Iowa restaurant receives backlash after adding 'inflation fee'

Restaurant receives backlash after adding 'inflation fee'

ANKENY, Iowa (WHO-13) — One Iowa barbecue restaurant is facing customer backlash after they noticed an "inflation fee" added to their bills. Mark Odor is a regular at Jethro's BBQ, located at 1425 Southwest Vintage Parkway in Ankeny. But he says he got a bit of a surprise on the bill during his last visit. "It's the lack of transparency that I find annoying," Odor said. "I get it, restaurants have small margins. If you raise prices a little bit…

Iowa restaurant receives backlash after adding 'inflation fee'

ANKENY, Iowa (WHO-13) — One Iowa barbecue restaurant is facing customer backlash after they noticed an "inflation fee" added to their bills. Mark Odor is a regular at Jethro's BBQ, located at 1425 Southwest Vintage Parkway in Ankeny. But he says he got a bit of a surprise on the bill during his last visit. "It's the lack of transparency that I find annoying," Odor said. "I get it, restaurants have small margins. If you raise prices a little bit…

Jethro's receives backlash after adding inflation fee, releases statement

ANKENY, Iowa -- Jethro's BBQ released a statement following customer backlash regarding an inflation fee added to their bill. Mark Odor is a regular at the Jethro's BBQ located at 1425 Southwest Vintage Parkway in Ankeny, but says he got a bit of a surprise on the bill during his last visit. Indianola baseball team to play at Busch Stadium in St. Louis this summer "It's the lack of transparency that I find annoying," Odor said. "I get …