Restaurants Fight Back Over Credit-Card Fees
They either want the fees lowered, or they may start passing them along as line items on your bill.
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Patxi’s Wrist Slapped for Pocketing Healthy S.F. Funds [Updated]
They have to pay out $320,000 in penalties, with $200,000 going back to employees.
Jerk Leaves Screed About Obama In Place of Tip at Cupola
Some rich guy who hates paying taxes tipped $3 on a $37 bill and left a note to explain why.
Yoshi’s Financial Troubles Continue With Bankruptcy Filing
This is very predictable, given that loan payments were coming due on a $7M city loan.
Get Little Star, Ike’s Delivered by New Web Service Caviar
Caviar curates sought-after restaurants that don't usually deliver, and charges a $10 delivery fee.
OpenTable Stock Plunges As Google Reservation-Booking Speculation Rises
Their share price is now less than the average dinner bill.
Maybe the Tech Boom Really Is Feeding the S.F. Restaurant Boom After All
The city's chief economist confirms what '7x7' earlier hinted at.
That One Jerk in Contra Costa County Has Caused National Outrage Over Tipping in S.F.
Us to Ed Arnow of the Contra Costa 'Times': Look at this mess you started!
Are S.F. Waitstaff Demanding a 25 Percent Tip Standard? Hardly.
This "report" from the Contra Costa 'Times' is totally made up, if you ask us.
Bauer Thinks San Franciscans Would Tip More If It Weren’t for Healthy S.F. Surcharge
Mr. Bauer once again takes an opportunity to complain about restaurants who still show the Healthy S.F. surcharge on checks.
Groupon Invents New Accounting Terms to Pretend It’s Profitable
The company appears to be spending $1.43 for every $1 it makes, and is desperate for cash. Thus, the IPO.
In Re: Reservations, and Places That Don’t Take Them
Places like Zero Zero have given in and started taking them.
Think Everyone’s Been Eating Way More Pork Lately? Eh, Not Really
Americans have consumed about the same amount of pork per year for the last hundred years, though it could be on the rise.
Will San Franciscans Ever Stop Eating Out? Probably Not, Says Chron
"All of us haven't been to Alcatraz, but we've all eaten at the top restaurants," says Pete Osborne, owner of Momo's and Pedro's Cantina.
Michael Pollan Thinks $8 For a Dozen Eggs Is a Bargain
"Eight dollars for a dozen eggs sounds outrageous, but when you think that you can make a delicious meal from two eggs, that's $1.50."
Female Chefs Paid About a Quarter Less Than Men
StarChefs released their national survey of chef salaries from 2009 showing an overall uptick, but the news still isn't good for women.
Survival Rate of Top SF Restaurants is About 60%
Two out of three restaurants who make it on Bauer's annual list end up surviving ten-plus years.
S.F. Restaurant Staffs Are Costliest in the Country
With the highest minimum wage in the U.S. and health benefits for all restaurant workers, SF beats out all other cities in staffing costs.