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Restaurant service fees are here to stay
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George AndersonRestaurants have been adding service fees to meal tabs and it's unclear to patrons and some employees where the money is going. Street to Kitchen, a Thai restaurant in Houston, last year added a 22 percent service fee. "If we didn't have the service charge, we might be out of business in a couple weeks," said Graham Painter, who runs the restaurant with his wife, Benchawan Jabthong Painter.