Originally Posted by nkedel

Who the heck asks for a specific server at a restaurant where you're not a regular? Or even if you are, how often do you do that?

If you are a regular, and you're not an a-hole, you're going to get better service (and more likely to get a server who isn't brand new) than some yutz off the street who's never been there before even if you leave a tip merely in the normal range. How often does the restaurant have so many regulars that they're competing for individual servers?

I'm sure it happens at some ultra-trendy places, but I can't imagine this is remotely common.