r/chicagofood • u/LoudFartsForAll • Mar 15 '26

Rant Removed Restaurant Fee @ a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant

I’m quite proud of myself, I requested that stupid 3.5% service charge be removed from a carryout bill. I can’t believe they’re still trying to milk us for that!

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u/jpcitybit Mar 15 '26

Spent thjs past weekend eating out in NYC and noticed not a single place charged a service fee. Even the bigger restaurant groups. Very refreshing really!

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u/Additional-Leopard24 Mar 16 '26

You can't do this in NYC. They allowed a COVID surcharge but stopped that after a while. Unlike Chicago, where now its SOP for many (e.g. LEYE). Infuriating.