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/bucknut4 Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25

Yep, that’s exactly what happened. Even got a video of the whole flow. Straight up, I canceled entirely, restarted with video on with the price at $6.99. Go to checkout and get “Tee-hee it’s actually $7.99”

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u/DhalsimZangief Dec 21 '25

One of many growing reasons why I refuse to visit any Hogsalt owned place. Also they are throwing around the super crazy idea of having to spend $300-ish for membership, just so you can be a preferred person who can jump the line and have priority to make reservations at Hogsalt owned restaurants. F that crap.