Seattle is home to the first revolving restaurant, built in 1961.

The most popular day to eat out in the U.S. is Saturday. Second is Friday, third is Sunday. Monday is the slowest day for restaurants.

The first venue to be called a restaurant was opened in 1765 in Paris by a Parisian soup maker named A. Boulanger. He was the first eating  establishment to offer a menu with a choice of dishes. The sign above his door advertised restoratives, or restaurants, referring to his soups and broths. Not much is known about A. Boulanger which may not be his real name since boulanger in French means baker.

Barbetta, open since 1906, is the oldest restaurant in New York City that is still owned by the family that founded it. Barbetta is also the oldest Italian restaurant in New York, and the oldest restaurant in New York's Theatre District.

The country whose residents eat at sit down restaurants the least is Russia - Russians eat at restaurants an average of 0.3 meals per month. Residents of Hong Kong eat out at sit down restaurants the most at 8.7 meals per month.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there are more than 2 million restaurant servers in the U.S.

The White Horse Tavern in Rhode Island, built in 1673, is the oldest operating tavern in the United States.

The Union Oyster House is the oldest restaurant in Boston and the oldest restaurant in continuous service in the U.S. The doors have always been open to diners since 1826.

Fortune cookies were invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodle maker.

The most popular day to eat out in the U.S. is Saturday. Second is Friday, third is Sunday. Monday is the slowest day for restaurants.

Fried chicken is the most popular meal ordered in sit-down restaurants in the US. The next in popularity are: roast beef, spaghetti, turkey, baked ham, and fried shrimp.

In 1926, when a Los Angeles restaurant owner with the all-American name of Bob Cobb was looking for a way to use up leftovers, he threw together some avocado, celery, tomato, chives, watercress, hard-boiled eggs, chicken, bacon, and Roquefort cheese, and named it after himself: Cobb salad.

Laws forbidding the sale of sodas on Sunday prompted William Garwood to invent the ice cream sundae in Evanston, IL, in 1875.

The hamburger was invented in 1900 by Louis Lassen. He ground beef, broiled it, and served it between two pieces of toast.

Since Hindus don't eat beef, the McDonald's in New Delhi makes its burgers with mutton.

China's Beijing Duck Restaurant can seat 9,000 people at one time.

Americans spend approximately $25 billion each year on beer.

The Berghoff, in downtown Chicago, IL was founded as an outdoor beer garden in 1893 and holds Chicago City Liquor License No.1.

The First Ward House in St. Joseph, MO was established in 1878 and purportedly still stands as the Oldest Saloon West of the Mississippi.