Travelers are increasingly questioning why a quick bite at the airport can come with a restaurant-level price tag, according to several reports.A recent viral post on X added to the frustration after a traveler slammed a nearly $20 avocado toast purchased at an airport in the South.The traveler said the $19.64 breakfast was supposed to include toasted sprout bread, avocado, extra virgin olive oil, bacon and crushed red pepper — but many commenters said the dish looked far less appetizing than the price suggested.CROWDED AIRPORT LOUNGES FORCE AIRLINES TO RETHINK FUTURE OF TRAVEL PERKS FOR FLIERSCalifornia chef and restaurateur Andrew Gruel looked at photos of the avocado toast and said he was not impressed."It [is] probably sold as avocado purée....
They took a disposable plastic knife, and they wiped it on a piece of toast," Gruel told Fox News Digital in an interview.In a viral X post, a traveler slammed a nearly $20 avocado toast (not pictured) that was purchased at an airport in the South.(iStock)"But it doesn't surprise me, and I don't put it on the actual worker who made that," he added.AIRPORT LOUNGE CHAOS GOES VIRAL AS KIDS RUN WILD AND PASSENGERS DITCH BASIC ETIQUETTEGruel believes the quality of food at airports is going down as the prices are going up."Nowadays, all you're getting is just prepackaged, co-packed foods at airports," he said.Chef Andrew Gruel of California said he believes the quality of food at airports today is going down as the prices go up.
(Fox News Digital)"You'll have one vendor that's going to prepackage sandwiches and wraps and hard-boiled eggs, and maybe some meat and cheese platters," he added.Gruel said he believes much of the food at sit-down restaurants in airports is "overpriced garbage."THE BIGGEST FOOD AND DRINK MISTAKES TRAVELERS MAKE ON FLIGHTS, EXPERTS WARN"That is rarely cooked from scratch," he said.But "I don't want to say that there's no good food at airports."Texas-based travel industry expert and author of the ...