Originally Posted by
nrunning24
I've even been in places in LA where they say don't tip on your credit card bill because then we have to report it. Well i guess no tip for you then.
I wouldn't be surprised if the CC fees are also a significant reason for that, not to mention horrible POS systems. Because of those reasons, some/most restaurants here tend to impose restrictions on splitting checks, etc.
Originally Posted by
MoreMilesPlease
One reason we have cheap food in restaurants is the fact that restaurants are not required to pay minimum wage. It is true that servers are paid below minimum wage. The employer takes taxes out based on minimum wage for hours worked. It is up to the server to claim any cash tips they receive and not accounted for in their paid wages ( yeah that happens 100% of the time).
California and a few other states don't have a lower minimum wage for restaurant workers. Of course, minimum wage here is still not really enough to live on, but that's another topic.