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jojenns t1_j27mdzx wrote

Reply to comment by LamboMI6 in Kitchen appreciation fee by Hype_x

At some point that may happen. But what it looks like is 30 dollar burgers and 50 dollar spaghetti and meatballs. Restaurants typically have extremely thin margins. When their costs go up so does the prices. This is just to mitigate sticker shock. Its the same inflation no matter how it looks on the bill

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goose_juggler t1_j28m54d wrote

I would rather know what I’m paying than have mysterious fees show up in the check at the end.

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jojenns t1_j290hul wrote

I agree with you. The restaurants are just afraid to do it first because its going to look bad in the menu especially when a competitor hasnt done it yet.

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corned_beef_balls t1_j2ayzx9 wrote

Who analyzes their restaurant bills to the point they would even notice a $1 increase to all items across separate visits?

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agentile27 t1_j28m29s wrote

Taking that 5% kitchen fee and raising menu prices by 5% would not mean $30 burgers, the burger would already have to be ~$28.50.

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