Cooking at home is now not only healthier, it's mandatory if you want anything to eat that actually tastes good.
I agree. We went to a Red Lobster recently. The food was dreadful. We had not been there for six months or so because the last time we went, the food was dreadful. And they messed up my order. I think they discounted my order or maybe gave it o us for free, but even a free meal could not make up for the poor food quality. We went to an Olive Garden last week. It was our first visit there since May of last year. The food was not so bad, but the service was lacking. We were not given silverware until our salad arrived, and we had to ask for it. We were asked if we wanted more breadsticks when our meal arrived though we had never been served any breadsticks. The tea was good. I can’t remember if hubby went without tea for very long. The prices were high for the quality of service.
Hubby and I prefer a local Mexican restaurant over all the chain restaurants. We love the food. The service is usually the best though we cringe sometimes when we have a particular waitress. And it is a lot cheaper than other places. The biggest problem there is the long wait to get in. The food is sooo worth it.
Yes, the portions have gotten smaller and the quality has declined. However, you can see that even in the food you buy at the grocery stores. Meat is expensive and lower quality, and convenience foods are using cheaper ingredients.
We are becoming the kind of socialist dump that Obama has always wanted to create. Next we’ll be living in 800 sq. ft. apartments that have the washing machine in the kitchen, just like Europeans.