What is the average amount people are budgeting for a casual restaurant meal in the US right now given all the recent menu price inflation?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What is the average amount people are budgeting for a casual restaurant meal in the US right now given all the recent menu price inflation?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
US average cost casual restaurant meal per person 2026 consumer budget restaurant dining survey menu prices inflation Google ↗
BLS food away from home CPI 2026 restaurant prices year over year October 2026 Google ↗
- QSR Still Wins on Value as Consumer Ordering Habits Change · globenewswire.com
- Consumer Price Index News Release · bls.gov
- Menu Prices | Economic Indicators | Research | National Restaurant Association · restaurant.org
- Two-Thirds of Consumers Are Spending Less at Restaurants, Popmenu Finds · qsrmagazine.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US average cost casual restaurant meal per person 2026 consumer budget restaurant dining survey menu prices inflation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
BLS food away from home CPI 2026 restaurant prices year over year October 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |