Iowa restaurant receives backlash after adding 'inflation fee'

ANKENY, Iowa (WHO-13) — One Iowa barbecue restaurant is facing customer backlash after they noticed an "inflation fee" added to their bills.

Mark Odor is a regular at Jethro's BBQ, located at 1425 Southwest Vintage Parkway in Ankeny. But he says he got a bit of a surprise on the bill during his last visit.

"It's the lack of transparency that I find annoying," Odor said. "I get it, restaurants have small margins. If you raise prices a little bit, that's fine. I think people accept that ...