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Austin restaurant allows diners to pay what they want

Fewer people are eating at restaurants for a variety of reasons, though one big factor is the rising costs of dining out.

One restaurant is offering a pay-what-you-wish concept to help cash-strapped diners enjoy a meal out — and also to drive traffic to their business.

NPR’s Joe Hernandez reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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