My parents went around the USA over 10 years ago. We are from Australia. They didn't belive there were many go

Question

good restaurants (for italian, malaysian and thai food) around..mainly just fast food. Has the food quality changed in America? Would you be able to find reasonably priced restaurants in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago and New York.

Are the supermarkets for food such as fruit and vegetables reasonably prices. For example how much do apples usually sell for per lb? Could you please list prices for everyday ingredients such as bread in most areas of the usa. How much do raspberries cost? In Australia raspberries are pretty expensive. $7US for only a quarter of a lb!

Please help me out. We are wanting to travel to a few different cities in July this year.

Answer 1

I live in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. You will find any type of restaurant you want . From cheap to very expensive, and any type of cuisine you can think of. Type "Los Angeles Restaurants" in your browser, and you will find many websites listing all you want to know about L. A. restaurants. It will also help to print out a map of the L. A. area so you'll know where all the surrounding towns are.

As for current prices. Most items vary by brand name. Fruits and vegetables will be considerably less in July, and gasoline will be about 15-20% higher. Here is a general price range converted to AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS.

White Bread 1.25-5.00
Milk, Gallon (3.78L) 4.50 (Milk prices are controlled in California)
Ground Coffee 7.65-11.45
Delicious Apples (lb.) 2.15
Fresh Raspberries (1/2 pt.) 4.50
Gasoline/Petrol (Gallon) 4.10-4.60

PS: If you look hard enough you can even find "Vegemite", but few Americans will eat it.

Answer 2

I'm from Chicago, and fast food is in a much greater abundance than good quality restaurants, but if you filter your sight, you'll find great food anywhere -- especially Chicago. There's a lot of small Italian restaurants or small chains (Giordano's, Maggiano's, Al Capone's Hideaway [his actual former hideaway]). Driving is horrible in LA & New York compared to Chicago, but they probably have more to pick as far as dining is concerned.

Prices in the Chicago Area:
Apples are appx. $1.29 per lb. -- raspberries I couldn't help you, but I don't think they're quite $7/lb. Bread ranges from .99 cents to $5.00 loaf depending on quality and where you buy it. Milk is $1.99 to $2.99. Gas (petrol) is about $2.30/gallon, but could go up another dollar in the summer.

Hope I helped some.

Answer 3

The bigger cities defintley have the more traditional international cuisine. I usually live in Seattle and it has everything you could ask for. Nice restaurants that are not horriblely expencive. So many produce stands. Fruit is not very expencive there at all. Example, bannanas $.13lb. Oranges $.20lb. Strawberries $.30lb. Depending on the season raspberries can be very cheap. Washington and the U.S. in general grow a lot of fruit. Happy traveling.

Answer 4

there are lots of good multi-cultural restaurants! especially in the big cities such as LA or New York. As for produce it depends where you live. I know you can buy a loaf of bread at the supermarket for 68 cents. A gallon of milk is usually around 2 dollars....

Answer 5

You will find many and varied restaurants, many at cheap prices.

Produce will be cheapest in Los Angeles, but generally, seasonal produce is reasonably priced.

Raspberries are about $3.00/lb in California.

Answer 6

I love both fruits and fruit and vegetables better, regardless how they look and taste. You desire a little of both.

Answer 7

If perhaps it's a fruit they have seeds, otherwise it's a vegetable. And vegetables are usually grown in the ground while fruits are grown in trees.

Answer 8

There's plenty of decent restaurants. You have to stick to urban areas to find them. We have ONE Indian restaurant within 45 miles of our little town. Fast food gets pretty old and loses its appeal real fast.