“The ma and pa burger joints are getting utterly hammered, and the prices reflect that.”
I honestly feel for them, but I can’t and won’t pay $20 for a hamburger. The local burger/falafel joint went from $10.50 to $18.50 for burger plate. And it’s good, and it’s clean, but it ain’t $20 all-in, not as far as I’m concerned.
$20 ain’t what it used to be. Of course, if you aren’t making more money, too, something has to give.