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Tell restaurant-goers what surcharges, service fees are used for

Explicitly telling customers where the surcharge and service fee money is going and who it is aimed to help goes a long way in easing customers’ angst over paying more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 28, 2023

Some restaurants are still adding surcharges of up to 20% to your bill. Should they?

Nearly 11% of eateries taking part in Restaurant Week are adding surcharges to checks. The fees that started during the pandemic are illegal in New York.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 26, 2023

Celebrity chef Rick Bayless says omicron will devastate restaurant industry without federal relief: ‘Nobody knows what to do at this point.’

For 35 years, celebrity chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless has packed his Frontera Grill on New Year’s Eve, an annual tradition for scores of longtime customers at the acclaimed Mexican restaurant in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 28, 2022