By Ian Lenahan, Portsmouth Herald
PORTSMOUTH — Seafood restaurant Row 34, located in Portwalk Place with sister locations in Boston and Burlington, Massachusetts, tacked an optional “kitchen administrative fee” on all restaurant bills last fall.
The fee is 3.5% of the whole bill given directly to back of house employees, such as line and prep cooks and dishwashers, though patrons can opt in or out of paying the fee.
Row 34 managing partner Shore Gregory said the fee typically equates to an additional $3 more per back of house employee per hour.
