When eating with others at a restaurant, what do you do when your food comes out before someone else’s?

When eating with others at a restaurant, what do you do when your food comes out before someone else’s? Published on March 12, 2018 → Survey conducted on March 12, 2018 on 20038 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

I start to eat my food as soon as I get it

19%

I wait for the other person to get their food before I start eating

71%

I don’t eat at restaurants

Other/Not sure

I start to eat my food as soon as I get it

19%

I wait for the other person to get their food before I start eating

71%

I don’t eat at restaurants

Other/Not sure

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