Pandemic emergency is over, but Chicago restaurants are still adding fees to your bill

Two friends get drinks at Moe’s Cantina in River North. A debate is swirling about restaurants adding surcharges to customers’ bills to cover rising costs. (Rich Hein/Sun-Times file)

Jocelyn Jimenez was surprised to see a 3% surcharge on her bill after a recent happy hour in River North.

Though Moe’s Cantina’s surcharge to cover rising costs was listed on a sign near the front door and near the top of its virtual menu, she hadn’t noticed it.