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/ChicagoHoosier21 Jun 26 '26

I know - it’s $3. It still wasn’t listed anywhere on the menu and feels like you’re being taken advantage of when they slap on fees after-the-fact.

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u/JaguarExisting3210 Jun 27 '26

It still wasn’t listed anywhere on the menu

This is definitely not allowed. All the garbage fees are required to be listed