ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY-Texas 2008

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants

Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

Click here to read 2008 press release

Tim & Nina Zagat will return as guests on
The Cleverley Show on 3/29
to discuss their 2008 Texas survey.

Number of Restaurants Surveyed:	1,505	Gender:
Number of Surveyors:	5,039	Male: 54%
Total Restaurant Meals per Year:	1,050,000	Female: 46%
Avg. Meals Out per Week per Surveyor:	4.0	Age: 20s: 7%
Avg. Meals per Surveyor per Restaurant:	13.4	30s: 24%
Total Restaurant Meals per Day:	2,880	40s: 25%
Est. # of Meals per Restaurant:	885	50s: 27%
		60+: 17%

Average Restaurant Meals Per Week Zagat U.S. Average: 3.3

Bos

Phil

Mont/ Tor/ Vanc

DC/

Balt

Long Isl

Se-attle

West/

Chi

New Orl

NYC

San Diego

Atl

Aust/

Hill Ctry

Mia/

So.Fl

Dal/

San
Antonio

Houston

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.2

Average Percent Tip Zagat U.S. Average: 19.0%

LA

Seattle

San Diego

CT

West/HV

Chi

Miami/

So. Fl

NYC

Bos

DC/

Balt

Long

Isl

Atl

NJ

New Orl

Phil

18.4

18.7

18.7

18.9

19.0

19.1

19.2

19.3

19.4

Most Popular Restaurants (last survey’s position in parenthesis)

Austin/Hill Country	Dallas/Ft. Worth	Houston	San Antonio
1. Vespaio (4)	1. Abacus (1)	1. Mark’s (1)	1. Le Rêve (2)
2. Eddie V’s (3)	2. Mi Cocina (3)	2. Carrabba’s (3)	2. Biga on the Banks (3)
3. Chuy’s (1)	3. French Room (8)	3. Cafe Annie (2)	3. Boudro’s (4)
4. Uchi (5)	4. Stephan Pyles* (-)	4. Perry’s Steak (-)	4. Paesanos (1)
5. Salt Lick (2)	5. Del Frisco’s (2)	5. Da Marco (13)	5. Lodge of Castle Hills (23)
6. Fonda San Miguel (9)	6. Café Pacific (5)	6. Pappasito’s (-)	6. Liberty Bar (6)
7. Wink (14)	7. Bob’s Steak (6)	7. Pappadeaux (-)	7. Silo (11)
8. Driskill Grill (11)	8. Jasper’s (14)	8. Brennan’s (5)	8. Cappy’s (15)
9. Hudson’s (12)	9. P.F. Chang’s (7)	9. Américas (7)	9. L’Etoile (7)
10. Clay Pit (17)	10. Al Biernat’s (15)	10. Pappas Bros. (4)	10. Bistro Vatel (9)

* Indicates a tie with restaurant above.

Top Food Rankings (last survey’s position in parenthesis)

Austin/Hill Country:	Dallas/Ft. Worth:	Houston:	San Antonio:
1. Uchi (11)	1. French Room (1)	1. Mark’s (1)	1. Le Rêve (1)
2. Hudson’s (3)	2. Tei Tei Robata (7)	2. Da Marco (2)	2. Sandbar Fish (-)
3. Vespaio (1)	3. Local (16)	3. Tony’s (12)	3. Magnolia Pancake Haus (-)
4. Wink (2)	4. Teppo Yakitori (11)	4. Kanomwan (-)	4. Biga on the Banks (4)
5. TRIO (-)	5. Abacus (3)	5. China View (-)	5. Godai Sushi (-)
6. Cooper’s (-)	6. York Street (2)	6. Pappas Bros. (5)	6. Francesca’s (8)
7. Musashino (5)	7. Saint-Emilion (6)	7. Cafe Annie (7)	7. Lodge of Castle Hills (2)
8. Aquarelle (6)	8. Yutaka Sushi (-)	8. Vic & Anthony’s (10)	8. Frederick’s (10)
9. Fonda San Miguel (9)	9. Bonnell’s (15)	9. Nielsen’s Deli (16)	9. L’Etoile (6)
10. Driskill Grill (10)	10. Lanny’s Alta Cocina (-)	10. Japaneiro’s (-)	10. Silo (10)

Best Rated Newcomers

Austin/Hill Country:	Dallas/Ft. Worth:	Houston:	San Antonio:
27 – TRIO	26 – Fearing’s	27 – Del Frisco’s	26 – Silo 1604
Estância Ñ	22 – Kenichi	25 – Reef	22 – Tiago’s
24 – Jasper’s	Love Shack	24 – Amici	21 – Mimi’s Cafe
Daily Grill Ñ	N9ne	20 – Polo’s	18 – Green Vegetarian Ñ

Ñ Low response/less reliable.

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants
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Top Restaurants By Cuisine

Austin/Hill Country
American (New) – Hudson’s	Seafood – Eddie V’s
American (Trad.) – Houston’s	Southwestern – Roaring Fork
Barbecue – Cooper’s Old Time	Steakhouses – Eddie V’s
Italian – Vespaio	Tex-Mex – Chuy’s
Mexican – Fonda San Miguel

Dallas/Ft. Worth
American (New) – Local	Japanese – Tei Tei Robata
American (Trad.) – Babe’s Chicken	Mediterranean – Canary CafeÑ
Barbecue – Angelo’s BBQ	Mexican – Lanny’s Alta Cocina
Chinese – First Chinese BBQ	Seafood – Café Pacific
Eclectic – Abacus	Southwestern – Bonnell’s
French – French Room	Steakhouses – Del Frisco’s
Indian – India Palace	Tex-Mex – Mia’s
Italian – Amici	Thai – Samui Thai

Houston
American (New) – Mark’s	Japanese – Japaneiro’s
American (Trad.) – Houston’s	Mediterranean – Ibiza
Barbecue – Goode Co. Texas BBQ	Mexican – Hugo’s
Burgers – Pappas Burgers	Seafood – Jimmy Wilson’s
Chinese – China View	South American – Japaneiro’s
Creole/Cajun – Brennan’s	Southern/Southwestern – Brennan’s
Eclectic – Barnaby’s Café	Steakhouses – Pappas Bros.
French – Chez Nous	Tex-Mex – Pappasito’s
Indian – Indika	Thai – Kanomwan
Italian – Da Marco	Vietnamese – Mai’s

San Antonio
American (New) – Biga on the Banks	Italian – Piatti
American (Trad.) – Magnolia Pancake Haus	Mexican – El Mirador
Chinese – P.F. Chang’s	Seafood – Sandbar Fish
Eclectic – Liberty Bar	Steakhouses – Ruth’s Chris
French – Le Rêve	Tex-Mex – Ácenar

Ñ Low response/less reliable.

Texas Average Meal Cost Inflation

City	Average Meal Cost	Average Meal Cost, 20 Most Expensive
Austin/Hill Country 2008	$26.74 (+2.8%)*	$50.77 (+7.6%)*
Austin/Hill Country 2006	$25.30	$44.10
Dallas/Ft. Worth 2008	$34.61 (+1.9%)*	$69.05 (+3.8%)*
Dallas/Ft. Worth 2006	$33.36	$64.17
Houston 2008	$29.10 (+3.8%)*	$60.20 (+5.5%)*
Houston 2006	$27.04	$54.22
San Antonio 2008	$27.33 (+1.4%)*	$54.89 (+6.7%)*
San Antonio 2006	$26.57	$48.43

*Annual Inflation Rate

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants
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Cost Comparisons To Other Cities

City/Locale	Avg. Meal Cost	City/Locale	Avg. Meal Cost, 20 Most Exp.
London^†	$87.90	Paris^†	$219.20
Paris^†	$76.70	Tokyo^†	$222.08
Tokyo^†	$75.15	London^†	$173.23
Las Vegas	$44.44	New York City	$143.06
New York City	$39.46	Las Vegas	$113.78
Long Island	$39.03	San Francisco	$103.25
Miami/So. Florida	$38.86	Chicago	$90.12
San Francisco	$37.08	Miami/So. Florida	$79.87
New Jersey	$36.95	Washington, DC	$79.47
Westchester/Hudson Valley	$36.41	Los Angeles	$75.03
Connecticut	$36.39	Seattle	$72.06
San Diego	$35.78	Philadelphia	$70.23
Washington, DC	$34.69	Dallas/Ft. Worth	$69.05
Dallas/Ft. Worth	$34.61	New Jersey	$67.29
Chicago	$33.75	Westchester/Hudson Valley	$66.87
Los Angeles	$33.29	Long Island	$66.79
Baltimore	$33.20	Connecticut	$64.67
Philadelphia	$32.81	Atlanta	$64.40
Boston	$30.78	Boston	$64.35
Houston	$29.10	San Diego	$62.33
Seattle	$27.68	Houston	$60.20
San Antonio	$27.33	Baltimore	$59.03
Austin/Hill Country	$26.74	New Orleans	$55.50
Atlanta	$26.20	San Antonio	$54.89
New Orleans	$26.18	Austin/Hill Country	$50.77
Zagat U.S. Average	$33.67	Zagat U.S. Average	$74.23

†Based on 2/14/2008 exchange rates.

Food Average Service Average Service Deficit*

City/Locale	Avg. Food Rating	City/Locale	Avg. Service Rating	City/Locale	Service Deficit
Montréal	22.10	Dallas/Ft. Worth	20.36	Tokyo	4.07
Vancouver	22.05	Vancouver	20.36	Montréal	2.97
Dallas/Ft. Worth	21.94	Toronto	20.16	Austin/Hill Country	2.57
San Antonio	21.93	Las Vegas	20.07	New Orleans	2.56
Toronto	21.91	Baltimore	19.87	Seattle	2.43
Baltimore	21.79	San Antonio	19.69	San Francisco	2.37
Houston	21.66	San Diego	19.67	Houston	2.35
Austin/Hill Country	21.62	New Jersey	19.56	New York	2.25
New Jersey	21.55	Houston	19.31	San Antonio	2.24
Tokyo	21.55	Miami/So. Florida	19.20	Boston	2.05
New Orleans	21.44	Connecticut	19.18	New Jersey	1.99
Las Vegas	21.41	Montréal	19.13	London	1.95
San Diego	21.31	Boston	19.10	Washington, DC	1.95
San Francisco	21.30	Austin/Hill Country	19.05	Baltimore	1.92
Boston	21.15	Chicago	19.05	Los Angeles	1.81
Seattle	21.14	Long Island	18.98	Chicago	1.79
Miami/So. Florida	20.92	San Francisco	18.93	Atlanta	1.77
Chicago	20.84	Westchester/Hud. Valley	18.89	Toronto	1.75
Washington, DC	20.72	New Orleans	18.88	Miami/So. Florida	1.72
Long Island	20.58	Atlanta	18.80	Philadelphia	1.70
Atlanta	20.57	Washington, DC	18.77	Vancouver	1.69
New York	20.53	Seattle	18.71	San Diego	1.64
Connecticut	20.49	Philadelphia	18.67	Long Island	1.60
Los Angeles	20.43	Los Angeles	18.62	Dallas/Ft. Worth	1.58
Philadelphia	20.37	London	18.31	Paris	1.48
London	20.26	New York	18.28	Las Vegas	1.34
Westchester/Hud. Valley	20.03	Tokyo	17.48	Connecticut	1.31
Paris	18.88	Paris	17.40	Westchester/Hud. Valley	1.14
Zagat U.S. Average	21.08	Zagat U.S. Average	19.17	Zagat U.S. Average	1.91

*Service is the weak link in the restaurant industry. 76% of Texas complaints relate to service.

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants
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BOX QUESTIONS

1. What irritates you most about dining out?

Service	76%
Noise	11%
Food	5%
Prices	4%
Overcrowding	1%
Traffic	1%
Other	2%

2. Compared to 2 years ago, do you eat out…?

More	41%
Same amount	44%
Less	15%

3. Compared to 2 years ago, do you spend…?

More per meal	66%
Same amount	29%
Less per meal	5%

4. Of 14 possible lunches & dinners in a week, how many do you:

Skip?	0.9
Cook at home?	6.2
Eat out/take out?	6.9
Total meals eat per week:	13.1

% of total meals eat out/take out:	53%

5. Name your favorite cuisine:

Italian	22%
Mexican	20%
American	17%
Japanese	9%
French	9%
Thai	7%
Chinese	7%
Indian	4%
Other	5%

6. What percent of your total meals out are for…?

	Avg.
Business	17%
Leisure	83%

7. How do you typically make restaurant reservations?

Call restaurant	70%
Via Internet/email	11%
Don’t reserve	19%

8. How often do you order Texas wines with your meal?

Whenever it’s available	2%
Often	3%
Once in a while	21%
Rarely	33%
Never	33%
I don’t drink wine	8%

9. What’s the farthest you’d travel (one-way) for a good dinner?

Less than 30 minutes	13%
30 minutes	26%
45 minutes	25%
1 hour	23%
1 ½ hours	6%
2 hours or more	7%

10. When dining out, do you typically order wine...?

By the glass	47%
By the bottle	38%
By the carafe (house)	-%
Bring your own	1%
Don’t drink it out	14%

11. What’s your favorite wine type?

Cabernet Sauvignon	22%
Pinot Noir	16%
Syrah/Shiraz	8%
Chardonnay	8%
Merlot	8%
Zinfandel	7%
Pinot Grigio	6%
Sauvignon Blanc	5%
Riesling	3%
Sangiovese (Chianti)	2%
Viognier	1%
Other	6%
I don’t drink wine	8%

12. How do you feel about small plate dining?

I love it and do it whenever possible	13%
I enjoy it and do it frequently	24%
It’s alright to do occasionally	40%
I’d prefer a traditional meal	9%
I’ve never tried it	14%

13. Which do you feel offers a better value…?

Traditional menu dining	75%
Small plate dining	25%

14. How important to you is having low-carb, low-fat, or

heart-healthy menu items available when dining out?

Extremely important	11%
Very important	20%
Somewhat important	40%
Not very important	20%
Not at all important	9%

15. How important is it to you that the food you eat is locally grown or raised?

Extremely important	6%
Very important	13%
Somewhat important	40%
Not very important	29%
Not at all important	12%

16. Are you willing to pay more for food that is sustainably raised/procured?

Yes	51%
No	49%

17. Are you willing to pay more for food that is organic?

Yes	49%
No	51%

18. Should trans fats be banned from food preparation in restaurants?

Yes	65%
No	35%

AUSTIN/HILL COUNTRY				DALLAS/FT. WORTH
	2006		2008		2006		2008
28-	Vespaio	28-	Uchi	29-	French Room	28-	French Room
	Wink		Hudson’s	28-	York Street		Tei Tei Robata
	Hudson’s		Vespaio		Abacus		Local
27-	Jeffrey’s	27-	Wink		Aurora		Teppo Yakitori
	Musashino		TRIO		Lola		Abacus
	Aquarelle		Cooper’s		Saint-Emilion	27-	York Street
	Café/Four Seasons		Musashino	27-	Tei Tei Robata		Saint-Emilion
	Mirabelle		Aquarelle		Lonesome Dove		Yutaka Sushi
	Fonda San Miguel	26-	Fonda San Miguel		Pappas Bros.		Bonnell’s
	Driskill Grill		Driskill Grill		Café Pacific		Lanny’s Alta Cocina
26-	Uchi		Eddie V’s		Teppo Yakitori		Aurora
	Zoot		Zoot		Del Frisco’s		Bijoux
	Bistro 88		Kreuz Mkt.		Iris		Stephan Pyles
	Din Ho Chinese		Jeffrey’s		Nana		Del Frisco’s
25-	Eddie V’s		Café Josie		Bonnell’s		Mercury Grill
	Starlite	25-	Enoteca Vespaio		Local		Amici
	La Traviata		Tacodeli	26-	Al Biernat’s		Nana*
	Castle Hill		Louie Mueller		Mercury Grill		Lola
	Fleming’s Prime		Chez Nous		Goodhues Wood Fired		Pappas Bros.
	Salt Lick		Ruth’s Chris		Standard		62 Main

HOUSTON				SAN ANTONIO
	2006		2008		2006		2008
28-	Mark’s	28-	Mark’s	28-	Le Rêve	29-	Le Rêve
27-	Da Marco		Da Marco	27-	Lodge of Castle Hills	28-	Sandbar Fish
	Brennan’s	27-	Tony’s	26-	Korean B.B.Q. House	27-	Magnolia Pancake Haus
	Bistro Moderne		Kanomwan		Biga on the Banks		Biga on the Banks
	Pappas Bros.		China View		Bistro Vatel		Godai Sushi
	Chez Nous		Pappas Bros.		L’Etoile	26-	Francesca’s
26-	Cafe Annie	26-	Cafe Annie	25-	Las Canarias		Lodge of Castle Hills
	Frenchie’s		Vic & Anthony’s		Francesca’s at Sunset		Frederick’s
	Indika		Nielsen’s Deli		Fleming’s Prime		L’Etoile
	Vic & Anthony’s		Japaneiro’s		Frederick’s		Silo
	Remington		Chez Nous		Silo*		Bistro Vatel
	Tony’s		Brennan’s		Ruth’s Chris		Bin 555
	Churrascos		Hugo’s	24-	Morton’s Steak		Silo 1604
	Fogo de Chão		Lynn’s Steak		Boudro’s/Riverwalk		La Frite
	Bank by Jean-Georges		Fogo de Chão		India Oven		Las Canarias
	Nielsen’s Deli		Jimmy Wilson’s		Rosario’s	25-	Cafe Paladar
25-	Kiran’s		Red Onion*		Palm		Citrus
	Strip House		Café Rabelais		Mina & Dimi’s Greek		Ruth’s Chris
	Capital Grille		Le Mistral	23-	India Palace		Chris Madrid’s
	Shade		Uptown Sushi		El Mirador		Fig Tree

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants

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LA

CT

Chi

NYC

Bos

Long

Isl

Atl

NJ

New Orl

Phil

Ñ Low response/less reliable.

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

Ñ Low response/less reliable.

20 Most Expensive

*Annual Inflation Rate

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

City/Locale

City/Locale

City/Locale

City/Locale

City/Locale

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

BOX QUESTIONS

Skip?

Italian

Mexican

Thai

Indian

Other

Extremely important

Extremely important

ZAGAT SURVEY SUMMARY

2008 Texas Restaurants Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

Click here to read 2008 press release

2008 Texas Restaurants
Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

2008 Texas Restaurants
Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

2008 Texas Restaurants
Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)

2008 Texas Restaurants
Click here to view 2006 survey (there was no 2007 survey)