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NYC Restaurant Eliminates Tips for Servers

Donald Deane — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:59 +0000

Have you ever gone to a restaurant and agonized over how much of a tip to leave? Well, an eatery in New York City has decided to save you the trouble by completely eliminating tips and paying staff salary plus benefits instead.

'Dinner in the Sky' Lets You Feast in the Clouds

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:22:29 +0000

We all go out for dinner, but how many of us can say we’ve gone up for dinner? A company in Australia called Events in the Sky offers a culinary adventure for thrillseekers: it caters events for people — harnessed for safety — who are suspended as high as 164 feet up in the air. [...]

Steak 'N Shake Server Gets a Whopping 7,000% Tip

Emerald Catron — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:43 +0000

CeCe Bruce had been working at a Steak n’ Shake in Indiana for two years when she received the tip of a lifetime. After watching Bruce deal with some rude customers, a regular tipped $446 on her $5.96 check — that’s a 7,000 percent tip. The customer, who would rather maintain a low profile, does [...]

Lion-Meat Tacos Cause Uproar at Florida Restaurant

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:07 +0000

We’ve all had those late-night “run for the border” cravings for a taco. But would you still be hungry if your taco was made out of . . . lion? Taco Fusion, an upscale eatery in Tampa, FL, recently made that quandary a reality when they added lion-meat tacos to the menu. The restaurant, which [...]

Tim Harris Serves Up Breakfast, Lunch, Hugs and Inspiration at 'World's Friendliest Restaurant'

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:41:03 +0000

Tim’s Place, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is open from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 in the afternoon, and if you’re in the neighborhood and in need of a cup of coffee and a warm embrace, look no further. Owner Tim Harris wakes up at 5:30 every morning, gets dressed, drives to work, and then does a [...]

How Much Will Americans Spend Eating Out on Valentine's Day?

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:17:17 +0000

Love may be in the air on Valentine’s Day, but so are bigger bills. According to a survey by online restaurant reservation site OpenTable, the average check for a couple when dining out this Valentine’s Day will be $139, a steep jump from the $85 OpenTable usually reports. The lovebirds out there don’t really seem [...]

Lynyrd Skynyrd Restaurant Declares Bankruptcy

Jeff Giles — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:25:48 +0000

Less than a year after opening for business -- and just two months after a local paper deemed its barbecue the best on the Las Vegas strip -- Lynyrd Skynyrd BBQ & Beer has filed for Chapter 11.

Tip of a Lifetime! Police Let Waitress Keep Drug-Scented $12,000 She Found on Table

Shauna Wright — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:15:52 +0000

Doing the right thing often has its own rewards — but you may need to get a lawyer, first. That’s what one Minnesota waitress learned the hard way. Back in November, Stacy Knutson, a server at Fryn’ Pan Restaurant in the town of Moorhead found someone had left $12,000 in cash on one of her [...]

The New Whistle Pig in Niagara Falls Is No Pig [Restaurant Review]

Staff — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:01:46 +0000

I've been wanting to stop into the Whistle Pig in Niagara Falls for some time now and check out the food (I'm a fast food junkie). The exterior of the Whistle Pig is very inviting which gave me hope that the interior would be just as nice and the food even better.

Insulting Tweet Gets Diner Booted From Restaurant

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:00:02 +0000

Twitter user Allison Hiromi wasn’t impressed with the bartender at the Down House restaurant in Houston. So, while she was still in the establishment, she sent out a Tweet calling him a “twerp” and also used the hashtag #jackoff in her message. One of the Down House’s managers, who wasn’t working that night, noticed Hiromi’s [...]