To go order tip?

[A930Rocket]

What does everyone do for tipping for takeout orders?

At this particular place, a call in has the hostess take the order, the kitchen makes it and it’s picked up at the bar.

Other than more people involved, there is minimal service and similar to going through a fast food business.

I used to work at restaurants way back when and appreciate good service, but beyond a minimum tip, there are times i don’t think it’s called for.

Thoughts?

[freeform911]

No tip if I have to enter the establishment..
If brought out to my car by a wait staff(outback ect..), minimal tip..
If delivered to my house, I tip as if I were at the restaurant, minimum 15%...usually 20-25%..
Convenience it me is definitely worth something..plus delivery persons remember so the next time they'll get to you soon then other people they are delivering for at the same time..

[look 171]

Traditionally no. So I normally don't tip at take outs unless I know the people and chit chat with them while I wait for the food. I will then leave them something accordingly. IMO, tipping has gotten out of hand. We went to a place the other day and the suggested tip amount on the bill was starting at 22, 25, and 30%. The bill was a little over 150 bucks and the waiter didn't do anything different or super. That's over 40 bucks. Now, the law or owners had shot themselves in the foot. There's a percentage on the bill for health care for the staff. I think it was 4 or 5 of the entire bill, all kind of BS tax. So people are pissed and the time will come when they take that frustration on the tips of the servers.

Think about it, at the end of a meal, at full pop will be this 35% plus on top of the cost for dinner. Food is already through the roof, now we are doing 15 bucks min. wage.

[Seahawk]

I add a dollar or two, especially if I frequent the place for takeout.

I did work in restaurants in HS and college so that is an influence. I even add a buck to drive though orders at CFA and Dunkin...round up to the next dollar and add one.

Just the way I prefer to do it...no right answer.

[Neilk]

That's the great thing about traveling abroad. Waiters are paid a living wage and you only give a tip for exceptional service or give a buck or two. Everywhere you turn the payment apps ask for tips.

[look 171]

Canadians seems to tip a little less then 10-15%? Is this the norm? Our norm is 15-20%

[freeform911]

Originally Posted by look 171

Canadians seems to tip a little less then 10-15%? Is this the norm? Our norm is 15-20%

Apparently Canadians usually don't tip. The tip is in the price of the service.. service providers are paid a living wage..

I really don't see how anyone can live on sub $3 +tips...

[legion]

I worked at restaurants in high school: in the back washing dishes or making the food. I made minimum wage never saw a dime of tip money.

In my book, you have to provide some kind of service to get a tip.

My two dining experiences at Fogo de Chao (one in Dallas, one in Chicago) have been excellent. I gladly left hefty tips on large bills because the servers were almost psychic. I swear I rarely had to ask for something, and often times simply after looking around a server just appeared with the exact thing I wanted.

[john70t]

Something is usually better than nothing. Do it quietly.

If they remember you, that's great.
If not, then they will be around for a while, which is great too.

[Baz]

On take out only:

I enjoy tipping when I feel the circumstances are right.

That's my rule of thumb.

I've not tipped when picking up take out - and I have tipped.

Sometimes it has more to do with the vibe of a place and it's staff than anything else.

And I have worked for tips before - including a restaurant.

[wdfifteen]

10% here.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Baz

I've not tipped when picking up take out - and I have tipped.

Sometimes it has more to do with the vibe of a place and it's staff than anything else.

Same and agree.

Casual banter at the cash register. Hustle of the background peeps. Semblance of care.

[VincentVega]

Local pizza/sub place gets an extra buck, they are friendly and make good food. Plus, the old guy at the front is pretty funny and a good sport. I'm happy to show a little, a buck!, love.

[LWJ]

I tip. Always. I assume they make minimum wage and could use it.

No, this is not needed or earned but
It is a karma thing. In the grand scheme, I don’t miss it.

[A930Rocket]

Went to pick our order up of $37.xx at Wild Wings. Left $5, but I have a soft spot for restaurant workers (I started washing dishes at 15 and was cooking Italian in a family restaurant in high school).

[astrochex]

A buck or two is what I typically leave.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I personally can’t stand the US model for tipping and restaurant service; I greatly prefer the European model (as others have mentioned) where food and dining are actually valued and considered an important part of culture and hand-in-hand with that, servers and chefs are paid real wages and respected.

In the US dining seems to be looked upon as a waste of time or a bother and we tend to not care about it or those who put the effort into preparing and serving our food. We get what we encourage by perpetuating a slave-labor system - servers are usually poorly trained, overworked and the experience often is part of something that’s a bother, a nuisance and an inconvenience rather than a truly valued experience. There are some exceptions of course but I think the tipping culture here evolves out of a sense of shame that restaurant staffs are really treated and paid so horribly (in turn a reflection of our collective unwillingness to admit that such work has value and compensate it accordingly in the first place...)

That said it drives me nuts that everyone, everywhere now expects a tip for simply doing their job. I’m not about to be guilted into tipping someone for that unless they do it very, very well and the service is outstanding.

There are a few restaurants now that actually promote themselves on providing their employees living wages, benefits, etc. I’d like to see more of that. Maybe it’ll catch on. I hope it does. The ROW gets this one right but I think without a cultural shift of thinking to the point where we start to value what we eat and the experience of doing so, we’ll continue to have what we do - throngs of fat people shoving processed cheap glop into their gobs at the drive-thru because they can’t be bothered.

Sad.

Sure, sometimes you need it fast / convenient and for that Uber Eats or GrubHub are fine - and I’ll tip a couple of dollars for the convenience. But that’s it - at the end is the day it’s still someone just doing their job.

[speeder]

One of the only places I get take-out regularly is a vegan place called Cafe Gratitude in L.A. I always get the same thing, it's $9.87. I add $2 to the charge slip, $11.87. I also give $$ to beggars sometimes, if I feel like it.

I might as well be Bill Gates compared to the situation of some of these people. To a 20 y.o. trying to live in L.A. or NY and working in a restaurant, an extra several dollars an hour in tips means the difference between paying rent or not. I like being generous, can't stand cheap people and the $2 or $5 means nothing to me.

I also truly believe that my attitude about money brings a ton of it into my life. To each their own.

[masraum]

To go gets $2-4 for bagging it up.

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I add a dollar or two, especially if I frequent the place for takeout.

I did work in restaurants in HS and college so that is an influence. I even add a buck to drive though orders at CFA and Dunkin...round up to the next dollar and add one.

Just the way I prefer to do it...no right answer.

+1. We have a go-to pizza place, you would be surprised how hard it is to find a good pizza in North County San Diego. We do pizza take out on Friday nights 2-3x a month. I always leave $3 cash and say it's for the cooks...they are right behind the pickup counter. Our pizza the last few years has been consistently great.

Originally Posted by speeder

I might as well be Bill Gates compared to the situation of some of these people. To a 20 y.o. trying to live in L.A. or NY and working in a restaurant, an extra several dollars an hour in tips means the difference between paying rent or not. I like being generous, can't stand cheap people and the $2 or $5 means nothing to me.

Well said Denis. Agree 100%