Casual Japanese small plates. Policy against accepting gratuities.
Japanese hand roll bar. Hospitality fully included — no tipping.
Japanese sushi with hospitality included. No tip line on receipt.
Japanese hand roll bar (Sugarfish group). Hospitality included in menu prices — no tip line.
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.
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.
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.
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.