We’re not much into Italian food but...we have a small Mexican restaurant not too far that has $1 street tacos all day on Wednesdays. They’re excellent. We have a small Chinese restaurant that we can eat at for $11 any day and take half of it home. On Thursdays Sonic has 2 for 1 boneless wings. Love their Garlic Parmesan wings. I keep finding bargains like that all around us. We only eat out 1 day a week but doesn’t cost us much at all for good food.
There are bargains to be had, and smaller restaurants have somewhat more control over their overhead. The chains are at something of a disadvantage when people are looking for more interesting food on one hand, and bargains on the other.
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