When all is said and done more is said than done.
A lot of my friends work at a trendy hotel restaurant in New York. They split all their tips with bartenders, the runners, the busboys, the hostesses...and they still walk regularly with $1000 a night. They're union too, so they have insurance, which is rare for servers. And they do not nearly bust their butts the way I did as a server/bartender at a dive farther downtown. I'm not complaining though, I made good money, and truly loved the work.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
Wonder how much the servers claimed?
I've been to dinner at Jimmy Buffet's house, and I've eaten it at a homeless shelter. And there's great joy and harrowing terror to be found in both places.
-Todd Snider
Boy, you got that right. There are plenty of inexpensive little joints around the world with good food, but there is something very sastiying about a big, fancy meal at a "luxury" dining establishment now and again.
That reminds me, I need to get over to St. Elmos in Indy sometime soon.
Yuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmm shrimp and horseradish sauce.
Last edited by Ltlabner; 09-14-2006 at 08:09 PM.
At those kinds of restaurants, almost all tips are typically claimed these days due to the splitting of the pot and the paperwork. Particularly since this was almost certainly paid for with a credit card.
As to why the cost was so high -- I'm guessing there was a very nice bottle or two of wine purchased.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
Not me brother. Every year my mother-in-law gets us a 1/4 side of beef for Christmas. My family has steaks on dman's Back Porch Grill and BBQ.
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Having such a weakness for the big name steakhouses, I've been to quite a few.
Cincy area steakhouses, in my order of preference:
Morton's (far and away the best in the city)
Palomino
Precinct
Sturkey's
Jeff Ruby's
Carlo & Johnny's
Phoenix
The Waterfront
Jimmy D's
Encore Cafe
Morton's and all of the Jeff Ruby joints were pretty much on par pricewise, but the quality at Morton's was just head, shoulders, pick a body part above any of Jeff's joints.
Impressive that a national chain like Morton's can get it right at every location.
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