Had pizza dinner with wife last night. Same dinner two years ago $22. Last night 36. Place now takes plastic!
I’ve started making my own pizzas at home. All the pizza places around me have gotten too expensive, and the quality has gotten so terrible I end up looking for something to get the taste out of my mouth.
Pizza dough is easy enough to make, especially with a breadmaker. And you can shape it, freeze it, then wrap it in plastic to store in the freezer. With the crust ready and frozen, I can assemble and bake a pizza in about the same time it would take for delivery to arrive. I calculated once, and depending on the toppings, my homemade pizzas were $0.50-$1.75 each, and the quality is much better than the restaurants in my area.
Not sure if that’s an option for you, but it might be worth considering.