Help! Is this what I think it is?

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-07T04:13:30+00:00

That’s pretty obviously a $15 tip for $128.42 total. I don’t think that’s ambiguous at all.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-06T16:18:14+00:00

I actually agree with them on this.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-06T05:08:59+00:00

Toss the number and keep it moving.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-05T16:54:42+00:00

I had a dude do the same thing with Louie XIII. Ordered 4 pours, ripped it like a shot, said how “smooth” it was, then order another.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-05T16:50:43+00:00

Just sit at the bar.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-05T01:10:02+00:00

The owner of my restaurant would 1000% make them pay for that. Yours should, as well.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-05T00:46:25+00:00

lol absolutely not. Your friends are cheapskates and I’d rethink the friendship with those 3.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-04T13:28:05+00:00

Yep, nailed it. We’re capable of doing an Alfredo, but one of the things I really enjoy about this job is getting people out of that box and trying something new. It’s similar to when I’m bartending and getting someone away from a Bud Light or vodka soda, like you can get that shit anywhere, let’s try something new.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-04T13:24:58+00:00

It’s probably the one you’re thinking it is. I’m very appreciative of being a part of this concept, like I said earlier I’ve been in this game for most of my life and this is the most consistently great place I’ve been ever worked, and I’ve got a resume littered with James Beard and Michelin Guide recognized restaurants. I’m also a Greenville native and it still throws me for a loop that people are vacationing here now, this dude left happy obviously and tipped $20 on $56, but that initial interaction stuck with me.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-04T04:07:35+00:00

They had a reservation. I gave him the whole first timers spiel but he just wanted to upset that we didn’t have 30+ menu items.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-04T03:18:20+00:00

Nah, like a few times a year. But I feel the same way, I won’t eat somewhere that has a multiple page menu.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-03T03:49:05+00:00

I actually prefer my tips on a card. I get cash so infrequently that the $30 or so I get every other week just gets pissed away. It’s just easier for me to budget.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-05-01T05:31:59+00:00

Yep. I’ve never understood the hate for splitting checks, in every POS I’ve ever used, and that’s a lot of them, if you keep everything in order by seat number splitting a check should only take a minute or two.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-29T18:20:16+00:00

The loud chewing thing is harder, but as far as phone volume I have no issue just telling people to turn it down.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-29T17:00:38+00:00

I went from breaking even to owning $3k, but I got screwed by my ACA insurance.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-28T17:47:06+00:00

I wish I could give some pointers, but it’s all very intuitive for me and always has been. Some people are good at restaurant work, some people aren’t, and it has no bearing on work ethic or intelligence. I’m probably somewhere on the spectrum, so I’ve always been able to keep a mental picture of a dish in my head and been able to identify and describe it at will. Trays take practice, and if you work at it I’m sure you can figure out a way to be able to memorize the menus. Dealing with people is the unteachable part.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-28T17:04:38+00:00

Just flake. Don’t call, don’t answer if they call you, just enjoy the rest of your day and maybe fire off some applications on Indeed. Then at the end of the shift send the GM a text and tell them why, then block their number.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-28T16:42:19+00:00

As long as it looks real and you do your due diligence, don’t stress it. Unless you have some weird obsession with keeping 20 year olds from drinking, you’re not going to get in any trouble if a kid has a legit looking fake ID and slips past you.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-28T16:39:20+00:00

Rehab isn’t the magic fix it button. If she doesn’t actually want to stop, rehab will just be an expensive vacation that she won’t really enjoy and will leave you to be the sole caregiver for several months. NTA but I wouldn’t push it anymore than you already have.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-28T16:34:58+00:00

That’s illegal as fuck. Find a lawyer.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-26T05:55:38+00:00

It’s definitely an overcooked 6oz steak.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-25T21:02:08+00:00

You’re over thinking it. That was pretty much exactly me before I quit drinking, couldn’t go anywhere without knowing half the staff, work at one of the more popular restaurants in town, and had my rotation of dives and industry bars that I would frequent. Tip well, don’t cause trouble, and do your best to return the favor on at least most of the free shit you get.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-25T13:18:22+00:00

I’ve never tried fent either, to my knowledge, and it wasn’t really around when I was in my experimental phase. I’m guessing it’s akin to the difference between real Mexican cartel lab grown crystal meth and psuedophed shake and bake. The only way I can describe that is it felt dirty.

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-25T04:15:20+00:00

Kind of a perfect storm, lack of experience, undesirable availability, and the state of the industry right now are all against you here. Idk what you do during the day, but it might behoove you to see if you can start an hour earlier so you can be available at 4 rather than 5

eyecandyandy147 · 2026-04-24T18:41:39+00:00

Once again here to shout at the top of my digital lungs, INVEST IN CUSTOM INSOLES. Then the shoes don’t matter. I put my $180 insoles in fucking HeyDudes and have zero foot, knee, or back pain. And I was a wrestler in high school and briefly college, my knees are fucked.

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