As you would expect, Chicago is ordering in — a lot. According to Google Trends data , searches for online food delivery services such as Grubhub , Caviar and DoorDash have spiked since March 8. The phrase “food delivery open late” is up 300% in Chicagoland this week.

Which got us wondering: What are Chicagoans actually ordering?

Grubhub raked through its data from March 9 to March 24 — which includes the first full week of Illinois’ “stay-at-home” order — and compared those findings to order volume in the period just before, starting Jan. 1, 2020. In order of more to much more popular, here are the top 5 things Chicagoans ordered:

5. Spicy Fried Chicken

This flavorful fowl is 117% more popular. Although Grubhub wouldn’t tell us which restaurants were provisioning this uptick, Google Trends Data showed that searches for Big Boss Spicy Fried Chicken in Bridgeport is up 80%.

4. Mozzarella Breadsticks

These breadsticks filled with hot, melted cheese — popular at the Olive Gardens and Pizza Huts in Chicago — are 129% more popular.

3. Dutch Apple Pie

Not your grandma’s apple pie. The version featuring a streusel top layer is the winner, at 132% more popular. Also, the search term “best pie In Chicago” is up 180%, according to Google Trends.

2. Blue Cheese Burger

Chicago likes its burger with a side of funk; ones with a blue cheese topping came in second place overall for most ordered, at 159% more popular.

1. Red Velvet Cake

And the No. 1 thing Chicagoans ordered more often than usual? Dessert! Red velvet cake is 201% more popular. Google Trends says that this bright-red sugar high typically sees a spike like this only around Christmas.

Mary Hall is a digital producer at WBEZ. Follow her @hall_marye. Illustrations are by Paula Friedrich, WBEZ’s interactive producer. You can follow her on Twitter at @pauliebe.



Correction, 4-5: Big Boss Spicy Fried Chicken at 2520 S. Halsted St. is in the Bridgeport neighborhood, not Pilsen as previously reported.