What does the $ stand for in restaurant pricing guides?

Question

I know I have seen this somewhere, and I know I should be able to find it on Google, but I'm not having any luck. I'm reading restaurant reviews and things to decide on a new place to go, and some are $$, some $$$ or $$$$. What does each dollar sign stand for? I was thinking it was $10 per sign, is that accurate?

Answer 1

the more of $ you see, the more expensive it is... (one $ does NOT mean 10 dollars..)

Answer 2

it can mean two things.... either to indicate how expensive dishes are on a menu or to indicate how cheap or inexpensive a restaurant in general is...

For example, it means this when actually referring to menu prices:

$- Under $15

$$- $15-$25

$$$-  $25-$40

$$$$- $40 and up

Or it can mean the following when referring to restaurants:

$- cheap/inexpensive

$$- moderately priced

$$$- expensive

$$$$- very expensive/ high priced

Answer 3

It really depends on the pricing guide. It generally refers to the average cost of a meal, including salad and dessert. The more $ the higher the price, but there is no set dollar amount that each $ represents. Different guides use different scales.

Answer 4

$=cheap  $$$$=expensive

Answer 5

1 "$" does have to equal a certain amount it is just that the more $'s the more expensive!