A basic restaurant meal costs $20 now

[Anonymous No.50525834]

I can’t even go out to eat and spend 5 or 10 bucks even on casual food anymore. A shitty subway sandwich is 10 bucks plus tax. If I get any sides I’m already up to 15. Every bbq place is charging $18-20 for a proper meal. That’s gonna be $400 a month if I eat out every day for lunch at work. What a fucking clown world

[Anonymous No.50525854]

I don't go out.

[Anonymous No.50525859]

>>50525834
For uself or family? If it’s for urself ur a fatass

[Anonymous No.50525892]

>>50525834
I know, it's great isn't it?
I made a lot of money in crypto and now the restaurants are less crowded with the disgusting poors

[Anonymous No.50525893]

>>50525834
Panera bread has a grilled cheese and tomato basil soup for 5.99

[Anonymous No.50525903]

>>50525834
>$18-20 for a proper meal
>I eat out every day for lunch at work

Do I have to say it? NGMI

[Anonymous No.50525910]

>>50525893

Every time I go to Panera I spend over 15 if I get a sandwich and coffee

[Anonymous No.50525920]

>>50525834

They're squeezing you bro! Behold your future!

[Anonymous No.50525926]

>>50525903

I don’t eat out anymore, I used to back when you could do it for under 10 a day easy. I fucking hate packing lunches

[Anonymous No.50525928]

>paying somebody else to cook your meal

[Anonymous No.50525929]

Not my problem. I just make my family buy me food :v)

[Anonymous No.50525941]

>>50525834
I feel sorry for young people who are just getting started. How do they have a chance? Getting a teenage summer job like at a restaurant or something doesn't even seem worth it with the low amount of $$ you're bringing in vs the cost of everything now.

[Anonymous No.50525967]

>>50525941

I literally paid $15 for a Big Mac, large fries, and a coffee and I wasn’t even full

[Anonymous No.50526011]

>>50525967
Yeah I know. ppl in this thread are saying buying fast food is bad for you, and they're right, but in the year 2000 it was cheap as hell and something anyone could afford easily. It's proof that our standard of living is going down

[Anonymous No.50526382]

>>50525834
it's a lot more than that. i had a gift card to red lobster that i wanted to use. two entrees and an appetizer was $90 total after tip (less $50 from my gift card.) it's absurd.

[Anonymous No.50526403]

restaurant? try fast food. Burger and fries. $20 at Five Guys

[Anonymous No.50526422]

>>50526403
they also asked for tip, which I refused

[Anonymous No.50526443]

>>50525834
>>50525967
>>50526403
Good. Maybe you Amerifats will lose some weight and stop being so obese.

[Anonymous No.50526467]

>>50525967
That 15 dollars here would buy me a big container of spring mix salad, vegetables and at least 2 cans of tuna. That alone would last me almost a week. Nutritious, not laden with poisonous additives and won't make me fat. The overall health benefits will help insure that I don't get sick and saves me lots of money.
If you rely on McDonalds to feed you, then you can expect the opposite: getting fat, poor health and less financial freedom.

[Anonymous No.50526478]

>>50525834
You forgot about tips too that's an extra $5 for your $20 meal, you do tip right?

[Anonymous No.50526492]

>>50526467
Wtf? Imagine being European lol

[Anonymous No.50526524]

>>50526467
$15 of salad made with canned tuna (wtf.) maybe 5 meals, and like 10 grams of protein per meal. not really a valid comparison.

[Anonymous No.50526535]

>>50526467
That sounds like a low protein starvation diet, what kinda vegetables? Like potatoes?

[Anonymous No.50526666]

>>50525834
welcome to europe

[Anonymous No.50526762]

>>50526403

A bacon cheeseburger at my local 5G’s is 13 something now kek

[Anonymous No.50526952]

>>50526535
>what kinda vegetables?
Cucumbers, radishes, scallions, broccoli, celery.
Tuna gives you the protein and other beneficial nutrients like Omega 3s.
Fast food like McDonalds actually deprives your body of the vitamins and minerals you need to be healthy. It also makes you fat, stupid and ugly.

[Anonymous No.50526980]

>>50525967
Fries are a scam. My go to is 2-3 burgers or McDoubles and a McChicken or two. That plus a drink is less than $10.

[Anonymous No.50527000]

>>50526952
>It also makes you fat, stupid and ugly.
kek

> Cucumbers, radishes, scallions, broccoli, celery.

Gotcha, just seems like high volume, low calorie food. You'll get (or stay) ripped, but I just wonder how you'll get enough calories on that.

[Anonymous No.50527064]

>>50527000
>but I just wonder how you'll get enough calories on that.
The problem with most people in the USA is too many calories....too many empty calories.

[Anonymous No.50527075]

>>50527064
yeah, too much meat or too much sugar/carbs

[Anonymous No.50527098]

Restaurants are a waste of money. You can make just as good food or better at home for cheaper.

Instead of going out to eat with others as a social activity, try hosting a dinner party at your home. You can make it even more grand and fun than an overpriced restaurant trip.

[Anonymous No.50527142]

>>50525834
Yesterday I got flame broiler and the cashier handed me my receipt saying "can you sign this?" There was a tip section and I wrote $0 and she gave me a dirty look

[Anonymous No.50527199]

Why the fuck you eat out? I do intermittent fasting and cook all my meals home. I'm a great cook so I do tastier shit home also control my weight not eating every 2 hours like the faggots tell every fat person to do.

[Anonymous No.50527204]

>>50527199
Are you doing keto?

[Anonymous No.50527265]

>>50527075
>yeah, too much meat
Too much RED meat.
Meat is important if you are a man.
But too much red meat is the main issue.
People don't eat enough fish, chicken or lean pork. I only eat wild pork, BTW. Go hunting once or twice a year, bag a nice 200+ pound pig and get lots of sausage and ham. Farm raised pork is not very good for you.
Beef should be grass fed and as organic as possible.

[Anonymous No.50527411]

>be europoor
>pay €28 euro for a single meal

pick one

[Anonymous No.50527430]

I spend $50-100 a day on doordash.

[Anonymous No.50527461]

>>50525834
>be euro
>have delishus salami, cheese, smoked sausage, etc
lol at cooking food

[Anonymous No.50527636]

>>50525926
thats why you will never make it. only chads make their own meal at home

[Anonymous No.50528961]

>>50525834
In 1900s biz people said the same thing but it was 15 cents

[Anonymous No.50529205]

>>50525834
Where you at? I live in the Midwest and sandwhich is still about $8 at nearby sandwhich shops.
I also go to taco bell once a week and spend about $5. Always get the value menu each item is like 1-2$. Not hard.

[Anonymous No.50529222]

>>50526403
20$ wtf. Thats terrible.

[Anonymous No.50529340]

>>50525834
Dude, you were never MEANT to go out to eat every fucking day
Maybe twice a month perhaps
Can you imagine the infrastructure needed to sustain such an insane setup
Not to mention how that shit cannot be anywhere close to healthy
Our grandparents would go out to a restaurant every once in a while and have a good time but it was not about simply acquiring food

[Anonymous No.50529434]

$2 chili dogs and $1 bud heavy at the dive bar
get fucken rekt
imagine thinking worldwide fast food franchises aren't gonna price-gouge as hard as they can

[Anonymous No.50529772]

>>50529205
I love taco bell but those faggots never have coupons. And they got rid of the fiesta taco salad. I usually order a nachos bellgrande and a couple of crunchy tacos. Costs over $10. I remember when the phantom menace came out, tacos went up $0.49 each and that bummed me out

[Anonymous No.50529800]

>>50525834
Don't you know how to cook?

[Anonymous No.50529805]

>>50525834
>$400 a month is a lot of money
have you tried not being a poor wagie shitskin?

[Anonymous No.50530040]

>>50525967
Use the app or look up the codes for meals, retard

[Anonymous No.50530066]

>>50527411
15€ for two dishes + delivery fees included in Bulgaria

[Anonymous No.50530469]

>>50525967
Yes but you can buy a pork shoulder for that amount and it will last you several meals.

[Anonymous No.50531393]

How are you anons dealing with increase in food prices? I shot a bunch of hogs and have been eating boar as my main source of meat for the last 2 months. Been learning how to cook through youtube and have saved a bunch of money this way but I miss steak. Its so fucking expensive at the grocery store though. Now I have to plan a couple days to go hunting process the meat bag it and fill my freezer again but I wish I could just order 200lbs of prime ribeye instead.

[Anonymous No.50531461]

Have you tried not being poor?

[Anonymous No.50531469]

>>50525910
Yeah a you pick two with a sandwich and soup is probably like 11 bucks on average

[Anonymous No.50531482]

>>50525834
completely withdraw from the system.
most of your meal is going to bankers and landlords via rental costs.
starve the beast.
modern america was a huge mistake.

[Anonymous No.50531493]

>>50527411
so that's 28 euro * 0.75 for the exchange rate, around $20

[Anonymous No.50531506]

>>50531393
where do you hunt? do you pay shit tons for licenses? do you just drive off the highway somewhere between cities and walk into forest (if there is any)
give some tips for those who want MEAT but dont wanna pay the walmart jew

[Anonymous No.50531518]

>>50525834
>subway
lol is this a pasta?

[Anonymous No.50531534]

>>50531506
and to add to this what sort of difficulties are there with processing your own meat? do you get diseased or rotted meat often? how is the quality? what is the processing time

[Anonymous No.50531539]

>>50525893
I'll never understand people who would buy a grilled cheese at a restaurant. Like literally get bread cheese and butter and make 10 of them for the same price

[Anonymous No.50531572]

>>50525893
>Panera bread has a grilled cheese and tomato basil soup for 5.99

>2 bread slice = 20 cents
>cheese = 50 cents
>tomato soup = 50 cents?

[Anonymous No.50531699]

>>50525834
Get a large 3 topping dominos for 8 bucks and then kys

[Anonymous No.50531877]

>>50525834
Glad I live in Kansas. I can get a double quarter pounder cheeseburger from Braum's (that's a total 1/2lb. of beef) with fries and drink for less than $9

[Anonymous No.50531979]

>>50525834
If you hate inflation, restaurants are the last place you should be going

[Anonymous No.50532185]

>>50531506
>>50531534

Im lucky a buddy of mine leases land for his
cattle so we go to do hog control and shoot as many as we can. Hunting licenses in the US are cheap and in many states hogs are considered pests so they dont have a limit or season if youre in private land. It depends on states so check your local rules about hunting hogs and if theyre considered an invasive species with no tag limit.

Since we kill as many as we can for population control I just take a cooler and we quarter them right then and there and keep on hunting. This means we dont gut them and fully clean them like you would if youre only hunting 1 animal, we just select the ones we want and cut off their front and rear quarters really fast then once Im home I work on skinning and cleaning the meat and packaging it in bags. I just watched youtube videos on butchering hogs to get an idea of what to do, how to cut off the fat and silver skin etc. For wild boar you want to make sure its fully cooked with internal temp of 145 degrees fahrenheit to kill any possible worms or diseases and check if the animal shows signs of diseases or anything.

Depending on where you live check if there's a butcher shop nearby that processes hunted game. In that case it might be easier to take them the whole animal and have them butcher it and give you all the ready cuts, but if youre going this route it might be best if you at least gut the animal in the field, unless you go to a private hunting business that offers to process the animal on site for a fee.

Gl anon if youve never hunted before maybe start with those hunting ranches where they charge you a fee but guarantee you an animal, then talk to them about hunting in public land and what they recommend. You at least know how to shoot right?

[Anonymous No.50532220]

>>50525834
It's ridiculous, I went out to eat tonight
>buffalo ranch sandwich, $13.50
>1 beer, $7
>with tax $22, plus tip $26
This is why I stay at home and eat lentils

[Anonymous No.50532221]

>>50531539
Why are you eating 10 grilled cheese sandwiches you fat ass?

[Anonymous No.50532242]

>>50525893
For something that simple and shitty just make it yourself for a fifth of the price.

[Anonymous No.50532249]

>>50532185
I've only fired handguns. Thanks for the info, i really enjoy braised pork shoulder and whatnot. I'll keep your info in mind.

[Anonymous No.50532322]

>>50525893
I fucking love Panera bread. Based.

[Anonymous No.50532360]

>>50525854
Yes, i haven't eaten out since the coof lockdowns started. I had a whopper meal at borger kang like a week before they started though. It was good.

[Anonymous No.50532406]

>>50525893
>two slices of bread with a slice of congealed seed oils, pureed tomato with shitloads of salt and a few leaves
Sounds great if you hate your body and want to die young of high cholesterol and high blood pressure

[Anonymous No.50532437]

>>50525967
It's actually crazy how expensive mcdonalds has gotten. It used to have an appeal as like a shitty, super cheap indulgence--- you'd get a mcdouble and mcchicken for 2 dollars if you were broke and needed something to fill you up. Now the meals there are literally the cost of a decent restaurant with actual good beef and substantial portions. You sit down at a place and get a killer burger with fries for 15-18 dollars. So why even go to mcdonalds at all anymore?

[Anonymous No.50532449]

>>50531493
The Euro is trading at $1.02 retard

[Anonymous No.50532577]

>>50525834
My gf and I have cut back a lot on how much we go out to eat. When we do, if it’s fast food, I try to use the restaurant app - this is pretty much necessary to get a remotely good deal. Some places are better than others. McDonald’s actually has an amazing app as far as deals and rewards go. There’s a local guy by us who sells arm-length burritos with like a half pound of meat for 8.50. Hasn’t changed the price ever, he doesn’t give a fuck about money he says. Hot dog places are typically cheap and inflation-resistant. Use birthday coupons (there’s a long list of places out there that will give you birthday rewards if your signed up for their email/rewards shit). There are ways to be frugal with eating out but it’s getting harder.

[Anonymous No.50532736]

>>50525834
In Canada I have to spend $30 at any basic restaurant in order to get full. Which is usually just an appetizer and a main course.

[Anonymous No.50532863]

>>50526980
True, fries are probably a serious cash cow for mcdonalds. They are buying vegetable oil and potatoes in extreme bulk with probably a massive wholesale discount, and then a large fries is ~1 potato and a few tablespoons of oil. I would guess the potato and oil for that large fries costs them mere cents and then they sell it for around 2 dollars, which is gonna be a healthy fucking margin. Better yet, because it's just potatoes, salt, and vegetable oil, the price is probably very stable or at least easy to predict, unlike more complex menu items like burgers where there are a dozen or more ingredients that can each vary in price/availability due to all kinds of factors, supply chain disruptions among them. I would guess that fries--- along with simple menu items like soda machines--- are a relatively reliable constant in Mcdonalds' business plans and the other items are more wild cards

[Anonymous No.50533749]

Subway subs here are at least $11 and you get so little meat and have to beg them to put a good amount of toppings. If you ask for lettuce they'll grab a single pinch and spread it around like an art project. Cheese is $2 for 4 razor thin slices. Its motivated me to make my own meals but ingredients aren't any cheaper and I live alone so I can't buy in bulk or it will go bad/

[Anonymous No.50533771]

It's forcing me to learn to cook which is nice.

[Anonymous No.50533785]

After vaccine passports to even sit down at a restaurant, food inflation, decline in portion sizes, then on top of that you have to tip the server like it was such a privilege to eat I don't understand who still goes to restaurants unless it's on an expense account. It is truly a masochistic relationship.

Just learn to cook good food at home by watching youtube.

[Anonymous No.50533790]

>>50532577
Jesus, learn how to cook.
I refuse to believe that people eat garbage on purpose.

This whole tread is so fucking sad. Just cook your meals, fast food was designed to kill niggers. STOP EATING THIS NIGGER SHIT.

[Anonymous No.50533829]

>>50525834
I went to order a pizza and some breadsticks and the total was $57 (plus tip). It wasn't that long ago that you could get extra large pizzas for under $20. Delivery drivers have to be getting absolutely assfucked, not only is their main expense twice as expensive, nobody has any money to tip anymore

[Anonymous No.50533835]

>>50533790
Top 5 dishes to learn for cooking newfags:

[Anonymous No.50533845]

>go out to eat with mum
>$15 for each person
>$30 total and tip $8
>$38 for a quick lunch

I make $26 an hour lol

[Anonymous No.50533907]

>>50533835
1. Learn to cook pasta, start with basic - plain garlic pasta with store bought dried pasta. Master that and you can make any variation at basically restaurant quality.

2. Pan frying, learning to make croquettes, pork chops, tempura, anything that requires frying in shallow oil.

3. Roasting in oven, this is all about controlling temperature and moisture, you should be able to cook a lean cut, like pork lion to tenderness. Then you can take advantage of all the cheap meats and cuts.

4. Learn to ferment, brew beer, make yogurt, bake bread. Basically understand how yeast works.

5. Plant your own herb garden. Now you get fresh basil, mint and parsley when you need it, you can have it year round by planting indoors.

[Anonymous No.50533954]

>>50533907
>Learn to cook pasta

>empty carbs

Stopped reading there.

[Anonymous No.50533979]

>>50525834
Who the fuck eats at restos in 2020+2.5

[Anonymous No.50533995]

>>50525834
https://youtu.be/7uANqJvfZxc
Money printer go BRRRRR.

[Anonymous No.50534000]

>>50525903
I only eat once a day.

[Anonymous No.50534010]

>>50525967
>Eating more than once every three days.
Literally don't eat every day bro, welcome to socialism.

[Anonymous No.50534019]

>>50526492
Japanese people eat rice and fish.
Imagine being Jewish.

[Anonymous No.50534028]

>>50533954
cultivate diabetes

[Anonymous No.50534032]

>>50527098
Yeah man, get the boys together and have a pot luck.

[Anonymous No.50534040]

>>50525834

> dumb little nigger doesn't know how to cook

[Anonymous No.50534094]

>>50525920
Where we’re headed, people will be lucky to afford the rent on a pod like that

[Anonymous No.50534101]

>>50529805
He's American so being poor is part of your bullshit "country".

[Anonymous No.50534106]

>>50531506
>>50531534
Lmao, he doesn't know.

[Anonymous No.50534110]

>>50532249
>I've only fired handguns
You can hunt with that.

[Anonymous No.50534119]

>>50533790
>Stop.
No, no I will not, stop taxing my paychecks.

[Anonymous No.50534133]

>>50531539
also they serve just regular tomato soup from a can so smart anons can buy 10-20 of those for the price of one panera bread meal

[Anonymous No.50534139]

>>50526467
Those would have to be big cans of tuna to last you a week. I ate two cans in one meal recently, 90 cal and 20g protein each can.
Calling bullshit unless you count fasting for 6 days of 7 "lasting you a week".

[Anonymous No.50534163]

>>50526980
>My go to is 2-3 burgers or McDoubles and a McChicken or two.
Slow down on the goyslop lad

[Anonymous No.50534208]

>>50533979
>We're a quarter through the decade already
Fuck

[Anonymous No.50534230]

>>50529434
that's $5 for the generic beer and $7 for the artisan craft hot dog here in the city plus 8% tax and 25% expected tip of course. are you even enjoying the hustle and bustle right now bro?

[Anonymous No.50534233]

>diners near me still have $6-8 burgers and days where stuff is 50% off
>go there with my wife sometimes and talk with the old people that come there every other day just for coffee
One perk of flyover land, I guess

[Anonymous No.50534243]

>>50525967
If you must eat this stuff just use the app man. a mcdouble, large fries, and a drink is under $5 if you use the discounts. dollar fries are basically always up for grabs.

[Anonymous No.50535219]

>>50525920
I just can't believe the punch line of the collapse of the west is trannies lmao

[Anonymous No.50535225]

>>50525893
>Panera bread
You mean Bread Co?

[Anonymous No.50535237]

>>50526467
Euromales are all so fucking soft

[Anonymous No.50536131]

>>50525834
Still $1.5 for all you can eat unlimited food in India.

[Anonymous No.50536176]

>>50526467
>600 calories would last me a week

[Anonymous No.50536213]

>>50525834
I just paid 6 euros for a large pizza, wtf are you even talking about.