Though I'll agree most of it (at least any chain) is a waste of money. I know of 3 Italian restaurants that make excellent food (2 are run by first gen Italian immigrant families, 1 family immigrated in the 1920's).
But that's my opinion of most food - I can make it just as good, for 10%-20% of the price, at home (and I'm not kidding, I've done the math for most of our 300 recipes).
Our average per serving cost is $2 - we don't eat shit out of a box and most meals are excellent, some are "I'm tired and this is at least good".
You're picking bad restaurants.
Though I'll agree most of it (at least any chain) is a waste of money. I know of 3 Italian restaurants that make excellent food (2 are run by first gen Italian immigrant families, 1 family immigrated in the 1920's).
But that's my opinion of most food - I can make it just as good, for 10%-20% of the price, at home (and I'm not kidding, I've done the math for most of our 300 recipes).
Our average per serving cost is $2 - we don't eat shit out of a box and most meals are excellent, some are "I'm tired and this is at least good".