Because wait staff makes less than minimum wage with the expectation that they will make up for it with tips. It's not a good excuse, it's just what happens to

Because wait staff makes less than minimum wage with the expectation that they will make up for it with tips. It's not a good excuse, it's just what happens to be enshrined in the law. It's really just a way for restaurants to cheap out and not pay their employees a proper wage.