Well, since becoming a dad and what not, less than I used to. However, even still, we enjoy eating out a lot and the list of restaurants we go to in the Washington, DC area is long.
My favorite is in the Old Town area of Alexandria, Virginia - a suburb of Washington DC. The area itself, as the name suggests, is made up of old colonial era buildings along the Potomac River that house all sorts of shops, stores and restaurants.
Among them is an Italian place called Il Porto. (Just for fun, here is the link: https://www.ilportoristorante.com/ ) In my bachelor days, this was my every Friday night dinner place - except for Lent, when, good Catholic boy that I am, I didn't go out to eat.
Suffice to say, going there for almost 30 years, I got to know everyone on the staff and management. Plus, creature of habit that I am, I would order the same thing: Gin and tonic, bread, lasagna. I also sat at the same table. Anyhow, I became so well known that one of the waiters asked me to be the godparent to his new baby daughter - that was 14 years ago!!
So, long answer to short question: Do I eat OFTEN at restaurants? Guess I'd have to answer, "eh, I guess." (Kidding, as you can no doubt tell.) Even now, with a whole family, we still like to go out and we still frequent Il Porto, though not quite EVERY Friday like I used to.
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We do at least twice a week mainly because I don't feel like cooking on those days Lol. Though I routinely cook my Pittbull's breakfast and dinner daily he eats better than most people do with a mix of fresh lean hamburger or boneless chicken breasts or steak mixed with peas and carrots and brown rice added to Grainfree dog food. But I've raised him since 6 weeks old and he's just a big intimidating baby Lol at heart towards myself and family members. However I wouldn't suggest running from him or any Pittbull really because all bet's are are off and it's Game On, hunting instincts take over Lmao
Rare.. i always cook for household..
But when i went to holiday on my parents hometown, we sometimes eat in restaurant as a big family.. or if my friend invited me to eat in restaurant i would down for it
I eat out maybe once or twice a month in school 🥰 when I’m back home nah I’m the chef 👩🍳 😂😂 but I feel so lazy to cook often in school
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Somewhat regularly, but not fast foods - either popular cuisine or high class restaurants.
Can't afford it and wouldn't eat it even if I could. "Restaurant quality food" is actually garbage the food generally lacks a lot of flavor because it's designed to fit the general man's palette in other words meaning it's meant to be pleasing to the most amount of people which also means that it lacks the ability to be incredibly pleasing to an individual.
Hardly do I ever go a month without eating out somewhere. Friendly reminder that a large portion of Americans in the workforce only get a 30 minute or 1 hour long lunch break, so they must find a place near their work to eat because they won’t have time to go home, cook, eat, and come back unless they live just down the street.
From New York at my most frequent I would about 4/5 times a week. Now not so much as I watch my nutrition much more carefully. Approximately once a week or every 2 weeks. But yes Americans are lazy and we rather pay premium for service and food if we can afford it.
It varies a fair bit.
i go to proper restaurants a couple of times a month.
however local pubs and other pubs have very good food, those can be once or twice a week.
a Friday is usually a Thai restaurant for lunch.
Honestly I don't really like restaurants I would rather cook myself at home but I mean I do go to restaurants when I take somebody out to dinner or friends come in town but most of the time I would rather just cook it home because I'm a good cook
Thanks to the new pricing structure; where everything costs twice as much and the service is awful, I now seldom eat in restaurants.
I think a lot do cause it's more convenient to eat out and not at home. Also some have a busy life or two people working in a household so staying home and cooking isn't convenient.
Yes once every two weeks, in the summer sometimes more often. I generally like cooking at home and it's easier to control what you're eating there
Well, what Americans consider to be „restaurants“, cough! 🙄
It's very rare for me too. I make the vast majority of my meals (from scratch). Every once in awhile I may order something in, but even that is a rare occasion.
A proper restaurant probably once a week but in the UK a lot of pubs double up as restaurants and I'll have 2 or 3 pub meals a week with friends.
We often do. My main three favorite sit-down restaurants are Applebee's, Golden Corral and Cracker Barrel. I hardly ever go to those places.
I often do. It feels good to go to a place and be served. I always leave at least a 20% tip each time I go.
Also rarely, mostly just when meeting up with someone, usually I cook myself or I invite people for dinner to my home
I wouldn't say I eat IN restaurants often. However, I do at least order from a restaurant 4 days out of the week. And if I don't, then it's probably because I'm eating store bought at home or with a friend.
In the last yr I’ve dropped 20 pounds from 170 to 150. I’ve saved more money by not eating out, making food at home and knowing what goes in my food. I don’t mind going to a restaurant here and there. But I’ve cut back how often I do go.
no. my mom's filipino and cooks great. we only eat out on special occasions or if we feel too lazy to cook lol
Maybe once a month, usually only special occasions. I’d rather cook at home personally
Sundays, Wednesdays, some Fridays, and Saturdays we go to restaurants to have dinner
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