Stats reveal how we comfort ourselves with food

Pandemic meal choices run the gamut in the region.


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Courtesy. Bite Squad delivery stats reveal how Gulf Coast residents have comforted themselves with food during the pandemic.
Courtesy. Bite Squad delivery stats reveal how Gulf Coast residents have comforted themselves with food during the pandemic.
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From bacon and eggs to lobster rolls to cheeseburgers — lots of cheeseburgers —people on the west coast of Florida have feasted on a wide variety of meals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This delicious data comes courtesy of food delivery app Bite Squad, which analyzed the most popular dishes ordered by customers from Lakeland through Naples for delivery since March. The food choices are varied, and so too are the places people are ordering from. The top 10 lists, broken into six regions, include such chains as Hooters, Five Guys and Tijuana Flats and local neighborhood spots, like Pepo's Cuban Café in St. Petersburg and Perrada Colombiana in Tampa. (Five Guys makes the top 10 list in four areas, and Tijuana Flats and Chick-fil-A make two top 10 lists.)

 

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