They're anything but cheap

Six figure tech job here. I no longer feel like I can afford Applebee's, idk about olive garden because the food is gross. Certainly can't afford drinks and dinner.

It's not really the money, these places just seem like a terrible waste of . And if you're getting the lower calorie healthier option on these menus the food is just totally depressing. Always something like "here's a piece of lemon, some leaves, and a skinless chicken breast." I'm not paying someone to prepare that for me.

Dude, do you know how much a plumber makes?

I don't even consider Applebee's to be a restaurant.

People who think it’s high-class, are not actually high-income.

Trump likes his steak well done with ketchup and his bathrooms gold plated.

Zuckerberg pays hundreds for crappy grey t-shirts.

The richest man in the world is a twat.

Wealth, class, and discernment are not synonymous.

Cunts are still running the world.

Maybe they mean high income in comparison to the world? Like the top 10% of wage earners globally starts at just above $100,000 and that isn't caviar and cristal money.

Bullshit you can get pancakes at Denny's. Applebee's is a step above 711 since someone else microwaves the tv dinner for you.

My wife and I are high income but we used to be very poor. To this day Chili's is a "go to" date night joint.

I think people only go to Applebee's for the cheap drinks.

"Eat here to mix with the serfs!"

Serf and turf?

I haven't been to an Applebee's since like 2010, but I'm gonna assume going out to eat at Applebee's has also gotten more expensive to the point where your comment is probably less valid than it was in like 2010.

Like, I don't think someone earning 30k/yr is able to budget in a night out at Applebee's rn.

How would you know?

Not everyone who's rich, dresses like Richie Rich. Plenty dress down, dress frugally or simply don't give a fuck about impressing diners in a chain restaurant. Hell, I used to work for a bank, and some of our richest clients looked borderline homeless.

I mean, you can dress like Zuckerberg for 50 bucks. Sure, his boring ass t-shirts actually costs a few hundred, but you wouldn't be able to tell unless you took a really close look. Old money also loves going under the radar.

That's because we dress for the restaurant.

"That's what rich people eat; the garbage parts of food."

"Well I had garbage yesterday and it didn't cost $300!"

Maybe 20+ years ago. I view current Applebee's as just plain shit and Olive Garden as a faux fancy restaurant that probably has a giant bank of microwaves in the kitchen to prepare your prepackaged frozen meals.

Tfw I like olive garden. I only ever get the soup, salad, and bread sticks tho.

Risk reduction. Safe choice.

The food will be ok, there's a relatively small risk of food poisoning, or having an especially shit meal. You know what you're getting.

Same business model as chain hotels and blockbusters starring A-listers with name recognition. Customers know it will be just ok, but that's enough.

My grandmother always insisted on going to somewhere like Olive Garden or Applebees when I'd go have my regular visits with her. Never understood it, but it made her happy and she didn't like trying new stuff, so not a big deal. I feel like Boomers have got to be the only people left keeping these places afloat. I don't know a single person blow 50 who eats there.

Give me breadsticks and a giant bowl of alfredo sauce and I'm set.

Rich people don't go to church, that's for the poors

That's because churches are more segregational than communal.