Raising prices does seem to be the right answer. Many expensive restaurants in SF are packed and it is quite difficult to get a reservation. There is clearly

Raising prices does seem to be the right answer. Many expensive restaurants in SF are packed and it is quite difficult to get a reservation. There is clearly market demand in that segment.. if the food is good enough. The low or mid-range segment demand is likely shrinking. Why go out to get mediocre food when it is increasingly easy to have food, groceries, or meal-packs delivered to your door?