Venice Restaurant That Charged Tourists $1,400 Faces Fines up to $24,000

Venice Restaurant That Charged Tourists $1,400 Faces Fines up to $24,000
Tourists dining outside San Marco Cathedral in Venice on Oct. 20, 2017. Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
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The Venice restaurant that charged Japanese tourists $1,400 (1143 euros) for three steaks, a mixed grill plate, two glasses of wine, and mineral water, faces fines of up to $24,700 (20,000 euros).
Nuova Venezia reported that police and local inspectors have conducted checks on Osteria da Luca and found breaches of health and safety and food hygiene codes. Authorities also looked into whether meals sold were accurately described on the menu.