W2R
Moderator Emeritus
IMHO, $11 for a person is a good price for lunch these days. The last time I went out for lunch, the tab was about $32 for two people. We ordered two main courses - senior meatloaf sandwich, one coffee, one free tap water.
I think this might be regional?
Since the pandemic, we have been getting our daily restaurant lunches "to go" more often than not. They are really too much food for one meal for one person.
Anyway today, for example, we got one order of (fabulous!) chicken breast parmesan for $12, to go. We split it in two once we got it home, and that was enough to cover the entire plate for each of us. I could barely finish mine. Total bill came to $6 each for lunch including tax and tip.
Yesterday, we each got a $12 large salad to go - - he got grilled chicken on his, I got grilled shrimp on mine. We each ate half of our individual salad for lunch, half for dinner. Again, $6 each for lunch including tax and tip.
It helps that we are getting older and don't need as much food. I haven't been able to eat nearly as much since I turned about 70 or so.