# Restaurant vs grocery store prices

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-vs-grocery-store-prices/839899>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 8, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-vs-grocery-store-prices/839899 "2019-09-08T20:51:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-vs-grocery-store-prices/839899/21 "2019-09-09T16:58:54Z")

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I know that Chili’s used to have a streak meal for around $16. At one time I thought that was cheaper than I could buy a comparable steak at the grocery store.

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**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-vs-grocery-store-prices/839899/22 "2019-09-10T15:13:31Z")

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What type of steak was that in the OP? At my local supermarket in the UK I can get 30-day aged ribeye for £22.67/kg which according to Google works out to $12.70/lb.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-vs-grocery-store-prices/839899/23 "2019-09-10T15:19:35Z")

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> [@kferr](#):
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> What type of steak was that in the OP? At my local supermarket in the UK I can get 30-day aged ribeye for £22.67/kg which according to Google works out to $12.70/lb.

That seems crazy, crazy cheap, especially for the UK. Dry-aged stuff usually starts at around $20/lb here, and I’ve bought it at prices of up to $50/lb (For a couple of years, I would have a tradition where I bought myself a 45-day or maybe it was 60-day aged dry ribeye from an upscale grocery called Fox and Obel. My recollection was that they were $50/lb, and this was back in 2005/2006.)

That price would be about right for a choice-grade (second highest grade) ribeye at most places around here.I’d venture that cut at choice grade would be anywhere from $8-$16/lb, depending on where you shop. I’ve never seen dry-aged ribeye at that low a price, though. Like I said, I’d expect around $20/lb, maybe $16/lb at the very lowest end.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-vs-grocery-store-prices/839899/24 "2019-09-10T15:29:03Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> That price would be about right for a choice-grade (second highest grade) ribeye at most places around here.

Or sometimes you can find prime at that price, depending on the store and time. I did manage to snag some prime ribeye from a local grocery (which I was shocked to find, as that grocery does not typically sell prime meats) during one of the recent holidays, and it was at I think $12.99/lb. But that price is more typical in the choice grade ribeye level, maybe a buck or two higher than usual, but within the range to be expected for that cut of meat at that grade.

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