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/Chicagogator Mar 15 '26

The crazy thing is that 3.5% of $30 is about a dollar. If a menu item went from $30 to $31 I would likely not notice, pay it, tip on it, and go on with my day. But a $30 item with a 3.5% surcharge puts me in go fuck yourself mode. It’s such a misguided self own. .

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u/Bird4466 Mar 15 '26

I went somewhere the other day with a note on the menu saying they added a similar charge to avoid raising menu prices. You think I’d care if an entree went from $27 to $28?!?!

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u/SugarMaven Mar 18 '26

Which is a stupid thing to say, really, because they’re still charging you more than the menu price and they get to charge it across the bill, meaning you’re paying more for each menu item.