Topping the list is lasagna. While 79% of us rank it as a top-tier craving, it carries a 586% markup—the highest percentage in the entire report. At home, a single portion costs $2.77. At a restaurant? The average price is $19. Because it’s the most complex dish to pull off, restaurants charge diners for the labor of love they’d rather not do themselves.
Fajitas sit in third place, costing about $3.15 to assemble at home but pulling $20 at a restaurant. Then there’s ramen, the ultimate cold-weather staple, which carries a 499% markup. While it only takes $2.34 to build a bowl from scratch, customers typically pay over $14 for the Instagram-worthy aesthetic and a perfect soft-boiled egg.
While the percentages look askew, it’s not all profit. As a spokesperson for BLogic Systems noted in the report: “Every restaurant makes prices higher than they are, because they need to pay for labor, rent, utilities, insurance, and credit card processing fees. But the meals with the biggest markup show how restaurants stay profitable. Many people go to restaurants or order takeout because they don’t want to cook themselves either, and they’re ready to pay exactly for that. The markup gap is useful information for those who need to limit their budgets, or who want to try cooking more, but most Americans will still go to the restaurant to have their favorite meal.” At the end of the day, whether we’re buying time along with a $25 steak or a $4.80 plate of fried chicken, it turns out that not doing the dishes may be the most important ingredient on the menu.
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