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re: How often do you eat out at restaurants?

Posted on 10/29/21 at 4:04 pm to
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
83029 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 4:04 pm to
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How often would you say you and your family eat out at restaurants?


About 50-50 dining out vs. cooking. It is just us two, so isn't a big family outing, which I can see being tiresome.

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Do you prefer eating out versus cooking at home?


Love both.

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Do you thinking it can be addicting and detrimental to your budget to eat out too much?


We are fortunate that it doesn't make a difference. If it did, and it used to, we would eat out a lot less.

We don't do takeout much, however.
Posted by Dave_O
Member since Apr 2018
1209 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 4:04 pm to
We have two kids, 5 and 2, so not very often. We may grab takeout once per week or so. I also enjoy cooking, so most nights/weekends I don’t mind cooking at all.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
15046 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 4:11 pm to
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But I’m a realtor and on the go a lot. I did over 500 showings last year, am already past that again this year.

Nobody cares.

My wife and I grab takeout once a week. Go out to eat dinner twice a month and I eat lunch out 1-2 times a week.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78327 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 6:57 pm to
All the time now since it’s way cheaper than grocery shopping and cooking at home.
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
61723 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 7:03 pm to
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ducktale


You are such a happy person.
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
61723 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 7:05 pm to
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The idea of dressing up, driving to a restaurant, wait for a seat, make small talk with the waiter, more waiting, and forced tipping for mediocre service is not appealing.


I feel sorry for wherever you live or your bad choices.
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
11037 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 7:09 pm to
Covid seemed to kill my eating out. The restaurants all opened back up, but I never really started going back.
Posted by Bryno1960
Off River Road
Member since Aug 2013
3785 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 7:21 pm to
Two to three times a week. I prefer cooking something at home.
Posted by LoneStarRanger
Texas/Europe
Member since Aug 2018
2404 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 8:04 pm to
Once every 2-3 weeks.

Before Covid/Marriage, 2-3x a week
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 8:07 pm to
Maybe twice a month
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
102098 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 8:10 pm to
frick covid .. 2x a week easy
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
23556 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 8:20 pm to
Covid curbed our eating out, but we started more delivery... I hate cooking, but dont mind grilling... prob spend too much on dinner.. but we never really eat out for bfast/lunch...
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20031 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 8:46 pm to
I love to cook and prefer to make our meals, so the wife and I probably only eat at restaurants a dozen or so times a year.

We also don't really go for fast food much, so that only happens 4-5 times a year. She got Popeye's Chicken about 2 months ago and that was the last time we had fast food.

Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
5567 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 8:51 pm to
We eat out once or twice a week. This doesn't count lunches during the week. Lunches I generally eat out 2-3 times a week and try to bring something from home the other days.

My wife and I both love to cook, but do most of our cooking on the weekend. It was be a hassle during the week to cook after getting off work.
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 9:10 pm to
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Covid seemed to kill my eating out. The restaurants all opened back up, but I never really started going back.


What you didn’t like being told to wear your mask to the table but you could take it off to eat? But don’t forget to put your mask back on before you stand up from your table to leave
This post was edited on 10/29/21 at 9:11 pm
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21337 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 9:56 pm to
I eat lunch at a restaurant with colleagues 4 or 5 times a week. No fast food.

Wife and I usually eat lunch out on Saturday.

90% of other meals are cooked at home or leftovers of same.
Posted by ATLTiger24
Member since May 2007
528 posts
Posted on 10/29/21 at 11:46 pm to
Seven days a week for lunch (both wife and me, mostly separately between working). Typically 3-4 nights a week for dinner. Unless we are having a dinner party with friends, I can't remember that last Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night that we had dinner at home outside of the 3-4 week Covid shutdown last year.
Posted by 3oliv3
Member since Aug 2016
756 posts
Posted on 10/30/21 at 12:42 am to
Had a 1/2 oyster 1/2 shrimp po boy at The Galley in old metry tonight. $21.99 was their market price. Still absolutely delicious but yeah it’s getting a bit pricey to eat out.
Posted by andouille
A table near a waiter.
Member since Dec 2004
11544 posts
Posted on 10/30/21 at 2:18 am to
Used to be twice a week, not counting cheap lunches, but it is dwindling, it's not just the money, it I can't think of a place I want to go. It's usually a minimum of $50-$60, for half I that I can buy a great steak or piece of fish and cook at home better than a restaurant.



Posted by GMON
Member since Oct 2021
107 posts
Posted on 10/30/21 at 2:54 am to
Pretty much every day.

I have a meat breakfast at a local diner every morning and a hot drink to wash it down.

I usually have dinner out as well. I do spend a lot on meals but I justify/lie to myself that I'm more productive when I eat out.
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