I think that depends on where you live. I’ve lived in places where there were not that many restaurants better than “just ok” unless you wanted to spend a lot o

I think that depends on where you live. I’ve lived in places where there were not that many restaurants better than “just ok” unless you wanted to spend a lot of money. Nowadays, I feel as you said, that I never have a reason to go out of my way to new place that’s “just ok” but that’s because I live in LA (and previously SF) where there are “seriously great” options everywhere. My standard for affordable food has gone way up after living in California.