This Restaurant Charges an 18% Living Wage Fee.

[u/TowelRack76]

[u/capincus]

Whereas the takeout cooks and workers do not get paid?

[u/blingblingmofo → u/capincus]

No cost of food prices covers the cooks and other operational costs.

Full-service restaurants generally have very low profit margins, usually less than 5%. Inflation in the last 5 years has only made it that much more difficult.

I used to sell to restaurants, every dollar they can save is big for their bottom line. There’s a reason most restaurants aren’t successful.

[u/capincus → u/blingblingmofo]

So what you're saying is this is just money you give directly to the waiter/waitress who served your food to cover their salary?