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GrubHub Is Here For You During Finals, But Also Judging You For That Buffalo Chicken Salad Habit

As the ridiculously long 10 days of Finals approach their conclusion, friends leave campus, posting painful "Done with junior year!" statuses in their wake. The emotional support of loved ones falls away, but the emotional support of Buffalo Chicken Salad GrubHub-ed to your personal Huntsman hellhole holds strong. 

While we seek solace in Drunken Noodles eaten sadly and soberly in a Van Pelt carrel, GrubHub secretly tabulates our collective stress eating habits. The list of most-ordered food during Finals at Penn is a doozy, with some surprise favorites (edamame? bacon?) and some classic stress eats. For inspiration for tonight's order or the realization that you really need to evaluate your choices, here's the list of top foods that spike on GrubHub during Finals week at Penn:

  1. Buffalo Chicken Salad: 620% more commonly found in orders during Final exams than throughout the rest of the year
  2. Singapore Noodles: 332%
  3. Pepper Steak w/ Onion: 260%
  4. Mochi Ice Cream: 170%
  5. Chicken w/ Garlic Sauce: 145%
  6. Cheesesteaks: 129%
  7. Bacon Cheeseburgers: 121%
  8. Shrimp Shumai: 120%
  9. Yellowtail: 116%
  10. Shrimp: 116%
  11. Chicken Tenders: 78%
  12. Bagel w/ Cream Cheese: 75%
  13. Cheese Fries: 71%
  14. Fried Rice: 52%
  15. Pad See Ew: 50%
  16. Wings: 30%
  17. Mac & Cheese: 28%
  18. Bacon: 23%
  19. Spicy Tuna Roll: 14%
  20. Edamame: 9%

Do with this list as you will, folks. Just one request, however – can we go halfsies on an order of wings?

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