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Originally Posted by Gogar

At Denver Union station some of the fancier restaurants charge 20% service fee and then the city charges a 5% "Union Station Revitalization surcharge" on top. Before tax.

Denver's genius mayor noticed that less people were dining downtown and for a moment was floating an additional city-imposed 20% surcharge on every restaurant tab to 'help the struggling restaurant business downtown.'

If you ask me I think it's all the stabbings and crime but maybe buying a $20 cheeseburger for $29 at the train station will straighten me out

I don't know what sort of action you guys have downtown. The Houston downtown suffered during Covid (moreso than the 'burbs since no one was going to work downtown), but since covid, I think there is still a lot fewer folks downtown working so downtown continues to suffer. Lots of places closed down and haven't ever been replaced. Does Denver have any sort of tourist draw or do folks that live nearby have any reason (other than work) to go downtown?