[jsz0]

My local Mom & Pop burger/pizza/grinder places actually cost the same or even sometimes a bit less than fast food these days and the quality is much better. Most of these places actually need about your repeat business so they haven't been as greedy on jacking up menu prices.

[Fricken]

There are a number of diners I can go to that offer a tastier and more substantiative meal with table service for the same price as the last few burger combos I've gotten from McDonald's, A&W and Dairy Queen.

It was the $17 DQ double cheeseburger combo that prompted me to draw a line. Not only did it cost 50% more than before the pandemic, it was tiny. The fries were tiny. The burger was tiny. I'm done with fast food.