I would do subway and cousins quite a bit. I remember 5 dollar foot longs. McD's once in a while. No more. Even restaurants are too expensive to go to at the frequency I used to go. I guess I won't be stimulating the economy too much anymore. Eating out cost have really outpaced income raises. Have any of you changed your habits or business as usual when it comes to dining out?

Culver’s is the best deal going for me.

To Many things are costing to much its a treat like a pop used to be when I was a kid a treat.

I agree , wife and I eat well for $21. Always consistent quality !

never much of a fast food eater, but used to take Miss Daisy out to the diner or take out a few times a month... but when 2 hamburgers and 2 coffees went north of 40 bucks with tip, or 2 pancakes and coffee around the same price, I said we have to slow this down...
A real restaurant meal is a hardship now.... I sell product to the local fish store with a large restaurant trade, they claim the restaurants are dead right now, and I can see that when driving past them, plenty of parking available....

I just go to subways and culvers.

Yea, wife and I don't go out too much anymore. Just too expensive for bad service plus most places are charging between 10 and 15 percent for a tip plus they keep your change if you pay cash.

I've cut waaaaaay back.

Used to love the dollar menu stuff and other affordable eats.

Gotten too pricy.

I normally carry my lunch with me from home, but may grab fast food every now and then when I'm tired of my lunch box or the wife needs to go to the grocery store. I don't worry much about the cost when I do.

Reataurant meals are covered when we travel 90% of the time.
Very rarely eat at restaurant in home town,except the odd pizza or chinky.
The best meals by far are those cooked in the bush,at Camp.

No doubt the $15.00 minimum wage has something
to do with sky high prices here in upstate New York State
for McDonald's.

I think minimum wage is even higher down in New York City.

Then when they take your order at the drive thru,
McDonald's management has their drive thru cashiers
pan handling you for your change trying to guilt you
into rounding up your bill to the next dollar for "charity".

I counter offer that by asking if they would like to donate to my
own personal charity, and give me a free senior citizen meal.

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I dont eat fast food. Restaurants around here are either chinese or mexican. One American place left and a bbq tavern.

Nope I have not changed my habits on eating out one bit. In the last 4 years we have gone out to eat in a public place twice. We call going out to eat, me throwing some hickory chunks in the fire pit and tossing some meat on the grill above it.

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The closest thing we have to Fast Food is Deer Rabbit Grouse Pheasant and other critters. Throw in a Gtill with some good Hickory and Maple and you have a fast food meal. Those McDonalds people are too slow and mostly all fat!!

Yes, cutting way back on eating out. Prices continue to climb higher and quality of food and service worsen. And then there are the tips. We quit the fast food places, now only go out to eat on certain occasions. When we do eat out it is at a select few locally owned restaurants.

I like the all you can eat fish fry at the local church on Fridays thru lent. At $12 its a steal.

if you really want the best deal going at culvers , gets the Kids meal
single cheeseburger , small fry, small soft drink you can refill as much as you want and a little dish of custard.

I don't think they offer the senior discount on kids meals however.
my parents went to this for lunches on the road a few years ago and I have done it a few times myself.

we don't eat out much and we have even started bringing a thermos of our own coffee on most days we are out of the house.
just costs too much for often not good coffee and you make better time driving

part of this is Kwik Trip went to not keeping coffee made all the time and the little make it right now machine doesn't do as a good job

also you have to pay at the pump now , can't fuel up and go in and pay so I can pay at the pump go use the restroom and walk back out just fine where I used to gas up go in use the restroom grab something a coffee , a bottle of water , a snack then pay and leave.