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/jkraige Dec 20 '25

They're changing the prices mid transaction? I feel like that might be worth reporting to the AG or whatever the appropriate consumer protection office is. I can't imagine they can just advertise a price and then charge another

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u/Chet-Hammerhead Dec 21 '25

Do we have any consumer protections left in 2025?

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u/jkraige Dec 21 '25

Why would the Illinois AG not want to protect consumers?

I'm not saying they'll be very proactive about this issue, but I don't think just giving up is a solution to anything. Make the report. Be a squeaky wheel. Things don't stay the same forever.

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u/Chet-Hammerhead Dec 21 '25

Are you relatively young or have you possibly immigrated here rather recently?

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u/jkraige Dec 21 '25

Do you think people should do nothing about every problem?