those are like Canadian prices. how tf are americans paying so much yet making so little?

Yea ok, but I also understand that price's differ from place to place.
Also I didn't even think about desert, my mind went to a typical date, drink eat and a walk after.

A regular restaurant where? Those prices (especially the cocktails) are what I'd see at a higher end place, but I'm in the Midwest

It truly don't know, I was trying to point expensive restaurants.