The Top 5 Foods Ordered at Sit Down Restaurants

Bridget Ilene Delaney
Some people seem to eat out at sit down restaurants every night. Other people eat out once every week. Still others eat out once a month. With others, the times that they eat out change depending on budgets and schedules. However, the one thing that doesn't seem to change are the top foods that are ordered at sit down restaurants.

Fried Chicken

It makes sense that fried chicken is the number one meal ordered when people eat at sit down restaurants. It is not know if restaurants such as KFC are included, but many of them have areas where people can sit. However, fried chicken is messy to make and messy to eat. There are also the bones that have to be thrown in the trash. This has to be done immediately if dogs are in the house or in the yard as chicken bones are not good for them. Eating fried chicken away form the house and away from pets is something that is probably desired by many.

Roast Beef

Roast beef can easily be bought and cooked at home. However, there is something that always tastes great about roast beef from a restaurant. This is especially true when the roast beef is cut so thin that it is known as being shaved. It is not know if Arby's is considered a sit down restaurant, but the name did not come from "Roast Beef's." Rather it came from the initials of "Raffel Brothers," who founded the restaurant.

Spaghetti

There are a lot of sit down Italian restaurants. Some are authentic and others are more American. However, they all seem to sell spaghetti. While spaghetti is an extremely easy dish to make, it can be a messy one to eat. It is understandable that some people may want to eat spaghetti at a restaurant rather than clean the dishes at home.

Turkey

Turkey slices can be bought at a store and eaten. However, many people like turkey that is not pre-cooked or pre-sliced. While turkey can be cooked at home, it takes a long time to cook a turkey, as many people know from celebrating Thanksgiving. At a restaurant, the people eating don't have to cook the meal.

Baked Ham

Ham is another food that can be bought at the store. This food is easier to cook than turkey. However, restaurants seem to know how to bake ham well and give it a good flavor with the glaze or other seasonings. It is probably for these reasons that baked ham makes the top five foods ordered in sit down restaurants.

Published by Bridget Ilene Delaney

Bridget Ilene Delaney is the author of "This is My Bucket." She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. She writes many articles on a variety of other subjects. She is interested in diabetes compli...  View profile

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  • Patricia A. Ziegler4/30/2011

    What, no Mexican?

  • Sunshine Wilson4/29/2011

    :-)

  • Dina Sullivan4/29/2011

    Chicken Fried Steak........mmmm. Not the healthiest but one of my favs... :o)

  • Lady Samantha4/28/2011

    I'm surprised French Fries isn't on the list. Out here we love the zesty fries with cheese and marinara sauce...mmmmmmm yum.

  • Lori Gunn4/28/2011

    excellent writing - thank you for sharing

  • Major Jester4/28/2011

    Ok, now I'm hungry for fried chicken. No, roast beef. No, maybe ham...shoot, how about a buffet?

  • T L Wilson4/28/2011

    great article..I agree with this list, they are among my favorites!

  • Patti Walden4/28/2011

    Interesting!

  • Mom4/28/2011

    Also when turkey is cooked with stuffing, the stuffing must be removed immediately and that is a hassle.

  • Charlotte Kuchinsky4/28/2011

    Sad to say, I like them all.

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