(Edit my math was a little off since the article was talking about expenses per pound for the middle men, but total cost at the restaurant) Anyway, I think the

(Edit my math was a little off since the article was talking about expenses per pound for the middle men, but total cost at the restaurant) Anyway, I think the markup at the restaurant is the highest. Maybe on the coast you can get a 2 lb lobster for $30, but that would be a ridiculously low price elsewhere. A steakhouse I went to last week in Nashville was charging $160 for a one pound lobster! I actually found the middle-men involved to have a reasonable markup on the product. The price really gets jacked up at the restaurant where they have all of the overhead to cover. So the moral to me is to cook your own food!