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The Shady Way Restaurants Trick Diners Into Ordering Specific Menu Items By Rolland Judd Sept. 21, 2025 5:00 pm EST

Like it or not, every restaurant is a business, and at the end of the day, they exist to make a profit. Unfortunately, the lure of the almighty dollar occasionally leads some restaurateurs to employ shady practices that entice customers to order menu items with the best margins. It's not just restaurants. Grocery stores get customers to spend more with a few tricks up their sleeves as well. The Takeout spoke with American restaurateur, entrepreneur, and founder of Mira Mediterranean , Hakki Akdeniz, about menu mislabeling, and he had some advice about buzzwords to look out for that may not be the most authentic way to describe a menu item.

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