On Friday in the past we have done a "Friday Food Debate" where we tackle some burning questions of the culinary world, ha. We have expanded it now to other fun and different regional uses of words in addition to food related words.
We haven't done one in a while and figured it was a good time to bring it back.
This week, the burning question is:
Apparently, there are regional differences in this once again. When you go to a restaurant and order food to bring home, or of course have delivered to your home, people call it one of several things. "Take out" is the most common, used by about 70% of the country, mostly in the West, NW, and North central. In the South, "to go" is more common. In the Midwest, "Carry out" is mostly used there. And on the East coast, "takeout" and "carryout" are used interchangeably. There is even another we thought of, "take away" is another term that some people use, though not as common as the usage of the others.
2nd Man and I thought about and we say "to go" here. If we don't use that though, we default to using the term "takeout".
So, what do you call it?
Takeout? Carryout? To go?
It's "to go" here!
ReplyDeleteIf we call in the order we say “I want to place an order to go”. If we talk amongst ourselves it’s “do you want takeout?”. Deb
ReplyDeleteright now in our area it's called 'curbside pickup'.
ReplyDeleteWe don't either. We dine in.
Here near Philly, it's takeout.
ReplyDeleteMary
Texas .. To go.
ReplyDeleteI use “to go” if I’m calling in an order. I use “takeout” in conversation about food I would pick up to take home.
ReplyDeleteHere in the Uk it's 'Take away"!!
ReplyDelete" To go order" here in our area. How ever after last night's disaster it may be the last. Half of the order was omitted and not wanting to drive back another ten miles.
ReplyDeleteUgh.
Jo
My hubby has learned some years ago to Always check your order first before walking out of the establishment.
DeleteHe had stopped at a fast food place a few years ago, (not going to name the place of the establishment) but they are Always messing up an order even ordering and eating inside. Not only are they really good at messing up an order, but they are also very slow in getting your order out to you.
We haven't been back since.
I've always said "to go." I live in Southern Illinois, so Mid-West, but we tend to follow Southern State trends.
ReplyDeleteTakeaway in South Africa
ReplyDeleteTake away is used more prominently in Britain 🇬🇧 , I think. Here in Toronto it's usually to-go or take-out. Elaine (in Toronto)
ReplyDeleteI'm in Scotland and we usually say takeaway or sometimes carryout but that mostly refers to alcohol.
ReplyDeleteHere in New Zealand we too use "takeaway"
ReplyDeleteTake away is what I say... but probably from watching so much UK and AUS/NZ tv programming on streaming apps.
ReplyDeleteI only use "to go" if I am sitting in a restaurant and ordering more or want to take what i have not eaten of my food order. I use carryout if I am calling in to pick up food to take with me. Alabama
ReplyDeleteWe use takeout in the area of Florida I live in.
ReplyDeleteDepends on the circumstance. If in a conversation I use Take Out as in "do you all want to get Take Out" but when I call to place the order I say "I would like to order to go" unless, of course, I am ordering for delivery then it is just fill in the spaces on DoorDash and hit enter.
ReplyDeleteIn New York State we use "take out" and "to go" interchangeably.
ReplyDeleteTo go is for actual ordering, and take out for general conversation. As in:
ReplyDeleteI'll have the chicken wings to go", vs "we had take out chicken wings last night"
I forgot - I'm in Iowa
DeleteIn Rhode Island it is take out…in England it is “take away” FYI
ReplyDeleteIn Australia the term used is takeaway.
ReplyDeleteFor us it is To Go. Where is Hobart?
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