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by samstave 2872 days ago
While I love Mac n cheese, and your menu sounds delicious - I'll tell you why I will most likely never eat at your place: price.

While there are plenty of people who will, and you will certainly be successful - I just have "price fatigue" where one can't seemingly even feed themselves for an affordable rate.

The cost of food is too high.

Let's assume the average cost of a meal from your place is $15 as is generally what appears to be the average cost of a meal anywhere, eating anywhere is just so expensive.

Even a "meal" from McDonald's in a really crappy location such as 24th and mission in SF is $11.

I'm sure people will always pay for the convenience, I just can't justify paying premium prices like $15 for Mac n cheese.

I have three kids.

Now imagine a family where each in the family can't be together for, say, lunch.

Each parent needs to eat, and each child needs to eat.

If all members of the family were to go out and need to buy lunch - even if it were $10 per lunch and the family had to buy 4 lunches twice a week....

So, I just think pricing for food these days, across the board, is unsustainable.