CAPE CORAL, Fla. A receipt from a local restaurant sparked questions for one Southwest Florida resident.
Lisa Pompei came across a photo on Facebook of a receipt from the Golden Corral on 410 Andalusia Blvd. and noticed an extra 14 cents were added for “local/city fees.”
“I just thought it was wrong, I thought they were taking advantage of the consumer,” Pompei said.
The fee was added by the owner to offset the increase in city fees for drainage, utilities, etc., the restaurant manager said.
But the extra charge is not a county fee, according to county spokeswoman Betsy Clayton.
Golden Corral corporate headquarters said they have no control over what franchise owners include in their fees.
The restaurant changed their policy and removed the extra fee Wednesday afternoon, Clayton said.