Not one person liked CNBC’s “simple tipping trick”
The Takeout commentariat points out the frequency of questions about tipping sent to our own Salty Waitress. Not too…
Miami airport reverses automatic tipping policy at its restaurants
After years of lobbying from the union representing restaurant and bar employees at Miami International Airport,…
Ask The Salty Waitress: We should tip stadium food vendors, right?
Dear Salty: Please help me figure out whether I’m nuts. I took my kids to a baseball game, and we were seated at the…
Should man who drunk-tipped $22,000 have to pay up?
When someone under the influence crashes their car into the side of a building, say, they are liable for that action.…
Ask The Salty Waitress: How can I make sure my server gets my tip?
Dear Ms. Salty: Ever since I had the experience as a small child of watching diners take wait staff’s tip money off…
Your tips aren’t going to Instacart and DoorDash drivers the way you’d think [UPDATED]
Update, February 7, 2019: Responding to criticism from drivers, Instacart has updated its compensation policies. In…
Sioux Falls mayor sticks up for waitress who received 1.8-percent tip
We can only imagine what Salty Waitress would have to say about this: A 19-year-old server in Sioux Falls, South…
Ask the Salty Waitress: What should I say to my friend who’s a terrible tipper?
Dear Salty: My friends and I go out quite a bit and most of us are solid 20-percent tippers, often more if our server…
Ask The Salty Waitress: I drunkenly under-tipped my server. How do I fix it?
Dear Salty: My wife and I and another couple recently completed our annual Christmas tradition of going to a nice,…
Ask The Salty Waitress: How do I deal with teens who don’t tip?
Dear Salty, I work at a small cafe in an affluent beach town. Once it hits 4 p.m., the clientele swing heavily toward…
Ask The Salty Waitress: How should I tip if I’m at a bar but not drinking alcohol?
Dear Salty, I quit drinking recently, cold turkey, and am learning how to navigate in the sober world. I still frequent…
Ask The Salty Waitress: How should I tip at an open bar?
Dear Salty: Often around the holidays, or throughout the year at weddings and events, we are commonly at an open bar.…
Ask The Salty Waitress: Should I tip the hibachi chef?
Hi Salty, My question is simply this: Should we tip the hibachi chef? If so, how much? Do the server and chef split…
Ask The Salty Waitress: Should I tip on the pre- or post-tax total?
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…
Red Sox players reportedly left The Takeout staff’s collective salary as tip
Of course we take TMZ headlines with a grain of salt, but we’re really hoping this one is true: Boston Red Sox players…
Diner leaves $10,000 tip on 2 glasses of water
A popular YouTuber effectively bucked the “everything is terrible” trend by leaving a $10,000 tip at a North Carolina…
Americans tip an average of 11 percent at coffee shops
The debate over whether to tip your barista at coffee shops might have been simpler years ago. When cash was more…
D.C. Council takes first step to repeal voter-approved minimum wage hike for tipped workers
Everyone seems to know that America’s tips-based system for compensating bar and restaurant staff is flawed, but how to…
Some restaurants backpedal on that whole “no-tipping” plan
When celebrated New York restaurateur Danny Meyer announced in 2015 that his hospitality group would end tipping at its…