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WHERE YOUR $30.95 GOES AT KATZ'S, LINE BY LINE, FROM THE BRISKET TO WHAT'S LEFT

Nov 8, 2026

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6 min read

WHERE YOUR $30.95 GOES AT KATZ'S, LINE BY LINE, FROM THE BRISKET TO WHAT'S LEFT

Beef set a record this summer and the sandwich went up $2. We priced every line under your $30.95, from the brisket to the pickles, and the line left over for the deli is thinner than the comments think.

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YOUR $18 COCKTAIL IS PAYING FOR A LAWSUIT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET

Oct 31, 2026

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6 min read

YOUR $18 COCKTAIL IS PAYING FOR A LAWSUIT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET

One bar's liability insurance went from under $5,000 to $24,000 a year in four years. The reason is a New York law most drinkers have never heard of, and it is inside the price of every drink.

the receipt

Aug 18, 2026

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4 min read

A SIXTEEN DOLLAR SMASH BURGER SOUNDS STEEP UNTIL YOU WALK THE RECEIPT DOWN

The menu price is the only honest number on the page, and it is not the one taking your money.

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Nearly 900 Restaurants Took the City's $26 World Cup Deal. The Flat Price Costs Each Kitchen a Different Amount

Aug 16, 2026

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3 min read

Nearly 900 Restaurants Took the City's $26 World Cup Deal. The Flat Price Costs Each Kitchen a Different Amount

Nearly nine hundred restaurants signed onto a $26 citywide special. A flat price is not the same offer to every kitchen, and the split runs along who can afford it.