Hope more and more cases are prosecuted!!
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Wow, I’m guessing that’s just the tip of the iceberg too.
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I like Eater and think they do a good job, but unless I’m misreading, this article doesn’t illuminate much with service charges, specifically that they’re part of general revenue, and that restaurants disburse that money, unlike a traditional tip, however they like.
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The other night we went to a pizza place in Testaccio and when the bill came there was a big note on the holder “servizio non incluso” (service not included). This was the first time we encountered that in six weeks in France and Italy. I had no idea what to tip. I left around 20% on the pretax amount like I would at home but who knows what the locals do.
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(From Yahoo, distilling WaPo…)
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in dc, a new variant is arising… passing on credit card servicing fees by adding a 3% credit card charge (which is omitted if you pay with cash)
That’s basically giving a cash discount, which is a win-win. Not similar to service fees at all.
Yep! Gas stations have really started doing that around here too. Also Northern Cafe by USC does it. They call it the Cash Discount.
The local NPR station even has a plea for direct from Checking giving because of how much they pay in credit card fees for re-occurring donations. Some may say it’s the cost of doing business and some restaurants would still prefer to cashless. But I think it’s a good option if you present it as a small percent off each order.
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I’m in Minneapolis visiting the in-laws. So far at dinner 2 places have a service charge and no tip line, one had a tip line and said no tip is expected, only one had a 13% service charge and was unclear about tip expectations. Wish we saw more of this in LA. The two no tipping places were mid range/upper mid range, but def not high end. They all have to deal with the same laws that make them say it is explicitly not a tip or gratuity. The two no tipping restaurants were clear 100% went to staff.
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So these schmucks were too dumb/lazy to switch to a service charge before stealing from their employees…
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Contrary to what the article suggests, no tip credit allowed in California.
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Where ?
aphotic
How was it - it’s high on our list (but might move down with 25% mandatory tip) ?
it was good but wanted to like it more given its seafood focus.
the milk bread with dungeness crab curry hollandaise was outstanding though, if that was on their bar alc menu, I would come back just for that.
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Whoa that seems excessive even for S.F.
In DC:
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