[astroglide]

i don't get bothered by price as much as the value-to-price ratio. applebee's and olive garden are horrendous in this regard, for example, because i can pay less money for WAY better stuff like fajitas somewhere else or pay like 10% more for one of the best local italian places in town. melting pot costs a lot and doesn't pay off in taste, it's "the experience" (which gets really old by your second trip) that you're buying. the same money can buy way better food at some other nice restaurant.