Restaurant owner explains why he charges $16 for a BLT and why he thinks food prices won't get better

• Food inflation at restaurants is still hitting Americans hard.
• For one restaurateur, the increasing costs of rent and labor are driving prices up.
• Even if inflation comes down, the restaurateur said the damage is done and we're not going back. 

Despite lower inflation, many Americans experience sticker shock when dining out. But one restaurateur warns that customers better get used to the high prices.

Brian Will, owner of Central City Tavern in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, sells a BLT for $15.95. While that may sound steep for a simple sandwich, he told Business Insider a lot more goes into the price than just the cost of the ingredients and that lower inflation won't change that.