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Re:Joe’s Crab Shack Tried Getting Rid of Tips – It Didn’t La... by dragonwriter on Thursday May 12, 2016 @06:29PM (#11687319)
Carl's Jr. is a fast food restaurant, has (or had, last time I was in one instead of driving through) table service of the same style as fast-casual restaurants where tipping is common, and yet I've never seen anyone tip at Carl's Jr.

I think "one does not tip at a fast food restaurant" is a culturally-accepted rule that trumps "one tips one's server at a restaurant".

Re:Joe’s Crab Shack Tried Getting Rid of Tips – It Didn’t La... by ghaff on Thursday May 12, 2016 @06:54PM (#11687431)
There's also a class of restaurant where you order at a counter, typically are given a flag with a number or whatever, and someone brings the food to your table when it's ready. In general, there isn't tipping in those situations either.
Re:Joe’s Crab Shack Tried Getting Rid of Tips – It Didn’t La... by dragonwriter on Friday May 13, 2016 @09:11AM (#11690173)
Not working at such a restaurant and given the prevalence of credit cards it's hard to be certain, and in any case it's anecdotal and not structured, but tipping seems that common (at least moreso than in fast food) in that type (fast casual) restaurant.

I suspect that, as well as the bills being smaller, the average tip percentage is smaller than at full-service restaurants.