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post #46 of 49
9/22/09 at 3:04am
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Originally Posted by Teger View Post
never have, never will.

funny story though: there was a restaurant in arlington that I tried in which it was completely self service - to the point where you placed your own entree orders with the kitchen. when I got the check (you even have to walk up to a cashier) they started at me disapprovingly as I did not tip.

Vapiano?
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post #47 of 49
9/22/09 at 3:46am
Almost always. I worked in restaurants for years and found it to be common courtesy that a majority of folks leave at least a small tip for the cashier or host that packages your order.

As far as the servers tipping out the BOH (back of house) staff, it's fairly common though each restaurant I worked at had a different system.
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post #48 of 49
9/22/09 at 12:20pm
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
That's great for your kitchen staff. How does your service staff respond? I could see it making things between FOH and BOH maybe a little more smooth and nicer, because they're all working toward the same money, rather than the cooks going home from their $10/hr job, watching the waiters count their $300 in tips as they walk out.

The difference is, the kitchen staff gets paid for their time no matter what happens on shift...if it is a dead night, they still get paid. The wait staff takes a gamble that they will have a busy section and fair tippers.

Having the kitchen staff get a chunk of the tip pool is criminal...it is a way for cheap-ass restaurants to pay their cooks a smaller salary.
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post #49 of 49
9/22/09 at 2:32pm
At the restaurants I frequent, yes I do tip and tend to tip fairly well. My favorite Chinese restaurant for example gets 10 bucks when I order take out. If it's not a place I visit often I view it as being much like a McDonald's.
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