• MartianRecon@lemmus.org
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    13 hours ago

    Where do you live? Because in LA it’s extremely easy to break the $100 threshold for a single person to eat. That’s literally an appetizer, a main course, and a drink or two.

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      4 hours ago

      Not in one of the most expensive places to live in the country, assuming it’s the same everywhere, that’s for sure!

      A family of 4 getting a meal, am appetizer, and two drinks each for the adults will break $100 at a decent place. I’m sure there’s much cheaper places near you as well. Not every meal needs to be 5 star.

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        28 minutes ago

        You have no idea what you’re talking about, lol.

        Go look at the menu for a restaurant in LA called Wood Ranch. It’s a chain restaurant. If you’re not picking the most expensive thing each category, you’re looking at 75 dollars plus pre tip pre tax if you get what I mentioned.

        That’s nowhere near 5 star dining in LA. Lmao.

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        3 hours ago

        where? at applebys? or some causual chain restaunt?

        where I live, two beers, and a hamburger and frees is 60-70 bucks. each beer is 10-12, the hamburger is 25-30 and tax and tip add another $15

        you want something nicer, like a chicken or salmon dinner? that will be 35-40 bucks, beef will run you 45-50. wine or cocktails will run you 15 each minimum. a slice of cake is $12.

        and those are cheap/average places. a fancy restaurant will charge you $55-70 bucks for a hamburger, and most entrees will be near/over $100. cocktails will be $25-30.

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            47 minutes ago

            only places i can think of where a family of four could dine for less than $100 would be rural diners 2-3 hours a way in the middle of no where. and you’d all be eating pancakes and eggs or sandwiches. becaue each meal would be like 10 bucks. even out there something like steak and eggs is more than $20 now.

            even if i drive an hour way to a small suburb town prices only really drop about 10%

            diner in the city will run your 15 bucks for a stack of plain pancakes, $20 if you add fruit and toppings. want a full stack, eggs, and bacon? that will cost you $25.

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      12 hours ago

      I live in DTLA now. I just spent less than $15 on a burger and a blueberry cider at Glory Burgers.

      I swear people have terrible financial skills.

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        30 minutes ago

        Soooo you’re comparing a burger and beer place to somewhere you’d get appetizers at.

        I’m not talking about influencer type places to hang out at like Sur, I’m talking like fucking Wood Ranch, dude.

        Chain restaurant, a steak, an appetizer, and 2 beers is like 75 bucks, man. For a fucking chain restaurant.