned (
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Benihana was founded by a professional wrestler, Hiroaki Aoki, who raised capital by driving an ice cream truck. Bonus fact: Hiroaki is Steve Aoki's father! (
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