[latchkey]

I'm more referring to the concept of buying food at a restaurant multiple times. Takeout and/or in-dining, not about the frequency of doing such things.

Interestingly, the place I went to last, was packed full in the late afternoon (~3pm), on a monday. The large bar seating was full.

My experience so far is that the quality of nearly every dish I've eaten has gone down significantly to the point that I keep trying new places and almost never repeating.

It could be that now that I cook more at home, I'm just not used to the amount of butter/salt that is being (ab)used in restaurants, as well as the quality of the ingredients (I mostly buy/eat "organic", whatever that is worth...).

[ghaff]

I can't say I've noticed a real change in food but it's a small sample size as I don't eat out on a very regular basis.

In terms of the percentage people who dine in or get out at least sometimes numbers seem to be pretty much back to pre-pandemic levels.