High Restaurant Prices Kill the Joy of Trying New Places | Bon Appétit

"The chain restaurant experience has declined too, says Lex Washington, a professor and mom of three living in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She and her daughter always celebrate their birthdays at Texas Roadhouse for the fun of mechanical bull riding and free treats like ice cream and cake. 'Now, there’s no bull, no cake, and a big old thing of ice cream is now a baby scoop and a bunch of whipped cream,' she says. 'I don’t really want to go if you’re raising prices and I know you’ve got 100 locations across the US.'" - ByMeghan McCarron