After a Manhattan attorney finished a recent meal at Jebon Sushi & Noodle in the East Village, his bill came out to a perfectly round $24. Something didn’t add up. Closer inspection revealed his $22 worth of food had mysteriously become $22.04 on the receipt, so along with $1.96 in sales tax, the bill was an even $24.
When he questioned the bill, the wait staff offered to adjust it. The diner declined, but he still decided to file a complaint with the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs, saying he wanted to prevent other diners from having to deal with the same fate. His name was redacted in the complaint and couldn’t be confirmed.
Rounding a bill up violates the city’s consumer-protection law, according to a spokeswoman for the agency.