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  2. What does a service fee ban mean for diners? Expect ... - AOL

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    Service fees have become a point of contention for diners, food workers and restaurant owners. In June, former servers at Jon & Vinny’s, a popular Italian American restaurant, filed a class ...

  3. May 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM. Starting July 1, a new California law will prohibit restaurants and other businesses from charging customers “junk” fees. Senate Bill 478 will eliminate hidden charges ...

  4. Perch charges diners 'security' fee at downtown L.A. rooftop ...

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    An L.A. restaurant is imposing a 'security charge' on its bill, but that might change soon — a new state law bans unadvertised service fees. Perch charges diners 'security' fee at downtown L.A ...

  5. Gratuity - Wikipedia

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    Leaving some change on the restaurant table is one way of giving a gratuity to the restaurant staff. A gratuity (often called a tip) is a sum of money customarily given by a customer to certain service sector workers such as hospitality for the service they have performed, in addition to the basic price of the service.

  6. Food delivery - Wikipedia

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    Food delivery is a courier service in which a restaurant, store, or independent food-delivery company delivers food to a customer. An order is typically made either by telephone, through the supplier's website or mobile app, or through a third party food ordering service. The delivered items can include entrees, sides, drinks, desserts, or ...

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  7. Cover charge - Wikipedia

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    A cover charge is an entrance fee sometimes charged at bars, nightclubs, or restaurants. The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as a "fixed amount added to the bill at a nightclub or restaurant for entertainment or service." [1] In restaurants, cover charges (or "couvert" charges) generally do not include the cost of food that is ...

  8. The Government Wants to Crack Down on Restaurant 'Junk Fees ...

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    In 2023, for example, the National Restaurant Association reported that 13% of fast-food restaurants and 15% of restaurants overall had implemented service surcharges for their guests.

  9. Table reservation - Wikipedia

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    Table reservation. A table reservation is an arrangement made in advance to have a table available at a restaurant. While most restaurants in the vast majority of the world do not require a reservation, and some do not have a policy or simply any channel for making one, so-called higher-end restaurants mainly in overcrowded cities often require ...

  10. 'Deceiving and disgusting': Readers react to the rise of ...

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    A class-action lawsuit filed against the restaurant group that owns Jon & Vinny's has started a larger conversation on the ethics of service fees and tipping. L.A. Times readers share their thoughts.

  11. Franchising - Wikipedia

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    Modern franchising came to prominence with the rise of franchise-based food service establishments. In 1932, Howard Deering Johnson established the first modern restaurant franchise based on his successful Quincy, Massachusetts Howard Johnson's restaurant founded in the late 1920s.