Classic Cuban ventanita (counter window). No-tip tradition for quick counter service eats.
Upscale steakhouse with 20% service charge on every check for consistent staff pay.
Rick Bayless' Mexican restaurant using service charge model in lieu of tips.
Iconic deep-dish pizza with 20% service charge for dine-in. Chicago institution.
Hawaiian/Asian fusion with mandatory service fee replacing tips.
Modern Chinese with 20% service fee + 5% SF health surcharge. Covers benefits in a high-cost city.
Japanese BBQ/izakaya. No-tipping policy for authentic Tokyo-style dining.
Omakase counter with 20% service charge on all bills. Beverly Hills prices + mandatory fee.
Flagship Japanese sushi chain. Hospitality included — no additional tip expected.
Casual Japanese small plates. Policy against accepting gratuities.
Brooklyn outpost of the no-tip Japanese sushi chain. Hospitality included in pricing.
Japanese hand roll bar. Hospitality fully included — no tipping.
Self-service Korean noodle house with unlimited banchan. Strict no-tip policy — Korean casual dining norms.
Japanese sushi with hospitality included. No tip line on receipt.
Japanese hand roll bar (Sugarfish group). Hospitality included in menu prices — no tip line.
10% service charge on all bills regardless of party size, plus credit card surcharge. Tip line still present. Triple fee structure.
Georgian restaurant. 10% mandatory service charge on every check + tip line. Reviewers call it deceptive double-dipping.
10% service charge on ALL bills + separate tip line still expected. Double-dipping. Plus 3-4% credit card fee on top.
18% 'hospitality surcharge' auto-added to ALL checks regardless of party size. Owner publicly defended it as covering staff wages.
Mega-viral TikTok (3.3M+ views): POS suggested 20% tip of $44 on a $159 bill — real 20% was $32. Tips calculated on post-tax, pre-discount total. Shady math exposed.
Sued for withholding mandatory service charges from waitstaff — potentially hundreds of thousands stolen over 6 years. High-end Japanese on the UES.
Viral TikTok: customer tipped 20% but bank flagged a 30% charge. Restaurant allegedly changed the tip amount. Upper East Side fine dining at The Mark Hotel.
Auto-gratuity + iPad prompts with 25%+ pre-sets on candy/dessert spot bills. Viral TikTok/Reddit outrage for guilt-tripping on minimal service.
Owner chased customer down the street demanding 18% tip on a $19.89 bill. Mega-viral April 2025 — millions of views on X, protests, 1-star flood.
18% service charge auto-added to ALL checks. Cited in Florida HB 535 legislative debate to crack down on auto-gratuities.
Mandatory 20% gratuity on all checks AND sales tax applied to the gratuity. Reddit r/FoodSanDiego blew up over the 'junk fee' math.
18% gratuity auto-added to ALL bills — even parties of 1. Receipt says 'For parties of 1 or larger.' Went viral on Reddit.
20% living wage fee split among all staff. Went viral for transparent approach — explained on menus, website, and on the wall.
Michelin-starred Southern restaurant. 20% 'Employee Wellness Charge' for health insurance, PTO, and fair pay.
Added 5% 'I-82 Fee' surcharge AND still expects traditional tipping on top. Owner publicly predicted all DC restaurants would follow.
Georgetown French restaurant. Mandatory 20% service charge AND still presents an 'additional tip' line. Poster child for DC's Initiative 82 controversy.
Alinea Group's prix-fixe concept. 20% service charge included in prepaid meal price.
Three-Michelin-star restaurant. 20% service charge included since 2010. No tipping expected.
Pasta-focused restaurant. 22% service charge across all Ethan Stowell locations as of 2024.
Ethan Stowell's Italian in Ballard. 22% service charge on all checks. No tipping expected.
Lake Union waterfront spot. 20% service charge, part of Sea Creatures group-wide no-tip policy.
Celebrated Ballard oyster bar. 20% service charge across all Sea Creatures restaurant locations.
Upscale steakhouse with 20% service charge since 2016. One of few from the no-tip wave that stuck with it.
Food & Wine's 2025 Restaurant of the Year. 20% mandatory service charge. Went viral on Reddit when the fee triggered controversy.
Alice Waters' iconic restaurant. 17% service charge since 1989 — longest-running in the US. Funds wages and healthcare.
Legendary SF restaurant. 20% fair wage charge + 5% SF health mandate fee. No tip line on receipt.
Vietnamese pho restaurant. 18% automatic gratuity on ALL parties — went viral for controversy.
Salt Bae's restaurant. 18% mandatory service charge on ALL bills. Known for $1,000+ steaks.
Italian restaurant with 23% service charge included. No separate tipping.
Fine dining, one of first no-tipping restaurants in Dallas. Service included.
Handmade soba noodles. 20% service charge on all checks — no separate tipping.
Kerala Indian restaurant. Menu prices include service and living wages.
Italian spot with service included in prices. No tips, no fees.
22% service charge included for wage equity. Russian-inspired, no separate tipping.
Worker-owned co-op Sri Lankan restaurant. Prices include fair wages, no fees or surcharges.
Longstanding no-tip policy. Prices include living wage, benefits, and profit-sharing for staff.
All-inclusive $140/pp prix-fixe. No tax, no tip, no fees — everything included.
Hand roll bar by Sugarfish team. 16% service fee, no tipping.
16% service fee included. No tip line. Sushi by Kazunori Nozawa.
Vegetarian fine dining. Prices include living wages — no tipping since 2015.
20% gratuity auto-added to ALL checks regardless of party size. At Rockefeller Center.
16% non-gratuity service fee on all checks. No tip line on receipt. Japanese sushi.
Japanese home-style cooking chain. Service included, no tipping.
Japanese chain. Hospitality/service included — non-tipping model.
Strict no-tipping for $55 13-course omakase. Service included.
Omakase with hospitality included in pricing. No tipping policy.
Solo dining booth ramen. No tipping — prices include everything. Japanese authenticity.
Japanese ramen chain. Explicit no-tipping policy — staff return tips left on the table.
Fast food chain. Counter and drive-through service. No tipping.
West Coast burger chain. Counter/drive-through service. No tipping, employees paid well above minimum wage.
Japanese ramen shop with a unique 'share your dream' tradition. No tipping, following Japanese custom.
Famous North End pastry shop. Counter service, cash preferred, no tipping.
Late-night Colombian spot. Counter service, no tipping.
Iconic Cuban restaurant. Ventanita (walk-up window) is counter service, no tipping.
Taiwanese ramen spot above a bar. Small counter-service operation.
Chicken ramen restaurant. Eliminated tipping, service included in pricing.
Popular Austin ramen spot. Japanese-style service, no tipping expected.
Austin-born burger chain. Drive-through and counter service, no tipping.
Mini doughnut shop. Counter service with chai. No tipping.
Japanese yuzu shio ramen. Tokyo-based chain, no tipping policy.
Counter-service biscuit shop. Order at the counter, no tipping expected.
Iconic Seattle burger chain since 1954. Walk-up counter, no tipping. Known for paying employees well above minimum wage.
Japanese ramen chain. Follows Japanese hospitality customs — no tipping.
Seattle waterfront fast-casual seafood. Counter service, no tip expected.
Classic Chicago Italian beef stand. Counter service since 1938, no tipping.
Authentic Hokkaido-style ramen. Vending machine ordering system, no tipping.
Japanese ramen chain in Chinatown. Counter ordering, no tip expected.
Chicago fast-casual institution. Counter service, no tipping.
Japanese udon spot in Japan Center. Counter service, no tips.
Greek fast-casual. Eliminated tipping with higher base pay for staff.
Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen. Japanese service model, no tipping.
Tokyo-style ramen shop. Counter service, no tip expected.
Japanese catch-your-own-fish restaurant. No tipping policy, service included.
Japanese variety store food court. Self-service, no tipping culture.
Historic food hall with counter-service vendors. No table service, no tipping.
Nashville hot chicken. Counter-service model with no tipping expected.
Iconic LA deli since 1947. Counter service available with no tipping expected.
Japanese udon chain. Counter-service, fast-casual — no tipping.
Conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Self-service model — no tipping expected or needed.
Popular ramen spot in LIC. Counter-service, no tipping expected.
Upscale Japanese dining. Gratuity-free model with fair wages for staff.
Japanese seafood restaurant direct from Tokyo. Service charge included, no tipping.
Long-running Japanese restaurant. Does not accept tips, reflecting Japanese dining culture.
Japanese ramen chain famous for solo dining booths. No tipping expected — counter-service model.
Omakase restaurant with no-tipping policy. Hospitality fee included in pricing.
Japanese restaurant where tipping is not expected, following Japanese dining customs.
Authentic Japanese sushi restaurant with a strict no-tipping policy. Staff are paid fair wages. A sign at the entrance says tips are not accepted.