Site Ranks Miami #1 For Eating Out

MIAMI (CBS4)-  Who doesn't enjoy a meal out?   Apparently Miami really does.

A new study out by the social website LivingSocial.com shows South Floridians eat more meals out than anywhere else in the country.

According to the survey, we eat out a whopping six times a week, outpacing major cities like Dallas, New York,  Los Angeles, and Boston.

Many blame their laziness and lack of time to cook a meal.

"People don't have time to cook.  People don't have time to sit down," said Philly Sub Shop owner Karelli Mila. "Might as well come down and do it in a restaurant."

Miami is not nationally known to be at the top of the culinary food chain, which makes many wonder why so people are packing local restaurants.

"Well it's quite surprising actually," said Miami food critic Grace Della.  "It has to be the weather.  The weather is just so inviting.  Also, I think people watching.  What a great city for people watching."

Which leads us to the last part of the survey: Who we are going to lunch with?

In Miami it's friends, dates, colleagues and then spouses. Della believes Miami's party scene tempts us to leave our spouses behind.

If you do the math, eating out six times a week.  That is 312 meals a year.  Looks like we have a lot of meals to make up to our spouses.