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My husband and I are retired and go out to eat most Friday nights, typically at a family-friendly place. We go early, but have noticed that, no matter the place, it's barely half full.

Not many couples sitting down to eat, fewer large tables of families. The cost of dining out has gone up so that may explain the empty tables but I'm wondering if others have noticed this trend. (We live in eastern Pennsylvania, near the New Jersey border.)