tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post1349500454672426081..comments2023-10-24T09:23:20.685-05:00Comments on Kansas City Lunch Spots: The Classic Cookie: 409 W. GregoryThe DLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804981463092544712noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-822988136794218522009-09-08T18:32:22.225-05:002009-09-08T18:32:22.225-05:00As a former (and sometimes pulled out of retiremen...As a former (and sometimes pulled out of retirement) waitress, my tip math goes like this Dine alone: $3 or 20% whichever is higher. Dine duo: $5 (if we're splitting the check) or 20% whichever is higher. Anybody who tips like shit has never worked in the service industry. Retail doesn't count.MarianLibertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071473492837899915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-42701849954067628462009-05-27T16:31:10.397-05:002009-05-27T16:31:10.397-05:00Oh god - I hate when people overreact to simple hu...Oh god - I hate when people overreact to simple human mistakes. Who cares if the waitress forgot your soup, it's not like she came and took it away from you. I feel like restaurants work the same way as alcohol, it can show who you really are underneath, which for a lot of people is a giant asshole.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231396279524660764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-4273376437190566552009-05-26T22:56:21.232-05:002009-05-26T22:56:21.232-05:00I'm not a big fan of penalizing waitstaff for ever...I'm not a big fan of penalizing waitstaff for every little oversight. It's about the overall experience. 15% is the bare minimum even for pretty bad service. <br /><br />Oh and comment threads never die on KC Lunch Spots. The power of Google makes every post live forever.The DLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804981463092544712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-79314811805718146192009-05-26T22:11:34.750-05:002009-05-26T22:11:34.750-05:00The thread has been over for a while, but I had to...The thread has been over for a while, but I had to add this: on a recent business trip, I witnessed a $7 tip laid on a $63 tab. By a manager. WHO WAS ON A FREAKING EXPENSE ACCOUNT. All because the waitress, who was pleasant as could be, forgot one cup of minestrone soup and the person who ordered it had to wait 4 minutes for it. I wanted to run, not walk, out of that place.JJSKCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980532680529123164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-36754043675772129052009-05-06T11:08:00.000-05:002009-05-06T11:08:00.000-05:00I agree that the minimum tip has to level off, lik...I agree that the minimum tip has to level off, like a bell curve, as you get to the lower end. I grew up with a dad who would leave a few quarters stacked under the edge of a plate (ooh, surprise factor!) for our family of four. Ugh. I constantly try to pay just so I don't have to see my companions struggle to add a dismal $2.30 for a $16 tab at a local spot with fantastic service.Emily Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130769037142037998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-32877873718383252302009-05-06T10:21:00.000-05:002009-05-06T10:21:00.000-05:00Oh god - aren't impatient-with-wait-people co-work...Oh god - aren't impatient-with-wait-people co-workers the worst? I'm always so embarrassed by their rudeness. It's like they don't realize that she has other tables and other people to tend to besides you.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231396279524660764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-7238999167612675672009-05-06T10:15:00.000-05:002009-05-06T10:15:00.000-05:00The $2 rule should be law. I hate going to lunch ...The $2 rule should be law. I hate going to lunch with co-workers (all of whom carry no cash whatsoever), then seeing them write in a tip of $1.20 on a $7.80 bill. Happens all the time.<br /><br />I don't think 20% is standard by any means. I never tip less than that without cause, but I think most people do (see the above co-workers). <br /><br />My attitude is this: on a $20 check, the difference between 15% and 20% is a DOLLAR. That dollar means a lot more to the server refilling your Diet Coke than it does to you.<br /><br />Oh--and doubling the sales tax in KCMO gives you about 20%, due to a misguided convention law which increases the sales tax for restaurants. However, it gives you only about 15% most other places. And the sales tax may or may not include alcoholic beverages...JJSKCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980532680529123164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-3129898409326303812009-05-05T16:06:00.000-05:002009-05-05T16:06:00.000-05:00The hovering rule is important.The hovering rule is important.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231396279524660764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-91273959137532753502009-05-05T15:41:00.000-05:002009-05-05T15:41:00.000-05:00As a general rule, I find that doubling the sales ...As a general rule, I find that doubling the sales tax and rounding up gives you a pretty decent 20%. But I always tip more when they:<br />1) Keep my refill filled<br />2) Are friendly without being hovering<br />3) Are cool to my kid. - not kidding!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563847654343483754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-25491532914750119032009-05-05T13:04:00.000-05:002009-05-05T13:04:00.000-05:00I got ya. When I was younger I was tempted to carr...I got ya. When I was younger I was tempted to carry a tip cheat sheet just so I wouldn't have to do bad math in my head, but then I just realized I should round way up. I was never a waiter though.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231396279524660764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-24671397505628845402009-05-05T12:21:00.000-05:002009-05-05T12:21:00.000-05:00He he, good point Matt. I was just trying to exagg...He he, good point Matt. I was just trying to exaggerate the absurdity a little. Unfortunately there are plenty of people who break out the dreaded "tip cheat sheet" with regularity. I haven't tipped less than 20% in years (since I quit my one and only waiter job).The DLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804981463092544712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889765136853809643.post-17070870907164304322009-05-05T11:22:00.000-05:002009-05-05T11:22:00.000-05:0015%? 20% is standard. I agree with the $2 rule tho...15%? 20% is standard. I agree with the $2 rule though.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231396279524660764noreply@blogger.com