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Does it now cost $25 for lunch?
March 17, 2013 at
10:41 AM
I always wondered when I was a kid about how old people would complain about how expensive stuff had gotten. Yet as a kid it didn't seem that expensive to me.
I think it has to do with our memories of how much stuff used to cost vs how much it costs now.
I went to a mesican resturant with my son after Church today and the bill for both of us was $24. Is that how much it costs for lunch anymore? Maybe. Even a meal at McD seems to be 6-7 dollars.
The interesting thing about this is the meal while OK was not worth $25 to me. I think the problem a restaurant faces is that of perception. My guess is it is really expensive to own a restaurant anymore. Food is higher, energy, taxes, insurance, etc.
Then joe citizen (or Richard) comes along and eats there and says, well that was OK but was it worth $25?
It seems to me the answer for restaurants is the fast casual concept like panera bread or panda express. Have a limited menu of items that can be served fast without a wait staff. At panera or panda my son and I eat for around $17. This seems to be the way to go IMO.
Thank you for reading my rant.
I think it has to do with our memories of how much stuff used to cost vs how much it costs now.
I went to a mesican resturant with my son after Church today and the bill for both of us was $24. Is that how much it costs for lunch anymore? Maybe. Even a meal at McD seems to be 6-7 dollars.
The interesting thing about this is the meal while OK was not worth $25 to me. I think the problem a restaurant faces is that of perception. My guess is it is really expensive to own a restaurant anymore. Food is higher, energy, taxes, insurance, etc.
Then joe citizen (or Richard) comes along and eats there and says, well that was OK but was it worth $25?
It seems to me the answer for restaurants is the fast casual concept like panera bread or panda express. Have a limited menu of items that can be served fast without a wait staff. At panera or panda my son and I eat for around $17. This seems to be the way to go IMO.
Thank you for reading my rant.
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As for the Mexican place you went to, is it a chain store or independent? B/c most Mexican places I have been to are around $6-7 for a good-sized burrito, and dinner plates being in the $8-11 range depending on what you want. And this is for a sit-in place as well. And you definitely get full off of the food.
As for the Mexican place you went to, is it a chain store or independent? B/c most Mexican places I have been to are around $6-7 for a good-sized burrito, and dinner plates being in the $8-11 range depending on what you want. And this is for a sit-in place as well. And you definitely get full off of the food.
I think it has to do with our memories of how much stuff used to cost vs how much it costs now.
I went to a mesican resturant with my son after Church today and the bill for both of us was $24. Is that how much it costs for lunch anymore? Maybe. Even a meal at McD seems to be 6-7 dollars.
The interesting thing about this is the meal while OK was not worth $25 to me. I think the problem a restaurant faces is that of perception. My guess is it is really expensive to own a restaurant anymore. Food is higher, energy, taxes, insurance, etc.
Then joe citizen (or Richard) comes along and eats there and says, well that was OK but was it worth $25?
It seems to me the answer for restaurants is the fast casual concept like panera bread or panda express. Have a limited menu of items that can be served fast without a wait staff. At panera or panda my son and I eat for around $17. This seems to be the way to go IMO.
Thank you for reading my rant.
Did you not see the prices on the menu before you ordered?
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baja fresh - beans (your choice) & rice plate, salsa bar & chips = 1.75
purchase their jumbo refill cup 1.99 and future visits soda is .99
As for the Mexican place you went to, is it a chain store or independent? B/c most Mexican places I have been to are around $6-7 for a good-sized burrito, and dinner plates being in the $8-11 range depending on what you want. And this is for a sit-in place as well. And you definitely get full off of the food.
What Mexican place did you go to? Chipotle? They too are on the expensive side. A burrito with chips and a drink at Moe's costs $5.50+tx in NYC, so it's not as though $24 for two is the typical cost for lunch.
Did the $24 include the tip?
This is all very important information in any Lounge restaurant thread.