PHOENIX – After years of success, Arizona Restaurant Week is starting to hear some push back on prices from commentators online.But restaurants are pushing back, saying it’s not on them.A lunchtime cocktail, appetizer, entrée and dessert will cost you just $33 during restaurant week at The Collins in the Biltmore.What do the chefs say?”This is party week. Everyone should be excited about this. No one should be upset right now, this is a fun time,” Christopher Collins, chef and owner of Common Ground Culinary says.Hundreds of Phoenix foodies are upset, however, posting complaints on Reddit that the entrées are smaller, the prices are higher and Restaurant Week is a ripoff.”We are the beneficiaries in the restaurant industry of discretionary income, and we are not immune from inflation either,” Steve Churci, CEO and President of the Arizona Restaurant Association said.How often has Restaurant Week raised prices?The Arizona Restaurant Association says it’s only raised the price of restaurant week options twice in its nearly two-decade history. That’s why …
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