Dear Salty, I have zero issues with parents popping a tablet or phone in front of their kid to keep them occupied in…
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Dear Salty, Some friends and I went to a music festival last weekend. The first night, after we’d been drinking and…
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Dear Salty Waitress, I was recently dining out at a restaurant in the Mall of America. When the check came the total…
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Hey Salty, If I order an entree that features meat as a significant portion of the meal, such as pasta with a…
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Dear Salty: I was reading on your site about a server at a Chicago cocktail bar who spat on Eric Trump, and it had…
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It’s a holiday week, but guess who has to file a column for you hungry bastards? Poor Salty. So I’m exacting my…
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Hi Salty, I went to a restaurant yesterday with my family. As the server cleared our table, I asked that the three…
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Hello Salty. Here’s something that I’ve always wondered about. Obviously, we all know that when you go to a sit-down…
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Hi Salty, There is a restaurant my friend worked at on Long Island. Servers receive a set $90 gratuity on parties.…
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Hey Salty: WHYYYYY do servers ask if you’ve been to the restaurant before?
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Dear Salty, I have a friend who insists you should ask your server for recommendations whenever you go out to eat,…
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Dear Salty: I just graduated from college and I’m waitressing this summer. I’m good at serving (at least that’s what…
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Hey Salty! Long, longtime server/bartender here. What should I say, if anything, if a customer asks me to clear…
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Dear Salty: Recently while in between jobs I started working as a delivery driver for DoorDash and about 80% of the…
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Hey Salty, I have a tipping question. When I order at a restaurant that has a tip jar on a counter, I try and tip…
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Hey Salty, I hang out pretty regularly at a craft beer bar that offers free, one-ounce-ish samples people can try…
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Hey Salty! I’ve been waiting tables and bartending for pretty much my entire adult life, so I like to think I’ve…
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Dear Salty,
I’m a germaphobe in general, and summer cookouts can make me nervous. Last year I went to my neighbors’…
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Dear Salty, I’m a college student with a summer internship at a marketing firm in San Francisco. I like the job…
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Dear Salty, I recently went out to a nice restaurant: not especially fancy but a good spot for a date or a business…
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