A Raised Minimum Wage Doesn’t Have to Hurt Restaurants – Eater, Menu Prices Will Go Up With a Higher Minimum Wage. But You’ve Been Underpaying for Years

Fairness has the potential to be a fundamental part of a restaurant’s business plan. Restaurants that have eliminated tipping and committed to a living wage for employees have reluctantly admitted that the sticker shock of higher menu prices, adjusted to fairly pay employees, makes customers balk. Sometimes, it’s enough to make them revert to a tipped system. But what upset customers are forgetting is that most of us have always been underpaying for our dinners out. The public’s perception