[jandrewrogers]

Seattle used to have good food at reasonable prices. The extreme increase in costs, much of which is self-inflicted, has killed any restaurant that didn't both dramatically increase prices and cut corners on quality. Almost all of my favorite restaurants in the city are no longer around.

Seattle had much better food 15 years ago. The average food quality has noticeably deteriorated at the same time as prices skyrocketed. It is a shame really.

[lelanthran]

> Seattle used to have good food at reasonable prices. The extreme increase in costs, much of which is self-inflicted,

I'm curious about the self-inflicted part. How was it self-inflicted?

[RickS]

Unique to us, we have anomalously high minimum wages and a specific driver fairness pay law that makes for eye-watering delivery costs. This is on top of all of SF's problems w/ density, zoning, pricing out cheap indie spaces and the artist class that would put things in them, etc.

[fragmede]

Tarrifs have affected the cost of inputs.