[
  {
    "id": "national-coverage",
    "title": "Verified Named Prices In All 50 States And Washington, DC",
    "text": "This edition contains 556 priced examples at 179 exact branches in 131 postal places. Individual mains and per-person packages are separate.",
    "limits": "Publisher-selected menu panel, not a probability sample or a census of restaurants. Geographic breadth does not establish national representativeness.",
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://topbrunchspots.com/research/brunch-price-index/#coverage",
      "https://topbrunchspots.com/research/brunch-price-index/#methodology"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "mulberry-six",
    "title": "A Six-Person French-Toast And Coffee Order Adds $27.60 In Listed Group Gratuity",
    "text": "At Mulberry Street Tavern in Des Moines, six $18 French-toast orders and six $5 coffees make a $138 menu subtotal. The listed 20% gratuity for six or more adds $27.60, producing a modeled $165.60 subtotal before tax.",
    "limits": "One exact branch, six identical selected mains and one listed coffee order each. Cup sizes and refills are not standardized; no optional tip or extra purchase is assumed. September 14, 2026 menu checked October 25.",
    "itemId": "national-74026b2e83d278",
    "party": 6,
    "coffee": true,
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://suretyhotel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MST_Brunch_09.14.26.pdf"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "rosewild-payment",
    "title": "Rosewild’s Listed Card Fee Adds 72 Cents To Two $12 French-Toast Orders",
    "text": "Two $12 French-toast orders make a $24 food subtotal. Applying the listed 3% credit-card processing fee to that selected subtotal adds $0.72, for $24.72 before tax. The cash/debit scenario keeps the fee separate.",
    "limits": "One Fargo branch and one defined food-only order. Larger parties may also face a service charge; combined stacking is withheld when the base is unresolved. This is not an observed customer bill.",
    "itemId": "national-ba9c333e8e8d19",
    "party": 2,
    "coffee": false,
    "paymentMethod": "credit_card",
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://jasperfargo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Rosewild_Brunch_06.26.26-1.pdf"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "gg-order",
    "title": "French Toast And Coffee For Two At GG’s Waterfront",
    "text": "Two $20 French toast orders and two $4.25 drip coffees make a $48.50 menu subtotal. The listed 18% service fee adds $8.73, bringing the modeled subtotal to $57.23 before tax.",
    "limits": "One exact-branch illustration in Hollywood, Florida. No sides, optional tip or other purchases are assumed. Food, coffee and service-fee sources were checked October 25, 2026.",
    "itemId": "price-3b77115535a80c14",
    "party": 2,
    "coffee": true,
    "includeRemovable": true,
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://www.ggswaterfront.com/menus/#brunch"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "lula-fee",
    "title": "Two Lula Cafe Burritos Add $7.20 In Listed Service Fees",
    "text": "Two $18 burritos make a $36 food subtotal. Applying the menu’s 20% all-check service fee adds $7.20, for $43.20 before tax and additional purchases.",
    "limits": "One Chicago branch and one selected order. Coffee was not priced in this case; no optional tip is assumed. Menu and fee checked October 25, 2026.",
    "itemId": "price-5475f93ae8fb03f1",
    "party": 2,
    "coffee": false,
    "includeRemovable": true,
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://www.lulacafe.com/menus/"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "beatrix-removable",
    "title": "A Removable Surcharge Changes This Beatrix Order By $1.36",
    "text": "Two $14.95 burritos and two $4.50 coffees total $38.90. The listed 3.5% surcharge adds $1.36, for $40.26 before tax. The operator allows customers to request its removal.",
    "limits": "Fulton Market only. A removal request is not proof the charge has been removed. No optional tip or other purchases are assumed. Sources checked October 25, 2026.",
    "itemId": "price-88ed4b6157c00f75",
    "party": 2,
    "coffee": true,
    "includeRemovable": true,
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://www.beatrixrestaurants.com/beatrix/fulton-market/menus/"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "coffee-two",
    "title": "Regular Coffee Adds $6.00 To $10.00 For Two In This Panel",
    "text": "The study has 8 verified regular-coffee observations. One listed coffee order for each of two diners adds the stated range before applicable charges and tax.",
    "limits": "Selected branches only. Cup sizes and refills were not standardized; this is not a national coffee-price estimate. Individual source dates are preserved.",
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://www.ps-kitchen.com/coffeeandtea",
      "https://www.ggswaterfront.com/menus/#brunch",
      "https://www.beatrixrestaurants.com/beatrix/fulton-market/menus/",
      "https://www.summerhouserestaurants.com/lincoln-park/menus/",
      "https://portholemaine.com/menus/",
      "https://suretyhotel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MST_Brunch_09.14.26.pdf",
      "https://www.deepcityvt.com/brunch-menu",
      "https://randbcheyenne.com/files/2025/01/RB-menu-2025.pdf"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "group-thresholds",
    "title": "Group Charges Have Different Thresholds And Conditions",
    "text": "Siena Tavern lists an 18% service charge for six or more. The Strand House lists 20% automatic gratuity for eight to ten and an inquiry route for larger parties.",
    "limits": "Two documented policies, not an estimate of how common group charges are. Siena’s separate removable surcharge has unresolved stacking terms; no combined quote is claimed. Sources checked October 25, 2026.",
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://www.sienatavern.com/menus/",
      "https://www.thestrandhousemb.com/menus/"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "baltaire-package",
    "title": "Baltaire’s $95 Package Reaches $114 With Its Listed Service Charge",
    "text": "The per-person brunch package is $95. Its listed 20% all-table service charge adds $19, for a modeled $114 per person before tax, extra drinks and supplements.",
    "limits": "A shared-start, one-main package, not a standalone-entree comparison. No optional tip is assumed. Menu and fee checked October 25, 2026.",
    "itemId": "menu-f09956b863f60254",
    "party": 1,
    "coffee": false,
    "includeRemovable": true,
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://www.baltaire.com/brunch-menu"
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "french-toast-range",
    "title": "Selected French Toast Examples Range From $9.00 To $28.00",
    "text": "The study contains 76 named French toast examples at 69 branches. Their published food-only prices range from $9.00 to $28.00.",
    "limits": "An observed range among selected recipes, portions and branches. These are not market minimums, city averages, standardized portions or an affordability ranking. Use each row’s original collection date.",
    "sourceURLs": [
      "https://topbrunchspots.com/research/brunch-price-index/?category=French+Toast#observations"
    ]
  }
]