PHILADELPHIA - Don't be surprised to see fewer menu choices and higher prices the next time you eat out. Restaurant owners are calling it the perfect storm: Not just a shortage of workers, but also a shortage of food supplies.
The backlogged supply chain has many restaurants struggling to get the ingredients they need to prepare menu items. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESIn some cases, what restaurants can get is costing them three or four times more than normal.
At Din Sum Mania in Media, Pennsylvania, owner Tom Guo often can't find everything he needs and he's had to pay a steep price when items are available. "The food cost is very high," Guo said. "Almost 100%, more than 100% on some stuff."Noodles, a critical ingredient in Dim Sum Mania's.