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"The next time you dine in New York City, check your bill. Some restaurants, particularly those in Times Square, have been tacking on an 18 percent gratuity without informing customers, leading several customers to tip twice. But one New Yorker is hoping to stop the restaurants from adding gratuity to the check by filing a class action lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court. More From Delish: Mario Batali to Settle Restaurant Lawsuit for $5.25 Million Ted Dimond discovered that some restaurants, including Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Ruby Tuesday&amp;#039;s, Applebee&amp;#039;s, and the Marriott Marquis Hotel, have added the automatic tip. According to the Daily News, the law allows restaurants to add a gratuity of 15 percent only for parties of eight or more. However, Dimond accuses the offenders of tacking on the extra tip for all party sizes, and at a hefty 18 percent at that. More From Delish: New York City Restaurant Bans Tipping In addition to the five main restaurants, lawyers have recently included a dozen more in the suit, including Thomas Keller&amp;#039;s Per Se, where the prix fixe menu goes for $295 per person. However, unlike at the big Times Square eateries, at Keller&amp;#039;s restaurant diners are informed of the built in gratuity. New York City is not the only town where patrons have found restaurants that tack on a built-in tip of 18 percent. A St. Louis waitress was fired after she posted a receipt on Reddit that indicated a pastor did not think the server deserved the built-in tip. Instead the line item was crossed out, and the customer wrote, &amp;quot;I give God 10 percent, why do you get 18?&amp;quot; Do you think Dimond has a case? Should restaurants be allowed to include an 18 percent gratuity on the check? Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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