‘Mind is blown’: Woman says this is the real reason restaurants give out complimentary bread, butter

Restaurants aren't just giving you free bread out of the kindness of their hearts—they have an ulterior motive according to this viral TikTok.

First of all, the "complimentary" bread (or chips or pita, depending on the restaurant) isn't really that free. While we enjoy the illusion of getting free food, restaurants actually take the cost of providing baskets of bread into account and integrate it in the menu price for the rest of your food.

Restaurants have a historically low profit margin...