Today in Customer Kvetching
Food writers speak out against 20 percent tipping and bad restaurant experiences.
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How to Start a News Item About a Restaurant Employee Caught Dealing Cocaine
Seven memorable openers about drug busts at local restaurants.
How to Stay Far From the Maddening Crowds at Noisy Restaurants
Avoid getting trapped in a restaurant where you can't hear yourself eat.
Bauer Weighs in on Waiters Who Don’t Write Things Down
Our stalwart critic is getting especially Dear Abby-ish lately on his blog.
Do Cell Phones Belong on Dinner Tables?
The older folk especially have had it with over-communicative diners.
How to Tip on BYO Wine; The Dangers of Eating Bear
• When bringing wine into a restaurant for a private party, tip $10 a bottle. [Between Meals/SF Gate] • Businesses (such as restaurants) paying into Healthy SF might get a $2,000 tax break. [SF Examiner] • Just in time for...
Jack London Square Worries; Coke Offends Online
• Many restaurateurs plan to open in the new Jack London Square Market, but the area may not have the tourist foot traffic to be the next Ferry Building. [SF Chronicle] • Noah's Bagel's founder had several failed businesses before...
The Post-Tax Tipping Conundrum
Chicagoist makes the case for the post-tax, post-drinks tip calculation.
Steve Cuozzo Will Hold His Breath Until White Tablecloths Come Back
The 'Post' critic rants against the "casualization" of fine-dining restaurants.
Waiters Tell You 30 Things Waiters Will Never Tell You
Do you really want to know what's happening in the back of the house?
100 Things Rookie Restaurateurs Should Never Blog About
Servers aren’t the only ones who are up in arms about that list of “100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do.”
Non-Tippers Won't Be Prosecuted in Court of Law; Everyone Will Be Prosecuted in Court of Yelp
The legal battle may be dead in its tracks, but the internet war on the mandatory tip refusers wages on
Are the College Students Who Refused to Pay Mandatory Tip Right or Wrong?
Is that mandatory tip actually mandatory?
Bauer Gets New Pet Peeves; Move Popcorn Surprisingly Fattening
• Michael Bauer is over pork belly, salumi, eggs at dinner, and a few other things. [SF Gate] • The San Jose inventor of the Eggo waffle would have nipped this shortage in the bud. [SJ Mercury News] • When...
Keep in Mind, Chefs Don't Always Respond Well to Criticism
What's the proper way to complain at a restaurant?
