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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Very true, you live in a fricken* rural farmland FL. . . on a fixed salary for many. . .

Although the customer base pays the bills, the staff attracts the customers, and the staff in rural FL with better wages paid in Orlando with bigger tips and prices, and top class staff isn't here. Class C cooks and wait staff work here in rural FL. . . there's a lot more herding of Cats than over in Orlando, one hour away, with a better night life and a singles lifestyle available, which doesn't exist here, and for the most part, wasn't really good location to raise a family, until recently. .

So if you want good restaurants, you need to pay up when you go out, recognize that you are in rural retirement frickin* Florida, not in the city of working and business wagers. . . otherwise, they won't exist when you want them. . or not, your choice. . . but be realistic about where you live, and the competition for staff.. .

I guess it’s all relative. When we leave our rural northern home and head to the Villages, we feel like we are entering an urban area. Instead of an hour round trip drive in my truck to get takeout from the closest restaurant, it’s about a y15 minute round trip golf cart ride to multiple different restaurants. The Villages is as urban as we want to get. I’ll gladly give up the option of 5 star restaurants to not have to deal with the hustle and bustle of a City like Orlando.