Every year, our city has 'restaurant week', where tons of local restaurants offer 3 or 4 course prix fixe menus for the same price (usually $24.99 or so). For

Every year, our city has 'restaurant week', where tons of local restaurants offer 3 or 4 course prix fixe menus for the same price (usually $24.99 or so). For some of these restaurants, that price point is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than their normal price. Inevitably, what happens, is that throngs of people who wouldn't dream of making reservations and paying $150 for a meal show up and demand the same high quality food and service for $25. Guess what - it doesn't happen. Now those people who don't know any better, assume that the $150 is a total rip off and that the restaurant isn't any better than the $20 place down the street. It also makes life hell if you want a real 'nice' meal that week... Is it dumb for the high end places to do this? I think so, but I guess they like to 'show support' for local restaurants or whatever. Groupon feels like it's just the same thing, one place at a time.