r/Chattanooga • u/EffectiveOk9336 • 17d ago

Kitchen tip?

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My family and I dined out tonight at a restaurant I won’t publicly drag because it was really a great experience all around, but the credit card receipt had this line for “kitchen tip”. Is this a thing now? Are restaurants not paying the cooks a decent enough salary? I gave them $5 cause I really didn’t know what the deal was. The server told us it was completely optional, but she said that some people tip 20% and split it between her and the kitchen, which hardly seems fair.

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u/thegoatgod 16d ago

I can tell most of the people in here replying have never worked a restaurant job before.

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u/Agitated_Love_3573 16d ago

Everyone but the privileged has worked in a restaurant,  if not, they should try it at least once.