Shrimp Scampi in Worcester

9 restaurants in Worcester list shrimp scampi on their menus. The cheapest is Via Italian Table at $8.99. The typical price across town is $18.99, and the dearest we found is $31.20 at Brick & Stones, so the two ends of the list are $22.21 apart, which is 247% more for the same dish. Of the 9 kitchens listed, 2 charge more than a dollar under the typical price, 3 sit within a dollar of it and 4 charge more than a dollar over.

We track shrimp scampi in 272 other areas and compare them all on shrimp scampi across United States. The typical price there runs $23.00 at the median, so Worcester is cheaper than most of them, with a lower typical price than 247 of the 272. The lowest best price anywhere we cover is $10.00 at Ramos Pizza in Monticello, NY, and the highest best price is $32.00 in Red Bank, NJ. The nearest area with it is Stoneham, about 36 mi away, where the best price is $16.25.

Where is the cheapest shrimp scampi in Worcester? Via Italian Table, at $8.99 on 89 Shrewsbury St. The same dish reaches $31.20 elsewhere in town, so where you order it changes the bill by $22.21.

What should shrimp scampi cost here? About $18.99 is the typical price across the 9 kitchens in Worcester that list it. Of the ones listed above, 2 are more than a dollar below that and 4 are more than a dollar above, so the typical price is a middle rather than a floor.

Is it cheaper nearby? The nearest area we track it in is Stoneham, about 36 mi away, where the best price is $16.25. That is $7.26 more than the best price here.

Why do the prices differ so much? We compare what each menu calls the same dish, and menus are not identical: portion, cut, sides and the kind of room you are sitting in all ride on the price, and none of that shows up in a number. Part portions and half sizes are kept out of this comparison, and a chain charging the same at several addresses is counted once, so the spread above is between genuinely different kitchens rather than the same one repeated.