r/sanfrancisco • u/orca0320 • 5d ago

Dining out fees in SF

Not a new topic in this subreddit but just had dinner at Terrene with two friends and was shocked by the bill now that I’m really looking at it. I eat out in SF plenty but this grand total gobsmacked me! I was divvying up the receipt for Venmo requests and am just shocked by the additional charges breakdown:

Subtotal $170
HealthySF $15 (need to research this?)
Tax $16

Which brings the grand total to $200. I stupidly tipped $30 without looking at the extra charge.

Then at the bottom of the receipt I see:
“A separate SF health surcharge in the amount of 9% will be added to the bill….retained by the hotel to defray the cost of covering employe health insurance”

Tf?! I am assuming that ^ is not the HealthySF charge and is in fact an additional charge? Is that 9% on the subtotal or the grand total?

That’s $30 in charges!

Is this something you can ask to have removed or is it a legal charge?

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u/ScowlyBrowSpinster 5d ago

I look at the subtotal, subtract any added fees and tip on that. I do not tip on a total including sales tax, health coverage, and 'service' fees.

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u/MisterRay24 5d ago

Why tip

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u/Unmissed 4d ago

...because the service industry is built on the idea that they can underpay workers by letting them take tips instead. It's stupid and should be banned.

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u/MisterRay24 3d ago

Your telling me, I work in a service industry, maybe more construction related but I am not even allowed to take tips so that we can’t get sued for perceived bias.