Grubhub’s annual Delivered Report is now out, revealing the national takeout trends and ordering habits of the year.
Here are some highlights from Grubhub’s report and a peak at our favorite meals:
- SPICY - more than 53-million items were ordered with added spice. Sriracha were added over 91,000 times and buffalo wings were the most ordered wing flavor, followed by lemon pepper and BBQ. The top 5 spicy dishes ordered on Grubhub in 2023: Spicy potato soft tacos, Spicy chicken sandwich, Spicy tuna roll, Hot and sour soup, Drunken noodles
- DIET COKE- Diet Coke saw a 17% increase. It was the #1 soda ordered, followed by Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper and Ginger Ale.
- CAFFEINE AFTER HOURS - More than 10-million coffee beverages were ordered after 5p.m. on Grubhub this year.
- MILK - Orders for coffee drinks with dairy milk were up over 20%.
- PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA- There was a 33% increase for orders with the controversial pizza topping. The most popular pizza orders were cheese, Margherita, pepperoni, Buffalo chicken and Hawaiian.
- FRIES- fries were the most ordered side there were more than 600,000 orders for salad and a side of fries in 2023.
- PICKLES - The love for dill is strong as pickles saw the largest increase since last year with 89%, for a total of over 6.9-million pickles ordered in 2023.
Source: Grubhub