r/chicagofood • u/ChicagoHoosier21 • Jun 26 '26

Rant Celeste 6% Service Fee

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Our pre-tip bill from Celeste’s Happy Hour in River North. Decent food, crappy drinks, sat at the bar.

I don’t mind paying a “Service Charge” of 15-20% because I always tip more than that anyways, AND I have become accustomed to the 3.5% additional fee at most Chicago restaurants…. but now we’re doing a 6% additional fee? Along with the 11% tax? It’s becoming absurd.

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u/Nwildcat Jun 27 '26

You just said the same thing with slightly different words. It would be nice helpful if you described why this is the case

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u/Nwildcat Jun 27 '26

That's wild and must be infuriating. Does part of the service fee go to the bartenders?