The "living wage surcharge" doesn't count, it's a political gimmick from restaurateurs against minimum wage increases designed to stoke public outrage. The big

The "living wage surcharge" doesn't count, it's a political gimmick from restaurateurs against minimum wage increases designed to stoke public outrage. The biggest share in operating costs for a restaurant is rent. Now if we could see a "the-rent-is-too-high" surcharge, that might spark a movement against excessive prices for apartment rents in the Bay. Fat change this will happen.