89.7 percent of Consumer Picks respondents said Food Quality is "essential" or "very important" to a Family-Dining restaurant experience, while only 28.5 percent said Likely to Recommend is.
Meanwhile, men placed slightly more importance on Likely to Recommend than women did for Family-Dining experiences, but the groups ranked most other attributes similarly.
First Watch was the highest-scoring Family-Dining brand among both men and women. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store took the second-highest scores among both groups.
Value was more important to consumers with annual household incomes of less than $50,000 than to those in the highest income bracket, or more than $100,000 a year.
First Watch scored nearly 20 points higher among people with advanced degrees than it did among consumers with only a high school education.
Meanwhile, single people placed slightly more importance on Atmosphere in Family-Dining experiences than people with spouses or partners did, but the groups ranked most other attributes similarly.
Cracker Barrel ranked as one of the top two Family-Dining brands for never-married singles, previously married singles and consumers with a spouse or partner.
Baby boomers are more interested in Cleanliness, Service and Value in the Family-Dining experience, while Millennials care more about Atmosphere, Craveability and Likely to Recommend.
First Watch was the top-scoring Family-Dining brand for all age groups except 18-to-24-year-olds, who ranked it No. 3.
Only Cracker Barrel and First Watch were among the top five Family Dining brands for all age groups.
People with only a high school education placed slightly more importance on Service in Family Dining than consumers with advanced degrees did. The groups ranked most other attributes similarly.
First Watch ranked No. 1 for Family Dining among consumers with household incomes of $50,000 to $99,999 and $100,000 or more, but No. 2 for consumers with a household income of under $50,000.