is 5.5% per year, and the increase from early 2019 to now is also ~5.5%... both based on cold hoober's cross reference of the receipts I posted against current menu prices.

If the last 9 years averaged 5.5% and the last 5 years averaged 5.5%, then from late 2014 to early 2019 also averaged 5.5% per year. That's a healthy annual increase, but it seems like a 5 guys thing... or maybe a fast food thing, more than a "bidenflation" thing

I've eaten there maybe 2 or 3 times and my impression has always been that it's expensive and the food is not worth the price. It's been at least 5 years since I've eaten there... which seems like a pretty simple solution if you think it's too expensive.