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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 6:11 pm
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Originally Posted by MisterNice
I have never tipped a cook or anyone else in show business. I tip the waitperson and leave any tip splitting up to the restaurants established custom. I thought most of those knife-wielding places had closed up and gone Mexican or Thai.

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They're still around, especially in places where they're still considered "exotic" or a "novelty".

I think that they're fun for medium-sized groups - but the food quality often seems to be worse than a comparatively priced "normal" restaurants.
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