ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Ew, my server told me she’s sickDear Salty: We attended an evening commencement ceremony recently. We ate before it started, but after sitting…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMay 13, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk the Salty Waitress: Let's talk about the huge pay gap between servers and cooksDear Salty: Do you have any comments or thoughts you’d care to share on the pay disparity between the front and back…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMay 9, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: I just want folks to stop hovering over my grillDear Salty: Recently I was hosting a dinner party and decided the weather was nice enough to grill outside. I’m not…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMay 6, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: My manager wants us to reuse breadDear Salty: I just moved to a new town and got a job as a server at a diner. It’s mostly fine so far, but there’s…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMay 2, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: What are the rules of sneaking food into a movie?Dear Salty: My adult daughter and I go to a couple movies together every month. It’s one of our rare bonding…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 29, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: What does it take to get thrown out of a bar?Dear Salty: A friend and I were going out for a drink recently at a new-ish spot neither of us had been to before.…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 25, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: The restaurant won’t make my curry spicy enoughDear Salty: Over the past year, I’ve been going to a small, local Japanese curry place that lets you pick your…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 22, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: When and how much should I tip hotel housekeeping?Dear Salty, I’ve started traveling quite a bit for work and find myself in hotels 1-2 weeks a month. For no other…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 18, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Can I help myself to a straw or napkin from behind the bar?Hey Salty: As someone sitting at a bar, what are the things I can reach for and what’s off limits? I’ve never felt…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 15, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Server wants to clear our plates but there's one last bite leftDear Salty: We went out with friends for dinner last week. I ordered a dish of short ribs that was delicious, super…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 11, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: I took home the unopened bottle of wine I brought to the dinner partyDear Salty: I was invited to a dinner party the other week. I brought two bottles of wine to my friend’s house, a…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 8, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: We should tip stadium food vendors, right?Dear Salty: Please help me figure out whether I’m nuts. I took my kids to a baseball game, and we were seated at the…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 4, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Our one friend hates the adventurous restaurants we loveHi Salty. I’ve been friends with three women since childhood, and we’ll be friends forever. We try to meet once a…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedApril 1, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: The drive-thru messed up my order and refused to make it rightDear Salty: Last week, my family and I were in the mood for fast food fried chicken and decided to pick up a bucket.…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMarch 28, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: A restaurant owner asked me to take down my online reviewDear Salty: A friend and I recently decided to go back to a restaurant we both had weird or bad experiences with in…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMarch 25, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: My coworker made things awkward with my favorite bartenderHey Salty: Two years ago I moved with my girlfriend to a new town, and we latched onto a brand-new distillery. We…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMarch 21, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: When abroad, should I try to order in a foreign language?Dear, Salty: Greetings from Brazil! I’m an American who recently moved to São Paulo and I’m loving the food scene…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMarch 18, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk the Salty Waitress: Why won't the chef let me take a picture of my food?Dear Salty: I was in New York City recently and dined at one of those expensive, four-star sushi restaurants. It’s…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMarch 14, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: I’m concerned about my regular’s well-beingHi Salty, I sling drinks in a fancy-pants place with a lot of rich customers in a ski resort out West. While I’m…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMarch 11, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: What do I charge when a customer does the tip math wrong? Hi Salty, ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedMarch 7, 2019