U.S. restaurant industry sales (2014): $709.2 billion
Farmers’ markets in Portland (2014): 20
Farmers’ markets in Bend (2014): 2
Oregon’s national rank for number of farmers’ markets: 15
Top rated Bend restaurants on Yelp: 1. Spork, 2. Zydeco, 3. Ariana
Number of Mexican restaurants in Bend: 23
Number of Indian restaurants in Bend: 2
Average number of burritos Parilla Grill sells per week: 2,400
Pounds of fish Parilla goes through in a year: 8,000
Amount Americans spent on mayonnaise in 2013: $2 billion
Price of a Dandy burger in 1974 when Dandy’s Drive-In opened: 75 cents
Dandy’s burger price today: $5.25
Largest consumer of kale before 2013: Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut’s use for pre-2013 kale: Decoration for salad bars
Percent of Americans who eat at least one piece of pizza per month: 93
Number of garlic knots Pizza Mondo sold last year: 31,748
This article appears in Apr 22-29, 2015.
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