Popular SF Italian restaurant closes months after slashing prices

Last month, Che Fico also lowered one of its surcharges by 50%, cutting a dine-in fee that started two and a half years ago to help ensure better wages and benefits for employees when indoor dining resumed during the pandemic. When the cost of “literally every line item went up,” subsequently leading to rising prices for customers, Nayfeld reduced the fee from 10% to 5%. Still, he realized the constant balancing act just wasn’t working. “We made every adjustment we possibly could have. But here’s the thing: it’s clear the...