Thursday, September 28, 2006

Portland restaurants on the Zagat menu

Several Portland restaurants are included in Zagat Survey LLC's 2007 America's Top Restaurants Survey released Wednesday.

The guide, covering 1,389 eateries in 42 major cities, is based on 21 million meals experienced by more than 123,000 surveyors.

Scoring 27s out of 30 for food, Paley's Place, Genoa and Apizza Scholls represent Portland area's top three establishments in the Top Food category. Higgins, Andina and Paley's Place take the top three spots for Most Popular. The guide features 20 Portland area restaurants.

According to the new guide, Portlanders are stuck on local food with a Pacific Northwest flavor, as that is what five of the top nine Top Food restaurants have on the menu. Locals are also the most willing diners in the country to pay more to ensure they are eating food grown and/or purchased from sustainable farms.

The 2007 survey also points to a variety of national dining trends including America's rising taste for Asian cuisine (especially Japanese), an increase in culinary diversity, dramatic improvements in hotel dining and growing support for sustainably raised food. In addition, the 2007 survey offers data about meal costs, tipping, favorite cuisine and dining frequency.

Nearly 83 percent of respondents say they are eating out as often or more often than they did two years ago. And 67 percent say they are spending more per meal, while only 4 percent are spending less.

Across the country, Italian cuisine remains the No. 1 preference, with 27 percent of surveyors calling it their favorite. American food comes in second at 16 percent and French in third with 12 percent. Although individual Asian flavors generally score below 10 percent each, when combined, Japanese, Chinese and Thai run a close second to Italian cuisine with 25 percent of the vote.

New York City-based Zagat Survey is the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure content. Zagat Survey rates and reviews restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, shopping and a range of other entertainment categories.
Several Portland restaurants are included in Zagat Survey LLC's 2007 America's Top Restaurants Survey released Wednesday.

The guide, covering 1,389 eateries in 42 major cities, is based on 21 million meals experienced by more than 123,000 surveyors.

Scoring 27s out of 30 for food, Paley's Place, Genoa and Apizza Scholls represent Portland area's top three establishments in the Top Food category. Higgins, Andina and Paley's Place take the top three spots for Most Popular. The guide features 20 Portland area restaurants.

According to the new guide, Portlanders are stuck on local food with a Pacific Northwest flavor, as that is what five of the top nine Top Food restaurants have on the menu. Locals are also the most willing diners in the country to pay more to ensure they are eating food grown and/or purchased from sustainable farms.

The 2007 survey also points to a variety of national dining trends including America's rising taste for Asian cuisine (especially Japanese), an increase in culinary diversity, dramatic improvements in hotel dining and growing support for sustainably raised food. In addition, the 2007 survey offers data about meal costs, tipping, favorite cuisine and dining frequency.

Nearly 83 percent of respondents say they are eating out as often or more often than they did two years ago. And 67 percent say they are spending more per meal, while only 4 percent are spending less.

Across the country, Italian cuisine remains the No. 1 preference, with 27 percent of surveyors calling it their favorite. American food comes in second at 16 percent and French in third with 12 percent. Although individual Asian flavors generally score below 10 percent each, when combined, Japanese, Chinese and Thai run a close second to Italian cuisine with 25 percent of the vote.

New York City-based Zagat Survey is the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure content. Zagat Survey rates and reviews restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, shopping and a range of other entertainment categories.

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