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Vomit fees are being added to some restaurant brunch bills. Be careful with those bottomless mimosas!

Oct 13, 2023, 16:11 IST
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Restaurant workers don't want to clean up vomit, so their bosses are taking action against intoxicated guests.Jupiterimages/Getty Images
  • Bottomless mimosa deals can get pricey if you don't drink responsibly.
  • California restaurants are charging customers $50 cleaning fees for drunken incidents, reports say.
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If slamming glasses of sparkling wine and orange juice with your best friends is how you spend your Sundays, forgetting to pace will now cost you more than your dignity at some restaurants.

Two Bay Area restaurants are cracking down on patrons who opt for their bottomless mimosa specials with the threat of fees for vomiting — or worse — on the property, SFGate reported.

Oakland's Kitchen Story put up signs letting customers know that they'd be charged a $50 cleaning fee for throwing up inside, and San Francisco-area Home Plate threatens the same $50 charge per person for incidents that occur "as a result from intoxication."

"Dear all mimosa lovers," Kitchen Story's sign reads, local station Kron4 reported.

"Please drink responsibly and know your limits. A $50 cleaning fee will automatically include in your [tab] when you throw up in the public areas. Thank you so much for your understanding."

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San Francisco-area restaurant Home Plate has added the warning of a $50 cleaning fee to their menu.Home Plate

Insider's attempts to reach the managers of each restaurant for comment were unsuccessful.

Kitchen Story co-owner Chaiporn Kitsadaviseksak told SFGate that the he hasn't had to enforce the fee since posting the warning sign. Now, his workers don't have to worry about cleaning up human waste as much as they did before the policy went into effect.

Most restaurants, including Kitchen Story and Home Plate, restrict their bottomless mimosa deals to time constraints between one to two hours. Like the two restaurants, guests are typically required to order an entree with their drinks in order to cash in on the special.

The hospitality industry isn't shy about tacking on fees.

Airbnb hosts charge guests up to $300 in cleaning fees in some cases. Even ordering from Uber Eats and DoorDash can sometimes come with higher menu prices and delivery fees than picking up your food.

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