A January 2022 survey analyzed the maximum waiting times people were willing to wait for a table at a restaurant in the United States. While 38 percent of respondents said they would wait 15 to 30 minutes, just three percent agreed they would stay more than two hours.
Opinions on maximum waiting time for a table at a restaurant in the United States as of January 2022
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YouGov. (February 1, 2022). Opinions on maximum waiting time for a table at a restaurant in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325352/opinions-maximum-waiting-times-at-restaurants-us/
YouGov. "Opinions on maximum waiting time for a table at a restaurant in the United States as of January 2022 ." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325352/opinions-maximum-waiting-times-at-restaurants-us/
YouGov. (2022). Opinions on maximum waiting time for a table at a restaurant in the United States as of January 2022 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325352/opinions-maximum-waiting-times-at-restaurants-us/
YouGov. "Opinions on Maximum Waiting Time for a Table at a Restaurant in The United States as of January 2022 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325352/opinions-maximum-waiting-times-at-restaurants-us/
YouGov, Opinions on maximum waiting time for a table at a restaurant in the United States as of January 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325352/opinions-maximum-waiting-times-at-restaurants-us/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Opinions on maximum waiting time for a table at a restaurant in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph], YouGov, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325352/opinions-maximum-waiting-times-at-restaurants-us/