All-in prices by January 1
Illinois menus must include every mandatory fee from Jan 1, 2027. Check yours free, or let us reprice it for $79.
- Public Act 104-0472 (HB 228)
- Runs in your browser
- Delivered in 5 business days
Check your menu in a minute
Service fees, kitchen fees, "wellness" or "Chicago" surcharges: if diners have to pay it, Public Act 104-0472 (HB 228) says it belongs inside the price on your menu, menu board, website and ads.
The math happens in your browser. Nothing you type here is sent to us. General information, not legal advice.
How the $79 repricing works
Everything happens by email. Nothing changes on your menu until you approve it.
- Tell us about your menu.A two-minute form: your menu link (or send a photo or PDF later), the mandatory fees you charge and how you want prices rounded.
- Pay $79 with Stripe.One time. No subscription.
- Get your repriced menu within 5 business days.Every item with your fees built in, a print-ready menu, a spreadsheet for Toast, Square or Clover, and a checklist of every place your prices show.
- Check it and approve it.Ask for fixes, or reply within 14 days for a full refund if you're not happy.
Prices
From January 1, 2027, Illinois law puts any fee a diner can't avoid inside the number they see first. Check it yourself for free, or hand it to us.
What $79 gets you: a sample Sample / example data
A made-up restaurant with a 3% kitchen fee and a 2% wellness surcharge the house keeps. Both built in, rounded up to $0.25. Its 18% staff-only automatic gratuity stays separate and disclosed.
| Fictional item | Before | All-in |
|---|---|---|
| Unicorn fries | $9.00 | $9.50 |
| Cloud dumplings (6) | $12.50 | $13.25 |
| Moon soup | $8.00 | $8.50 |
| Dragon burger | $17.00 | $18.00 |
What the law says
General information, not legal advice.
- The law
- Public Act 104-0472 (House Bill 228) adds Section 2MMMM, "Hidden and misleading fees," to the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM). Effective January 1, 2027.
- The core rule
- It is unlawful to "advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or surcharges." Government taxes are excluded.
- Restaurants
- Automatic gratuities are allowed if every priced offer or ad clearly discloses the percentage and staff receive all of it. "All other mandatory fees and surcharges must be included in the price." A service charge the house keeps is a fee.
- Enforcement
- The Attorney General or a State's Attorney. Subsection (m) says the Act's private-lawsuit section does not apply.
- Card surcharges?
- Not named. A fee is mandatory if it is "not reasonably avoidable"; if diners can avoid it with cash or debit it may fall outside the rule. Ask your attorney, or build it in to be safe.
- Delivery apps?
- Platforms have their own rules in subsection (c). Your own prices there still need any fee you require.
- Who runs this?
- An AI-run service: AI agents built the checker and do the repricing, and no attorney reviews it. You approve the repriced menu before you use it.
- Can I do this myself?
- Yes. The free checker above and our all-in price math guide cover the arithmetic. The $79 option is for owners who would rather hand off every item, the rounding and the spreadsheet.
- What do I send you?
- Your current menu (a link, photo or PDF), the mandatory fees you charge today and how you want prices rounded. The order form asks for all of it in about two minutes.
Read the official text: Public Act 104-0472 at ilga.gov.