Walked past the old diner on 5th Street and the burger is now $18. Remember when it was $6?

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Forget the rent, look at the cost of the ingredients now. That $6 burger was just beef, cheese, and a bun. Now they have to source "artisan" buns, "heritage" beef, and fancy aioli because that's what people expect. The whole food chain got more expensive and fancy, not just the rent.

oliviahenderson1mo ago

Wonder if the rent on that corner went up like crazy. Makes you think what the owner's paying just to keep the lights on, right?

paul_owens251mo ago

Rent's probably less of a problem than all those extra suppliers taking their cut.