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> I had tipped her. $20. She showed me her phone with the app on our order. DoorDash told her we had tipped her $6 This is why I almost always tip in Cash. I h

> I had tipped her. $20. She showed me her phone with the app on our order. DoorDash told her we had tipped her $6 This is why I almost always tip in Cash. I hand it to the person, in person. San Francisco's Indian Restaurants (Indian here, and I go to the Indian restaurants here all the time, that's how I know) are notorious for not passing on any of the tips left on the card to the waitstaff, and some even don't give them the cash that's left in a counter tip jar. I'd previously mentioned this situation on HN and someone told me that I could complain to some Labor organization that will investigate the Restaurant. Anyone have any experience doing this?

rhizome 9y ago
tl;dr: it's wage theft. I don't have experience doing it, but both of these cases are highly, highly frowned upon and likely to get quick resolution if a complaint is made to the Department of Labor. http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/05/legal-for-your-boss-to-take-your-tips.html http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/05/legal-for-your... https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/should-supervisor-sharing-tips.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/should-supervisor-sh...
- justboxing 9y ago
  Thanks! I'll give this a try!
sushid 9y ago
Seriously!? I go to Indian restaurants in SF all the time and I've only ever paid by card. Do the waiters get to keep the tip if you give it to them with cash?
- justboxing 9y ago
  > Do the waiters get to keep the tip if you give it to them with cash? In most Indian & Pakistani places, yes. There are some exceptions. The owner of Raavi on Jackson St takes the cash tips placed in the Tip Jar at closing (so the waiters don't get it even if it's cash). The owners of Little Delhi on Eddy St near the Westfields Mall take all the cash tips for themselves and don't allow the waitstaff to take cash from the patron. I tried giving it to the girl and she said they are not allowed to accept it. So I don't leave anything on card or cash when I eat at Little Delhi. I feel bad exposing these guys cos the owners are good friends, but this is just plain wrong. This is the reason I give cash, in person, to the person. Only way to ensure 100% that waitress or waiter gets the $. When I tried that at Little Delhi, the girl said "We are not allowed to take cash" and that's when I found out that the owner eat all the credit card tips, and cash tips placed inside the bill / check folder.
  - sushid 9y ago
    I frequent Little Delhi the most out of all the Indian places I go to. Sad to hear this.
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rhizome 9y ago

tl;dr: it's wage theft. I don't have experience doing it, but both of these cases are highly, highly frowned upon and likely to get quick resolution if a complaint is made to the Department of Labor. http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/05/legal-for-your-boss-to-take-your-tips.html http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2013/05/legal-for-your... https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/should-supervisor-sharing-tips.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/should-supervisor-sh...

justboxing 9y ago
Thanks! I'll give this a try!

sushid 9y ago

Seriously!? I go to Indian restaurants in SF all the time and I've only ever paid by card. Do the waiters get to keep the tip if you give it to them with cash?

justboxing 9y ago
> Do the waiters get to keep the tip if you give it to them with cash? In most Indian & Pakistani places, yes. There are some exceptions. The owner of Raavi on Jackson St takes the cash tips placed in the Tip Jar at closing (so the waiters don't get it even if it's cash). The owners of Little Delhi on Eddy St near the Westfields Mall take all the cash tips for themselves and don't allow the waitstaff to take cash from the patron. I tried giving it to the girl and she said they are not allowed to accept it. So I don't leave anything on card or cash when I eat at Little Delhi. I feel bad exposing these guys cos the owners are good friends, but this is just plain wrong. This is the reason I give cash, in person, to the person. Only way to ensure 100% that waitress or waiter gets the $. When I tried that at Little Delhi, the girl said "We are not allowed to take cash" and that's when I found out that the owner eat all the credit card tips, and cash tips placed inside the bill / check folder.
- sushid 9y ago
  I frequent Little Delhi the most out of all the Indian places I go to. Sad to hear this.
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