Here's a quote:

"Several years ago, researchers at Cornell University and Michigan State University conducted a study of restaurants in three local markets over a 10-year period. They concluded the following: After the first year 27% of restaurant startups failed; after three years, 50% of those restaurants were no longer in business; and after five years 60% had gone south. At the end of 10 years, 70% of the restaurants that had opened for business a decade before had failed."

There are a lot of reasons why restaurants fail, but serving bad food has to be one of the major ones. You won't be back. You'll tell your friends and they'll tell their friends. Poof, there is a this "space for rent" sign in the front window!

A few years ago, I started taking on a much bigger role in the purchasing and preparation of our dinners. I also started reading ingredient labels on prepared foods. It was an eye opening experience. We eat out much less than we did before and we cook much more from scratch.