Overview
- Menu trackers and reporters say a late-July round of increases affected roughly 291 items across 13 restaurants, bars and lounges based on checks of updated menus.
- The newest changes averaged about a 6.5% increase, with most snacks up by $1, entrees typically up $2 to $3, and a handful of dishes rising as much as $4.
- Adult beverage costs rose noticeably, with the median bar drink increasing by $1 and the number of drinks priced $20 or more jumping from 77 to 118.
- Named venues with item-level changes include Plaza Inn, Goofy’s Kitchen, Trader Sam’s, Blue Bayou, Lamplight Lounge and Wine Country Trattoria, where a few specific items were raised or, in rare cases, cut.
- These late-July sit-down price hikes add to earlier mid-July increases that hit more than 800 items across about 178 locations and are likely to push families to adjust dining budgets or bring outside food and nonalcoholic drinks.