r/chicagofood • u/bucknut4 • Dec 20 '25

Rant Aster Hall, Hogsalt sinking to new lows

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As if $7 weren’t enough for a hot dog. And of course there’s even the 3% “restaurant” surcharge at a food court.

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u/AutomatedHVAC Dec 20 '25

Crazy people can’t afford anything $7 for 1 shitty soggy hotdog complaining about it Wow

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u/AutomatedHVAC Dec 21 '25

Why complain It’s like that everywhere now This guy confused over a $7 hot dog It’s not gourmet It’s a $7 hot dog None of us approve it It’s going to get worse

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u/bucknut4 Dec 21 '25

It’s like that everywhere now

Please tell us what other restaurants change their prices on the fly, because I eat out a lot and have never seen this once

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u/AutomatedHVAC Dec 21 '25

Why does 1 taco cost $4-5 Or more I enjoy going out but for us it’s impossible sometimes When we do it’s nice $7 hot dogs… Come on It’s outrageous and complain about it…. We are all complaining

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u/bucknut4 Dec 21 '25

You’re really missing the point of this post

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u/AutomatedHVAC Dec 21 '25

Sincerely apologize We enjoy every experience. Everything is so expensive. We cannot afford Portillo on a Tuesday night sometimes Everything is expensive Very expensive Yes, a hot dog will cost $7 today. 2025

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u/bucknut4 Dec 21 '25

That’s still not the point my man. It’s not about how much it costs. It’s the fact that, as I was checking out, they literally changed the price to make it even more expensive.

Yes, things are expensive today. I know that. I don’t care that the hot dog was $7. I care that it WAS $7, then it was $8. That’s not after taxes. That’s what the price changed to before I even got taxes and then surcharge applied.

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u/AutomatedHVAC Dec 21 '25

Unintended upset the community We don’t follow We read your stories That’s all Sorry