I would differ on the no more likely to be bad. I’ve seen the quality of food drop drastically in most restaurants from the bottom to the top end establishments. A local station covers food inspections of local places on a weekly basis. Those reports also show a decline in quality control, sanitation, training for a lot of them, many don’t do well with the follow-up inspection either. Not a good sign.
You must be going to the wrong places. I’ve seen the quality go up. Food in America has just plain gotten better in the last 20 years.