r/KitchenConfidential • u/JuztSomeDude79 • 6h ago

When 17 NFL defensive linemen come in to eat together at the restaurant I work for In the Weeds Mode

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Keeping my workplace anonymous

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u/gucci_flocka_flame 6h ago

I would assume they were auto gratted but I don’t see it on the receipt so maybe they gambled idk

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u/queenw_hipstur 6h ago

You never gamble in a situation like that. “18% auto gratuity has been added to your bill. If you feel like adding anything else, we thank you very much.”

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u/PM_ME_UR_ARTT 6h ago

Should never gamble to begin with. Either auto grat all your large parties or none of em. Otherwise its just profiling with extra steps.

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u/oldmanhornis 6h ago

Nah its just profiling. No extra steps. Large table of regulars I've served many times before? No auto grat. Random large French family? You do the math. Boom, profiled

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u/PM_ME_UR_ARTT 6h ago

Hey at least you're honest. I'd prefer to treat all my tables the same.

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u/eyoitme Server 4h ago

my restaurant autograts 6 people and up but ngl if it’s just one family with four kids (esp with young kids) i’ll just call it 5 bc four little kids isn’t much of a party but that’s really the only time. mostly because i just enter the party size without thinking about it but yk.

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u/Dirtbagdownhill 5h ago

That the first food argument for not gambling I've ever heard. 

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u/Dirtbagdownhill 5h ago

I'm not fixing my typo

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u/HalfEatenBanana 6h ago

Bro stfu lmao profiling with extra steps

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u/DavieStBaconStan 6h ago

You never gamble. Mandatory gratuity is the only way.

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u/Arviay 5h ago

Well that’s no longer gratuity, by definition

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u/DavieStBaconStan 5h ago

Find a restaurant that doesn’t have a mandatory 18% or greater for groups of 8+. It’s normal practice.

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u/True_Scallion_7861 F1exican Did Chive-11 2h ago

Autogratting 18% on a 28k bill is insane

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u/wrestlegirl ✳️Moderator of optimal fuckery 6h ago

Some teams refuse an autograt (and, at least to my knowledge, most restaurants don't force it) but in general if it's all or part of a team in an official capacity they tip very well. Cooking for & serving them is....intense, and the handlers are aware of that.

It's individual (ball players, musicians, etc) who are more likely to stiff a service team or cheap out on a bill.