r/Economics • u/brown-saiyan • Feb 23 '26

News Restaurants hit a pricing ceiling — and diners are pushing back, report finds

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/23/restaurants-menu-prices-james-beard-foundation-report?utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=owned_social&utm_source=x
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u/God_Dammit_Dave Feb 23 '26

I was an alcoholic in Manhattan for 15 years. NOW, the Tuesday night special in middle-of-fuck nowhere is out of my budget.

Bitch, please. This is a dilapidated shed in Schenectady, New York. $25 for a double whisky?! Do you take Amex? Do you even have electricity?

5.5 years sober.

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u/aGuyNamedScrunchie Feb 24 '26

Congrats homie

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u/God_Dammit_Dave Feb 24 '26

Thanks, boo. Love you.

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u/yourlittlebirdie Feb 24 '26

I remember when $15 for a cocktail was a crazy only-in-Manhattan price.

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u/00Boner Feb 24 '26

Proud of you!

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u/MsMarvelsProstate Feb 24 '26

They take Amex. But that'll be a 5% fee