Bad practice
2026-09-11
Source: r/Chicago restaurant surcharge spreadsheet (crowdsourced), reported date unavailable (circa 2023; not re-verified). Surcharge: 3. Notes: Service fee of 3% for "Staff Health And Safety", so hopefully goes to some sort of health insurance budget, but you never know. There is also a digital fee if you scan and pay at your table (~$1.50). This fee is likely n