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the big fancier place here makes waitstaff share with cooks & busboys... they auto-add 18% for larger parties

re the "non-tip credit" - Oregon also has one of the highest min. wages in the US $8.40; Wash. is highest at $8.55 and Calif. is "only" $8

not that you can live on min. wage in the 3 largest Ore. metro areas...