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Restaurant adding a ‘3% operating charge’: Why not just hide it in the item prices?
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:43 am
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:43 am
Restaurant last night had a note at the bottom of the menu: ‘A 3% operating charge will be added to all checks’. This charge was included regardless of payment type (cash or credit).
Why not just increase the cost of everything 3% and not say anything to your customers so as not to annoy weirdos like me? Knowing about this policy makes me not want to return to that restaurant.
Why not just increase the cost of everything 3% and not say anything to your customers so as not to annoy weirdos like me? Knowing about this policy makes me not want to return to that restaurant.
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Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:45 am to weagle1999
They already did that
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:45 am to weagle1999
So they don't have to buy all new menus with the new prices.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:47 am to weagle1999
3%? Lucky frick. In DC feels like every one I go to adds 20%!
I will not go to restaurants that do this after realizing how many were. It’s one of the shittiest things to come out of COVID.
If I ever come across a place that does this take whatever percentage out of the tip and circle it with an arrow pointing to it.
I will not go to restaurants that do this after realizing how many were. It’s one of the shittiest things to come out of COVID.
If I ever come across a place that does this take whatever percentage out of the tip and circle it with an arrow pointing to it.
This post was edited on 10/8/25 at 11:12 am
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:49 am to weagle1999
This is probably to offset the costs of assholes eating half their meal then demanding to not be charged or our dine and dash friends.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:50 am to jlovel7
Yah the LAX airport adds a 10% operating fee on top of their already higher prices. Bowl of wonton soup at PF Changs is $26.50 now and I can't even eat the wontons on my keto diet 
This post was edited on 10/8/25 at 10:54 am
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:50 am to weagle1999
I just tip less when they do that, hate to do that for the server but they can blame their greedy owner
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:52 am to weagle1999
I like having the option to save 3% if I'm paying cash
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:53 am to weagle1999
Allows them to conceal the actual costs from you.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:53 am to weagle1999
Just put a posted note on your credit card saying you’ll be tipping 3% less because the operating cost of getting to the restaurant has increased by 3%.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:58 am to Fun Bunch
quote:
They already did that
Why did this flip?
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:59 am to SirWinston
LA is a cesspool of grifting. That receipt is nuts.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:01 am to weagle1999
Also, subsidize our wait staff through tips.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:02 am to SirWinston
It says right on the receipt that gratuity is included
quote:
this is a gratuity and will be distributed equitably amongst the team helping you today
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:03 am to SirWinston
quote:overpriced food at an airport
Bowl of wonton soup at PF Changs is $26.50 now and I can't even eat the wontons on my keto diet
More news at 10
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:04 am to weagle1999
It is a damned if you do and a damned if you don't situation. Prices are already sky high due to rising costs with insurance premiums being a big part of that. Blame dumbass lawsuits like the DQ sisters for that
Daily Voice DQ Sisters Lawsuit
Credit card companies hit businesses hard. For me as a restaurant operator I pay for every time we run a transaction. You also pay a "credit card discount" on the tips. For instance, if the business has a discount rate of 5% that means if someone tips a server $100 on their card the credit card company keeps $5 of that when they do their disbursement
Daily Voice DQ Sisters Lawsuit
Credit card companies hit businesses hard. For me as a restaurant operator I pay for every time we run a transaction. You also pay a "credit card discount" on the tips. For instance, if the business has a discount rate of 5% that means if someone tips a server $100 on their card the credit card company keeps $5 of that when they do their disbursement
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:04 am to SirWinston
Winston... why tf did you tip 25% on a single food item that they already charged you a 20% gratuity on? Actually, they charged you more than 20% on as they used the service fee to pad the subtotal before force tipping.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:05 am to jmarto1
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For instance, if the business has a discount rate of 5%
Why are you paying a 5% processing fee? That’s high
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:05 am to jmarto1
Thanks for chiming in. F&B is a probably as challenging as ever right now.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:07 am to SallysHuman
quote:because $4 isn’t significant enough to worry about. Especially if the server was cute.
Winston... why tf did you tip 25% on a single food item
Maybe the fella was wearing tight jeans
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