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Criollas was very good. The 20% tip they added was also added to the state sales tax, thats 20% added to the 8%. Never seen that one before.

Criollas was very good. The 20% tip they added was also added to the state sales tax, thats 20% added to the 8%. Never seen that one before.

Criollas was very good. The 20% tip they added was also added to the state sales tax, thats 20% added to the 8%. Never seen that one before.

I understand your point, but I always, unlike my sister who never, tip as a percentage of the total bill which includes tax. I guess you, Skunky and IBD have the same mindset as my sister when it comes to tipping. After working for numerous years in the food service industry, I realized that most all servers calculate their tip based on the total, including tax.

I'll add that if you are a cheap tipper, leaving only 15% on the untaxed total, most servers think you didn't enjoy the service since you tipped less than 15%. I understand your point, as well as my sister's, but I'm telling you that most servers will look at you as the cheap tipper if you become a regular. Around here, where service can often be mediocre or less, it pays for your server to know that you are a good tipper. wink, wink.

Nope, tip total is not traditionally influenced by tax, it is based on the pre-tax bill. I am all about tipping and usually go off the bottom line anyway, but if the tip is calculated by the restaurant, it is unacceptable to factor in the tax. If this was not so, our friends at Criolla's would not be offering to 'make it right'.

I always tip the total of the bill but like Skunky stated, if the restauraunt adds it in then it should be on food/beverage sale only.... Kudos to Criollas for chiming in and so quickly....

You could also argue that you don't tip 20% and get them to remove that, too. Now don't go being cheep. ;-) If you normally tip on top of the tax, why would it make a difference?

Please remember that when you eat out on Thanksgiving, the servers are not celebrating the holiday with their friends and family. They are busting their @ss, sacrificing their holiday, so that you can enjoy yourself. You guys lighten up on Criolla's and just be thankful that they were open for you to take your family out for lunch, so that you could have it easy. We are only talking about an extra 1.5 cents on the dollar. If you spent $200, that is a whopping $3, and hardly worth groaning about, especially on a holiday like Thanksgiving. Get-fo-real.

So again, what's the problem if you always tip on the total, including the tax? If the restaurant included it like most customers add it, the server is making what they usually make. However, if they calculate it the way my cheap sister always does, the server will not be making as much as they normally do, and this is on a freaking major holiday, when they are sacrificing time with their family and friends for the customers' happiness. I just don't understand that kind of thinking.

So again, what's the problem if you always tip on the total, including the tax? If the restaurant included it like most customers add it, the server is making what they usually make. However, if they calculate it the way my cheap sister always does, the server will not be making as much as they normally do, and this is on a freaking major holiday, when they are sacrificing time with their family and friends for the customers' happiness. I just don't understand that kind of thinking.

So again, what's the problem if you always tip on the total, including the tax? If the restaurant included it like most customers add it, the server is making what they usually make. However, if they calculate it the way my cheap sister always does, the server will not be making as much as they normally do, and this is on a freaking major holiday, when they are sacrificing time with their family and friends for the customers' happiness. I just don't understand that kind of thinking.

I am not cheap, I eat out often and tip liberally. All I am saying is that it is bad form to base a tip added by the house on a taxed total. Criolla's agrees. Thats all.

Well, I wonder if they left a blank on the reciept for an additional tip above the mandatory 20%? I bet they did, and that is the right place to show appreciation for going above and beyond on a holiday, not by doing something cheesy like squeezing some dough out of your customer by deriving a tip total from taxes. Cheesy practice...

SJ, I just dont think it is correct way to calculate the added tip. I tip well, (was in service industry for years) but I think just like Skunky, it should not be calculated that way. I think that on major holidays servers should be tipped extra, ((((how many holidays I missed...)))) THey do work hard and the slow season is upon them....

If they did, would you have calculated the difference of what you normally tip, and add in the extra $1.60? If you would, you are a rare customer.

Well, I wonder if they left a blank on the reciept for an additional tip above the mandatory 20%? I bet they did, and that is the right place to show appreciation for going above and beyond on a holiday, not by doing something cheesy like squeezing some dough out of your customer by deriving a tip total from taxes. Cheesy practice...

You are really confusing me by saying that you always tip on the total amount, tax included, yet you say that you don't think it is a correct way to calculate the tip. Help me to see the light, please.

I understand your point of principle, but we'll just have to disagree. It sounds as though you and IBD are good tippers and would add even more, and that is why I find it interesting that you seem to be arguing for tipping less than is considered the norm by most everyone.