Eating out is super fun but sometimes you look at the bill and just have to wonder what is going on. I went out and tried some popular restaurant dishes to see if they are really worth the high price tag. Here is my honest breakdown of what these simple foods should actually cost you.
Avocado Toast Breakfast Goldmine
I know we all love a good crunchy toast but restaurants are charging crazy money for what is basically just mashed up avocado and bread. You can easily grab a fresh avocado and some nice sourdough from the store and make the exact same thing for just a couple of dollars at home.
Pasta Alfredo Simple Yet Pricey
This dish feels super fancy when they bring it to your table but it is literally just butter and parmesan cheese mixed with some warm cream. It tastes really amazing and creamy but paying twenty bucks for noodles and cheese is definitely a huge stretch when you can whip it up on your stove in ten minutes.
Grilled Cheese Childhood Luxury
A lot of places are calling this a gourmet sandwich now and putting a massive price tag on it just because they use thicker bread and different cheeses. It is a totally comforting meal that I really enjoy but at the end of the day you are just paying a big premium for toasted bread and melted cheese.
French Fries Side Dish Markup
It is pretty wild how much a simple basket of fried potatoes costs these days when you sit down at a nice place to eat. They are super crispy and salty which is great but potatoes are one of the cheapest things you can buy so the markup is just completely through the roof.
Chicken Wings Bar Food To Premium
Wings used to be the absolute cheapest thing on the menu for a quick snack but now they are priced like a super premium cut of steak. I totally get paying for the convenience of not frying them yourself but making them crispy in your own oven with some good sauce saves you so much cash.
Caesar Salad Simple Yet Pricey
A good crunchy salad is always refreshing but charging fifteen dollars for some chopped romaine lettuce and dressing is honestly a little bit crazy to me. You can make a huge bowl of this at home with fresh parmesan and homemade croutons for a tiny fraction of what the restaurant is asking you to pay.
Iced Tea Cheap Yet Profitable
This is easily one of the most profitable things a restaurant sells because it is mostly just cold water and a tea bag with some sugar mixed in. It is very refreshing on a hot day but brewing a big pitcher of it in your own kitchen costs almost nothing compared to buying glass after glass.
Chocolate Lava Cake Overpriced Dessert
This dessert always looks so cool when the hot chocolate pours out of the middle but it is actually a very basic cake mix cooked for a short time. It is super delicious and rich but you are definitely paying a big fee for the presentation rather than the actual cheap ingredients they use to bake it.
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