Honestly? Common food has become so good that only a few restaurants can produce food and provide experience to justify paying what they ask for it. I can only

Honestly? Common food has become so good that only a few restaurants can produce food and provide experience to justify paying what they ask for it. I can only count one restaurant that surprised me with quality, while a few Michelin star places disappointed here in NYC. But that's a result of food production becoming better and more efficient, while mid-range and high-end restaurants are standing mostly still. I still get the same service and same quality of food from Milos today as I got 20 years ago... and prices only went up. Meanwhile Popeyes and McDonalds have improved dramatically in the last 4 years alone! Unfortunately it took this pandemic for restaurants to start feeling the burn from their conservativism.