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It seems like the cost of going out to eat at a restaurant is always a hot topic for debate; between rising prices, gratuity requests popping up at counter-service spots and seemingly random surcharges, many diners now find themselves studying their restaurant bills more closely than ever.
Service charges typically range from 3 to 20 percent of diners’ bills, and what they’re used for varies from state to state and restaurant to restaurant in what Stephen Zagor, an adjunct...
Even at restaurants that have long charged service fees, like the famed Chicago bar the Aviary, some employees struggle to understand how the money meaningfully affects their wages.
Service fee, kitchen fee, credit card fee, public user fee — charges are popping up on restaurant checks, but most people don't have any idea what a service fee is, let alone where it goes, or ...
Service fees at restaurants can range from a percentage or two up to 25%, charged by Michelin-starred restaurant Daisie’s in Chicago “to ensure our deserving staff members receive...
A restaurant service charge is an additional fee included on the bill to cover the cost of service provided by restaurant staff. It typically ranges from 10% to 20% of the total bill. Unlike tips, which are discretionary and given directly to a server by a guest, service charges are mandatory and are usually predetermined by restaurant management.
According to the National Restaurant Association, 15% of operators charge such a fee. The fees are not just limited to full-service restaurants grappling with the end of the tip credit. All segments add the fees, including 13% of fast-food restaurants and 19% of family-dining concepts.