Local Restaurants Not Adding Coronavirus Surcharge

In North Alabama, some restaurants are finding their own ways to make up the difference for rising food costs

Again.

Here at wildwood deli the owner told me you wont have to check your receipt after you're done dining but knows if you are traveling... you may want to look two times before leaving.

Matthew fisher, owner of wildwood deli "with the economic situation for everyone, personally, i can't add anymore hardship on anyone even if it is just 5% or 30- cents here, 50-cents here.

I don't feel right doing that," matthew fisher owns wildwood deli.

He told me he has no plans to implement a surcharge to his customers.

It's called the coronavirus surcharge and is a small percentage of your total bill.

Restaurants that have implemented it say its a way to make up rising costs, without raising menu prices across the board.

I called nearly 50 other restaurants across limestone and morgan counties.

They all told me they're just happy to be able to offer dine-in services.

Fisher closed for 2 months during various health orders.

He's reopening on friday night.

Matthew fisher, owner of wildwood deli "we've spread everything out to follow the rules at the moment and we'll continue to follow the rules and clean and sanitize, masks available for everyone and we'll be sanitizing our tails off," he told me he doesn't think many businesses in north alabama will add an extra charge - and thinks people just want to get back to a new normal.

Matthew fisher, owner of wildwood deli "people just want to get back out into the world and have some sense of 'i can have a conversation with my friends and we can sit and eat and talk about maybe not covid," fisher told me he's excited to reopen tonight and cannot wait and cannot wait to see all of his regular customers.

Reporting in athens... alexis scott waay-31 news other restaurants in morgan county and limestone county told us they could understand why there may be a need for something of the sort one day... but do not think it's needed right at this moment.