How often?

[gimmethesimplelife]

Do you eat out? I've been reading online that the casual sit down full service segment of f and b has been hurting for some time with no quick fix in sight, so I'm curious if you'all have cut back on meals out? Rob

[Tradd]

Do mean actual sit down restaurants or fast food (McD’s, Subway, etc.)?

[Teacher Terry]

Twice a week.

[iris lilies]

2-3 times a week, at least one of us.

[Alan]

Before retirement last year we'd do carry out about twice per week and a sit down dinner at a restaurant every two weeks or so. After retirement I've taken up all cooking duties and have done such a good job we're now doing carry out maybe once per week and a sit down at a restaurant maybe once per month.

[bae]

Once every week or two.

[ApatheticNoMore]

Probably averaging about once a week. Some weeks twice, some weeks none (but on the weeks I don't go out I tend to hit the grocery salad/prepared food bar once or twice instead which is kind of an in-between going out and cooking I guess).

If it was purely up to me it would be less, but there is often some compromising with other humans who like to eat out more than I do, going on

[Yppej]

A few times a year. This includes pizza takeout and delivery.

[sweetana3]

I would have to say once every month or so for a sit down dinner. They are 1. expensive and 2. high in calories. So we limit our eating out. No fast food, pizza (unless part of the once a month), coffee out, etc. But when we do go out, I want a very good meal. We use Yelp and Google to check reviews. Our next one will be Salvadoran.

[catherine]

Here are the numbers of times I've eaten out over a year or so:

September: Took out our neighbors because they repaired our stairs and gave us a handrail. We regretted that decision because the food was mediocre, the service bad, and the bill was high.

Sometime last winter/early spring: We went to our long-standing sushi place with BIL.

2018: I think we went to the pizza place last year and sat at the bar and ordered pizza and watched a football game.

So, we go out to eat maybe twice a year.