I wonder how steakhouses are going to stay in business?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (211620)
United States
August 5, 2026 5:24pm CST
When friend and I were coming back down here we stopped at a modest steak restaurant. It is a chain they have mostly in Pennsylvania. They have good food and a very nice salad bar, not Golden Corral sized but they have a nice selection. Ordinarily at a place like that I would get steak, but I saw only one under 40 bucks, and it was chopped sirloin, basically a glorified hamburger. Anyway, I got a stuffed chicken breast and salad bar, and Friend got salmon. We both looked at the steak menu for about 20 seconds. At those prices, I doubt they are selling much steak, if people want to spend big bucks on steak they would go to a high end place I think...Of course, the higher end places are selling the steaks for 75 dollars or more. sigh..
. When will it end? Maybe never, as they are talking about taxing beef to make it unaffordable to help with climate change. sign
. When will it end? Maybe never, as they are talking about taxing beef to make it unaffordable to help with climate change. sign8 people like this
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@Ineeddentures (41734)
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52m
The price of beef will not come down again
Production costs will not come down
Neither will staff costs
Restaurants won't pay less energy bills
So the prices just now are probably realistic given the associated costs
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@snowy22315 (211620)
• United States
12m
I suspect they may come down a little when transportation costs less, but it might just be temporary.
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@Ineeddentures (41734)
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Just now
@snowy22315
Well I think that is wishful thinking
And if it does come down it's not going to be by very much at all
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@Ineeddentures (41734)
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Just now
@snowy22315
Optimism, I love it
Everything here is almost double what it was in 2023.
And if stuff isn't double it's still way more than it was
Kenco Coffee in 2023 was £4 a 200g jar
Now it's £8.35 for 190g
Prices won't come down my friend
Now they know we can pay the prices
I wouldn't reduce my prices now, that's for sure
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@Deepizzaguy (123938)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1h
I am afraid that steakhouses will be closing soon due to the lack of customers going to their businesses due to the high prices.
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@snowy22315 (211620)
• United States
1h
Or they will promote other things on their menu, and just maybe sell sirloing tips or something.
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@Deepizzaguy (123938)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1h
@snowy22315 Most likely promote other items on their menu.
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@kaylachan (85906)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1h
You just have to roll with the flow. The supply and demand and need to milk as much out of the comsumer will never change.
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@snowy22315 (211620)
• United States
1h
They are, and maybe if people boycott it, it will come down a bit.
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@MarieCoyle (61048)
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Just now
I have had the same thoughts. I do know people who previously went there regularly, that no longer go at all--the price of beef is so ridiculous, and there appears to be no end in site on this.
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