America's top restaurants for customer satisfaction
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Inflation has made dining out more of a luxury these days, but despite higher prices, Americans' satisfaction with their restaurant experiences has actually risen a bit over the past year – and the people have spoken when it comes to the places they love most.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Restaurant and Food Delivery Study 2024, released Tuesday, found consumers' overall satisfaction with full-service dining climbed 4% to 84 out of 100 from last year and the score for fast food ticked up 1% to a score of 79.
Here are the top full-service restaurants according to this year's index survey:
A LongHorn Steakhouse restaurant on June 22, 2023, in Skokie, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Darden's LongHorn Steakhouse shared the top spot with Texas Roadhouse, with the beloved steak chains each receiving scores of 85 – securing the best readings in both the full-service restaurant category and in all restaurant categories.
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Customers enter an Olive Garden restaurant in Pittsburg, California, US, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Of the major chains, another Darden-owned chain, popular Italian restaurant Olive Garden, came in just behind the winning steak houses with a score of 83.
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