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Brigid

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11. That's too bad.

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 7, 2015, 11:05 PM

Jan 2015

Hard to say why the restaurant didn't last. I hear restaurants have the highest failure rate of any type of business.

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A Restaurant Just Banned Tips And Employees Are Thrilled [View all] NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 OP

Wow! I hope Bar Marco is very successful. nt brer cat Jan 2015 #1

I hope so too, but I would go somewhere else yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #13

Yes, cause everyone making $2.83 F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #24

I believe they will end up with a lower amount of money. The 2.83 is nothing compared to the tips yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #38

Many of us would be more than thrilled to earn 35k per year. (with degrees.) robinlynne Jan 2015 #46

+1 nt F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #48

Absolutely! nt Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #63

So transparent. Kingofalldems Jan 2015 #50

You appear to think that patrons of all restaurants... gcomeau Jan 2015 #70

again, please tell me where this mythical restaurant was that had you pulling in $78K a year NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #79

The cute blondes with big, um, personalities may make tips like that. tclambert Jan 2015 #43

Speaking as a tipped employee, too : Mike Niendorff Jan 2015 #31

And yet their employees have bought in to it. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #36

Waitstaff at Applebees don't make that kind of money lark Jan 2015 #53

It's about $17 an hour plus benefits, just slightly below median wage for all workers. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #80

And benefits with time off? Don't forget that. AllyCat Jan 2015 #35

it's actually about $17.50/hour or 2916/month CreekDog Jan 2015 #47

Dang, where did you work? Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #61

Somewhere that let him make $78K a year in tips alone, supposedly. Me, I doubt it. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #81

It is possible. Ace Rothstein Jan 2015 #82

maybe. which i why i think the poster should tell us where this restaurant is. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #84

No wonder the govt began taxing tips, we were all supposed to be making big bucks while Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #85

Do tips count toward Social Security? gelsdorf Jan 2015 #72

good question. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #78

They make 35K. That means $673 a week, $1346 for two weeks. Even with 20% taken NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #75

Well said. obxhead Jan 2015 #77

Here's the website... KansDem Jan 2015 #2

A coffee shop in my neighborhood did something like that. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2015 #3

In most European countries wait staff is very much a skilled trade Major Nikon Jan 2015 #16

Where in Europe do you not tip? OldEurope Jan 2015 #41

Northern Europe, not so much. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2015 #56

I live in Germany flygal Jan 2015 #62

I hope it works out for them. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #4

This was tried in Los Angeles last year but the restaurant went out of business soon after. Kablooie Jan 2015 #5

Was it because of employee salaries and benefits? bigwillq Jan 2015 #9

I don't know. It was a young hipster kind of place and I never went there. Kablooie Jan 2015 #17

That's too bad. Brigid Jan 2015 #11

What was the name of the restaurant? Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #20

Brand 158 in Glendale Kablooie Jan 2015 #27

I am mistaken, It's NOT out of business! Kablooie Jan 2015 #21

From a customer standpoint, kiva Jan 2015 #23

It's hugely different. F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #25

That is so true and I agree about the fees.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #44

15% of $20 is $3.00 not $2.50 pamela Jan 2015 #57

Oh crap, you are right.. there I go relying on my brain again. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #73

Aww, you're a sweetheart. pamela Jan 2015 #83

They started without the 15% fee but had higher prices. Kablooie Jan 2015 #28

Or to make the prices competitive. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #37

in california they have to pay minimum wage even for waitstaff who get tips JI7 Jan 2015 #26

I did not know that good info and good labor practice. Imo lunasun Jan 2015 #76

excellent... handmade34 Jan 2015 #6

wishing them the very best of luck. niyad Jan 2015 #7

Cool. bigwillq Jan 2015 #8

I would totally eat there. Brigid Jan 2015 #10

$2.83!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AlbertCat Jan 2015 #12

no, slave wages. we all live under wage slavery, but we don't all get slave wages. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #14

I worked as a waiter twice underpants Jan 2015 #18

This owner gets it. Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #15

Sick days, too? PADemD Jan 2015 #19

That's great jeanmarc Jan 2015 #40

Good for them. JimDandy Jan 2015 #22

I hate the whole concept of tipping, so that'll be on my list of places to go in the US.... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #29

Superb! Sherman A1 Jan 2015 #30

I need to find an excuse to go to Pittsburgh....late spring or summer though. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #32

Do come Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #64

It's actually a place I've long wanted to visit. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #69

Great news Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #33

Tipped employee minimum wage is $4.91 here madville Jan 2015 #34

"she said the only downside is you reek of smoked meat when you leave" bobclark86 Jan 2015 #60

Like they can stop me from tipping. Iggo Jan 2015 #39

Yes, how would they prevent people from tipping if they still wanted to? LiberalLovinLug Jan 2015 #54

They do at Noodle and Company yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #65

Part of the article, Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #66

Yeah tipping is terrible. We need to do away with sub minimum wage pay options for wait staff. Exultant Democracy Jan 2015 #42

I wish them the best and if I'm ever in Pittsburgh I'll be looking for Bar Marco. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #45

Bookmarked so I will eat there someday. It's only 7 hour of driving to there from my home. Not bad! TRoN33 Jan 2015 #49

This is the way a company should be run! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #51

the NRA is not impressed Enrique Jan 2015 #52

gee - what horse shit rurallib Jan 2015 #55

I'd say it's a virtual guarantee! Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #68

If that is the case, Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #67

i think this association spokesperson should work on tips Enrique Jan 2015 #71

a danish e-pal of mine visited america here for 3 weeks. i had to explain why he needed to tip. pansypoo53219 Jan 2015 #58

So by my figuring that works out to $17.50 an hour. Pretty darn good. nt Fla Dem Jan 2015 #59

Low min wage and tipping is remnant of institutional slavery days. ErikJ Jan 2015 #74