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Hungry on the Strip? Expect to pay a*premium
CHRIS MORRIS
By Delen Goldberg
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 (2 a.m.)
Not all chain restaurants are created equally, especially when it comes to pricing. Fast-food joints on the Strip charge customers significantly more than their counterparts in the suburbs.
If the lines pouring out from casino-front McDonald’s, Denny’s and Starbucks are any indication, people looking for a bite to eat on Las Vegas Boulevard don’t seem to mind paying a premium. “They go to these restaurants mostly for convenience. It’s not a question of going somewhere just for price,” said Leon Gottlieb, a restaurant and franchise consultant based in Los Angeles.
But just how much more can a customer expect to spend for a snack on the Strip? The Sun compared prices to find out:
Delen Goldberg
SUBWAY
The price of a footlong depends heavily on which Subway you choose. Pick a busy Strip location, and you’ll pay more. A 12-inch turkey breast sub at the Subway in O’Sheas, for example, costs $7.50. A Subway Club costs $8.50, and a medium soda goes for $2.49.
Less than a mile down the street, the same turkey breast sandwich costs $9.25 at Subway in Casino Royale. The Subway Club costs $9.75 there, and a medium soda sells for $3.19. In other words, each item costs an average of a dollar more.
Back in the suburbs, the same meals are much cheaper. A turkey sub at a Henderson strip mall will set you back $6.25, the Subway Club $7.25 and a medium drink $1.99.
Delen Goldberg
STARBUCKS
Don’t expect a bargain if you’re on the Strip and need a coffee fix. Drinks are much more expensive at the new Starbucks at Treasure Island than at other locations.
Take a grande (medium, in non-Starbucks speak) cup of brewed coffee as an example. At a Starbucks in Henderson, the cup of joe costs $1.95. At Starbucks at Imperial Palace on the Strip, it costs $3. At the Treasure Island branch, it costs $3.85.
Hungry on the Strip? Expect to pay a*premium
CHRIS MORRIS
By Delen Goldberg
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 (2 a.m.)
Not all chain restaurants are created equally, especially when it comes to pricing. Fast-food joints on the Strip charge customers significantly more than their counterparts in the suburbs.
If the lines pouring out from casino-front McDonald’s, Denny’s and Starbucks are any indication, people looking for a bite to eat on Las Vegas Boulevard don’t seem to mind paying a premium. “They go to these restaurants mostly for convenience. It’s not a question of going somewhere just for price,” said Leon Gottlieb, a restaurant and franchise consultant based in Los Angeles.
But just how much more can a customer expect to spend for a snack on the Strip? The Sun compared prices to find out:
Delen Goldberg
SUBWAY
The price of a footlong depends heavily on which Subway you choose. Pick a busy Strip location, and you’ll pay more. A 12-inch turkey breast sub at the Subway in O’Sheas, for example, costs $7.50. A Subway Club costs $8.50, and a medium soda goes for $2.49.
Less than a mile down the street, the same turkey breast sandwich costs $9.25 at Subway in Casino Royale. The Subway Club costs $9.75 there, and a medium soda sells for $3.19. In other words, each item costs an average of a dollar more.
Back in the suburbs, the same meals are much cheaper. A turkey sub at a Henderson strip mall will set you back $6.25, the Subway Club $7.25 and a medium drink $1.99.
Delen Goldberg
STARBUCKS
Don’t expect a bargain if you’re on the Strip and need a coffee fix. Drinks are much more expensive at the new Starbucks at Treasure Island than at other locations.
Take a grande (medium, in non-Starbucks speak) cup of brewed coffee as an example. At a Starbucks in Henderson, the cup of joe costs $1.95. At Starbucks at Imperial Palace on the Strip, it costs $3. At the Treasure Island branch, it costs $3.85.
