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Corporate chain restaurants like Denny's are 100% going to be more expensive and worse quality than anything local. I live in Austin, TX and have no issue at all finding amazing tacos for under $4 or sub sandwiches for under $8.
Where was that dinner date? $150 for two dinners, an appetizer, and drinks plus tax and tip at a fancy restaurant doesn't seem that bad to me.
Don't get me wrong, prices have absolutely gone up, my point though is there are lots of options for dates (where I live) that aren't going to cost you anywhere near $200
fancy restaurants will cost you $300+.
anything above a dive bar will cost you that much. i live here dozens of restaurants. everything is 15+ for an appetizer now. entrees and 25-30+
nobody is going to taco trucks at 8pm on a Friday night for a date. Here taco trucks are a lunch option and they charge you 8 dollars a taco.