Millennials are simultaneously not buying houses because we spend too much eating out (http://time.com/money/4778942/avocados-millennials-home-buyi...) and killing off chains by not eating out enough. At some point businesses need to stop blaming everything on the "millennials" bogeyman and accept responsibility for not adapting to modern trends.
Fundamentally, I can get a far better meal by any metric - price, quality of food, flavor, often more than one of the above - pretty much anywhere other than casual dining chains like Applebees/Buffalo Wild Wings. If I'm going to dedicate the time and money to sitting down and going out, I'd like something better than two microwaved steaks and a platter of mozzarella sticks for $25.
Fundamentally, I can get a far better meal by any metric - price, quality of food, flavor, often more than one of the above - pretty much anywhere other than casual dining chains like Applebees/Buffalo Wild Wings. If I'm going to dedicate the time and money to sitting down and going out, I'd like something better than two microwaved steaks and a platter of mozzarella sticks for $25.