Restaurants get pricey (and creative) as costs rise

You’re not imagining it: Restaurant prices are soaring, particularly in Seattle. A combination of food inflation, bird flu and the city’s recent minimum wage hike mean many restaurant owners are raising prices and getting creative to stay in business. Tan explains how things might be changing at your favorite spot, and what budget-friendly dishes to look for if your wallet is feeling the sting. 

Read Tan’s reporting on the effects of the minimum wage increase in The Seattle Times. 

Restaurants we discuss in this episode:

• Geraldine’s Counter, Columbia City
• Merchant’s Cafe and Saloon, Pioneer Square 
• Jack’s BBQ, SoDo and South Lake Union
• Anchovies and Salt, Renton
• Off Alley, Columbia City

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