| Survey Question/Answers |
Count |
Percent |
Graph |
| 1. Could Takoma Park support an additional restaurant(s)? |
| Yes |
792 |
90.21% |
|
| No |
17 |
1.94% |
|
| Not Sure |
69 |
7.86% |
|
| 2. What would you be willing to pay for an average breakfast
(per person)? |
| $5-$10 |
544 |
62.39% |
|
| $11-$14 |
251 |
28.78% |
|
| $15+ |
28 |
3.21% |
|
| Not Sure |
49 |
5.62% |
|
| 3. What would you be willing to pay for an average lunch (per
person)? |
| $5-$10 |
334 |
38.35% |
|
| $11-$25 |
506 |
58.09% |
|
| $25+ |
9 |
1.03% |
|
| Not Sure |
22 |
2.53% |
|
| 4. What would you be willing to pay for an average dinner
(per person)? |
| $10-$20 |
289 |
33.18% |
|
| $21-$35 |
445 |
51.09% |
|
| $35+ |
117 |
13.43% |
|
| Not Sure |
20 |
2.30% |
|
| 5. When you go out to eat now, where are your typical
destinations? Please check all that apply (fill in textbox if your destination is not listed):
View textual responses for this question. |
| Takoma Park |
416 |
15.75% |
|
| Silver Spring |
791 |
29.95% |
|
| Rockville |
122 |
4.62% |
|
| Bethesda |
452 |
17.11% |
|
| DC |
629 |
23.82% |
|
| Adelphi |
17 |
0.64% |
|
| College Park |
82 |
3.10% |
|
| Laurel |
19 |
0.72% |
|
| Other |
113 |
4.28% |
|
| 6. If someone tells you about an interesting restaurant, how
long would you be willing to drive in order to eat there? |
| 5-15 minutes |
143 |
16.49% |
|
| 15-30 minutes |
561 |
64.71% |
|
| 30+ minutes |
135 |
15.57% |
|
| Not Sure |
28 |
3.23% |
|
| 7. How many times a week on average do you eat lunch out? |
| 0-2 |
571 |
66.01% |
|
| 3-4 |
228 |
26.36% |
|
| 5+ |
66 |
7.63% |
|
| 8. How many times a week on average do you eat dinner out? |
| 0-2 |
719 |
83.31% |
|
| 3-4 |
130 |
15.06% |
|
| 5 |
14 |
1.62% |
|
| 9. What type of cuisine would you like to see added to Takoma
Park's restaurant scene? View textual responses for this question. |
| 10. Please share with us the last three restaurants you ate
at, as well as their locations (e.g. "Lebanese Taverna,
Silver Spring"): View textual responses for this question. |
| 11. What days of the week are you most likely to eat out in
Takoma Park? Please check all that apply: |
| Sunday |
498 |
18.53% |
|
| Monday |
188 |
6.99% |
|
| Tuesday |
203 |
7.55% |
|
| Wednesday |
233 |
8.67% |
|
| Thursday |
319 |
11.87% |
|
| Friday |
612 |
22.77% |
|
| Saturday |
635 |
23.62% |
|
| 12. What features, apart from food quality and price, would be
very important to your decision to patronize a Takoma Park
restaurant? Please check all that apply, and add, if
necessary: View textual responses for this question. |
| Parking proximity |
351 |
21.30% |
|
| Kid-friendly |
332 |
20.15% |
|
| Drinks (alcohol) available |
520 |
31.55% |
|
| Music / entertainment |
172 |
10.44% |
|
| Other |
273 |
16.57% |
|
| 13. What other service business(es) would you like to see in
Takoma Park? Please check all that apply and add, if
necessary: View textual responses for this question. |
| Bakery |
564 |
33.49% |
|
| Butcher |
209 |
12.41% |
|
| Shoe Repair |
222 |
13.18% |
|
| Jewelry Store |
40 |
2.38% |
|
| Garden Shop |
317 |
18.82% |
|
| Other |
332 |
19.71% |
|
| 14. What other goods business(es) would you like to see in
Takoma Park? View textual responses for this question. |
| Wine Store |
505 |
23.07% |
|
| Flower Shop |
140 |
6.40% |
|
| Bagel Shop |
427 |
19.51% |
|
| Niche Hardware Store |
405 |
18.50% |
|
| Bookstore |
621 |
28.37% |
|
| Other |
91 |
4.16% |
|
| 15. What the three local service businesses that you currently
patronize most frequently (they don't necessarily have to
be in Takoma Park)?View textual responses for this question. |
| 16. What features, apart from goods / service provided, would
be very important to your decision to patronize a Takoma
Park business? Please check all that apply: View textual responses for this question. |
| Parking Proximity |
374 |
23.22% |
|
| Hours of Operation |
635 |
39.42% |
|
| Local Ownership |
433 |
26.88% |
|
| Other |
169 |
10.49% |
|
| 17. Where do you live? |
| Takoma Park |
558 |
67.39% |
|
| Takoma DC |
117 |
14.13% |
|
| Washington, DC (not Takoma DC) |
33 |
3.99% |
|
| Silver Spring |
96 |
11.59% |
|
| Other |
24 |
2.90% |
|
| 18. What is your age? |
| Under 21 |
4 |
0.48% |
|
| 22-39 |
284 |
34.38% |
|
| 40-49 |
261 |
31.60% |
|
| 50-59 |
207 |
25.06% |
|
| 60+ |
70 |
8.47% |
|
| 19. What other old town-type areas do you visit? (e.g.
Ellicott City, Alexandria, Leesburg, Frederick, etc) View textual responses for this question. |
| 20. What typically draws you to these destinations? View textual responses for this question. |
| 21. When parking and walking to a local business, how far away
would you be willing to park? |
| 1 block |
67 |
8.16% |
|
| 2-3 blocks |
414 |
50.43% |
|
| 4-5 blocks |
211 |
25.70% |
|
| 5+ blocks |
129 |
15.71% |
|
| 22. Is free parking important to your decision to patronize
Takoma Park businesses? |
| Yes |
325 |
39.59% |
|
| No |
496 |
60.41% |
|
| 23. What do you think are the most attractive aspects of
downtown Takoma Park? View textual responses for this question. |
| 24. What do you think local shops could do in order to attract
more business? View textual responses for this question. |