What does a service fee ban mean for California diners? Expect that $39 chicken to cost $49

Getting rid of junk fees is making California restaurants nervous.

Unadvertised service charges, also referred to as “junk fees,” are set to be outlawed across a range of businesses in California beginning July 1. In restaurants, this would mean rolling surcharges into menu pricing.Brandon Ly/Los Angeles Times/TNS

By Stephanie Breijo From Los Angeles Times

Coming this summer is a new state law that bans unadvertised service fees, surcharges and other additional costs that are added to the end of a bill for meals or delivery service.