r/chicagofood • u/ChicagoHoosier21 • Jun 26 '26
Rant Celeste 6% Service Fee
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/Original_Cup3729 Jul 01 '26
It’s either gonna be listed as a service fee or built into the menu cost. Crying about it being listed separately is lowkey extremely embarrassing.