When I take my two boys out for lunch we usually go to a local Tex-Mex place. It's a bit of a dive, but the food is good and we can get out for under $30 with tip and the boys get cokes with the meal. Any place else in town it's $50 before the tip if we drink water!The fast food prices are just the tip of the ice berg. Now compare the price at your favorite restaurant from four years ago and now.
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