“Eating at restaurants has become more costly”
Ain’t that the truth....I don’t know how the average person can order a steak in a restaurant....I refuse to buy one at the grocery store and cook it at home.....15 to 20 bucks for a ribeye? Ridiculous
Why?
When we retired in ‘16 we commonly went to a nice Thai place for $25 including tip. It is nearly $35 now. Same ratio for any place now, about a 40% increase and most of it came in the last 5 years. It isn’t over yet, not by a long shot.
The restaurant steaks use something called “Moo Gloo”.
I eat out often because I travel for work (no reimbursement, I’m an independent contractor). What I have noticed is that the smaller steaks have gone up in price so much that they have almost caught up with the big ones which apparently aren’t as popular. I keep a cold bag in my vehicle and plan on leftovers. I had a 20 oz bone-in ribeye (yum!) with all the fixings and tip for about $45 at Texas Roadhouse. That gave me 4 meals with 1/4 lb of steak plus the divvied up sides. Compared to 4 Quarter Pounders, I think I did OK. :-)
That said, in situations where I can’t keep leftovers, I would definitely consider the smaller kids meals, because that’s really all I need at one time, and I can’t stand to waste food.
Love,
O2
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