[Rick Lee]

Yes, I've been a server in a few restaurants that paid $2 per hour. Though I never made less than $10 per hour with the tips and that was after tipping out the bartender and runners. The law required "subpay," meaning, if you averaged less than min. with tips, the restaurant had to pay you the difference. But who the hell would be a server for just min. wage? You wouldn't last a week anyway; they'd can you. I just about never rang up under $800-$1000 in revenue per night and it was not an expensive place.