aaronc879
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$21 meal for someone with 50K in debt and limited resources is too much no doubt but we pay a little more than that per person for lunch, tip included, a few times a week and not at fancy restaurants either.
So for folks that never paid that much for a meal where do you eat? Fast food restaurants?
I'm sure it may be location dependent to some degree. Here in small town Wisconsin, I only know of a couple places where it's even possible to get a meal for over $20. I almost never go out and if I do i'm invited by other people and they pay. When that happens it's usually local family owned restaurants that charge $5-$12 per meal. I don't drink soda let alone wine/liquor with a restaurant meal so that makes some difference. One example is a place called Mary's. I order a Roast Beef Special for $9.79. It includes a large amount of roast beef with bread covered in gravy. I also get mashed potatoes and I get one "choice" item. I choose more mashed potatoes and it's all covered in gravy. This is a large meal. With tax and tip it is $12. If I order a soda it might be $14-15. This is by no means the least expensive sit down restaurant in the area but it's a good value for the quantity AND quality of the food. I'm sure others will disagree but I don't think the fancy places serve better food. It's all about how the plate looks. You get less food and usually not any better food for much higher prices. I don't see the point.