Dear Salty Waitress: Okay, I get that “smile more” is creepy when a guy says it to a lady, but I’m a dude and I get…

Dear Salty, when we are at a bar or restaurant and get the check, I always tip 20 percent on the pre-tax amount, while…

Dear Salty, I’m one of those people who’s more sensitive to cold than other people, so if my friends think a restaurant…

Dear Miss Salty, I own a restaurant and have for over 35 years. I am baffled at the way people think they are allowed…

Dear Salty Waitress, I work as a cashier at a medium-sized and family-owned grocery store. This is the first time in my…

Salty, I took my mother out to a small French restaurant this past Friday for her birthday. It was just the two of us…

Dear Salty: What’s the protocol for opening gifts at a higher-end restaurant? I understand why people would bring gifts…

Dear Salty: At dinner recently at a nice restaurant in my town, I asked the waiter if it would be possible to…

Hi Salty, I just starting working at a small restaurant that’s open for lunch and dinner. It’s not uncommon for me to…

Dear Salty: At a nice cocktail bar recently, I asked the bartender to make me an off-menu drink with bourbon as the…

Dear Salty: Quick question. Can I use the men’s bathroom if the women’s one is in use? (I’m a lady.)

Dear Salty Waitress: A couple weeks ago, I went away on a girls’ weekend for my friend’s 40th birthday. The group…

Hi Salty Waitress, I’m an assistant manager at a casual restaurant in Texas. I get along well with the people on my…

Dear Salty: In the past few years, I’ve noticed a scourge of servers (mostly at trendy restaurants) who speak to…

Dear Salty: After years of living in a rural area where food delivery doesn’t exist, I’m finally back in a somewhat…

Dear Salty, I’ll spare you the details, but I got a bad case of food poisoning last week that basically kept me in the…

Dear Salty, I travel a lot for business and recently got assigned to a client in a podunk town with hardly any…

Dear Salty, I’ve heard of more restaurants banning cell phones at their tables and in fact, a restaurant my wife and I…

Dear Salty, I am not usually the type to post reviews on the internet, but I’m not sure I have any other choice in this…

Hi Salty, please tell me what I should have done in this situation. I’ve been thinking about it since the incident…