Bob Evans To Open
- Thread starter chuckster
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Football season!
I have to disagree.. Perkins was just nasty.. Friendly's specialized in Ice cream and had decent breakfast (from what I am told) but lunch and dinners were nasty. Never been to Bob Evans so no comment. Cracker Barrell has more of what I call "Down home" cooking for all meals.. Kinda of place where you leave with extra 10 lbs or so hanging from your gut.. good stuff. IHOP has good breakfast, but more "cookie cutter" type things than Cracker Barrell. The lunch and dinner menus at IHOP really blew.
Plus the cracker barrell is also a neat shopping experience
Oz
You're all F'in Mad...
Actually, there's a nice little ice cream parlor in Leonardtown. The Carousel, which is right next to the old movie theater/Nook-n-Monks. And then there's always Bert's if you want to drive to Mechanicsville. If you just want dessert, Outback and Ruby's, etc, all have a nice dessert menu. So, our sweet tooth won't be starved just because Friendly's couldn't make it.
Oz
You're all F'in Mad...
Perkins was fine, for years. There are people here more qualified to comment on Perkins, than I. But I dined there for years and it was a good place to get a reasonably priced meal. Recent history is Perkins downfall. My take would be the inability to hire and retain qualified staff thanks to the below-2% unemployment rate that worked on a number of small employers in SMC in 1999/2000, and that created a situation that they were unable to recover from.
Tonio
Asperger's Poster Child
I may be stepping on Chuckster's toes with this reply, but each successful chain has its own identity. Cracker Barrel is the "down home" chain. Friendly's has the 50,000-calorie sundaes. IHOP's is obvious.
It's why Wal-Mart and Target are doing well while K-mart is suffering, because K-mart has no distinguishing features other than Martha. (How about Martha Mart?)
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Dribbles
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I don't tip, period. 
Oh, like Martha is an image they want to portray now!
I think K-Mart is trying to distance itself from its former golden girl and appeal to a younger crowd. Have you seen the Joe Boxer ads? I think they've given up trying to compete with Wal*Mart and are going after Target.
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Dribbles
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did i say something wrong?
yakky doodle
New Member
My Tipping Schedule
When I dine out, the waiter or waitress starts on an even playing field of 15%. After that, it's a math game. If they do something above and beyond, or are routinely quick with drink refills, I'll slide them up the tip scale. If they let my drink go empty for more than a minute or two, they lose points. If they bring water right off the bat (practically unheard of nowadays), I add 5%. If they let my cup go empty, and like 10 minutes goes by, and they come rushing back to my table smelling like cigarette smoke, I knock 'em down 5 or 10% (depending on how much time it took). If I have to summons another waiter/waitress for anything, they lose points.
This scale of earning/losing points, in my opinion, most honestly, and financially rewards them for their "service" whether good or bad. Too many people just toss a $5 or $10 on the table for a meal when maybe it should be nada or $20.
When I dine out, the waiter or waitress starts on an even playing field of 15%. After that, it's a math game. If they do something above and beyond, or are routinely quick with drink refills, I'll slide them up the tip scale. If they let my drink go empty for more than a minute or two, they lose points. If they bring water right off the bat (practically unheard of nowadays), I add 5%. If they let my cup go empty, and like 10 minutes goes by, and they come rushing back to my table smelling like cigarette smoke, I knock 'em down 5 or 10% (depending on how much time it took). If I have to summons another waiter/waitress for anything, they lose points.
This scale of earning/losing points, in my opinion, most honestly, and financially rewards them for their "service" whether good or bad. Too many people just toss a $5 or $10 on the table for a meal when maybe it should be nada or $20.
yakky doodle
New Member
uhh, chuckster, did you add your comments within the quote?
SxyPrincess
New Member
That makes it easier to read.
dum_blonde
New Member
re: Bob Evans
>Not the way it works. Each server is responsible for reporting >their tips to the place where they work. The are required by law >to report 100% of what they put in their pockets as tips. Most >don't and only report maybe 10% of what they make. The >restaurant reports its sales at tax time and the tips reported by >the servers. This has to equal at least 8%-10% of the toal sales >of the restaurant for that year. If not, all the servers will be >allocated tips to make up the difference.
Not the way it works everytime. Where I worked, anyway, the computer system made it so 15% of my sales were reported as tips, no matter what I got. And I am a million percent positive we didn't get reimbursed by allocated tips for low tippage.
>Not the way it works. Each server is responsible for reporting >their tips to the place where they work. The are required by law >to report 100% of what they put in their pockets as tips. Most >don't and only report maybe 10% of what they make. The >restaurant reports its sales at tax time and the tips reported by >the servers. This has to equal at least 8%-10% of the toal sales >of the restaurant for that year. If not, all the servers will be >allocated tips to make up the difference.
Not the way it works everytime. Where I worked, anyway, the computer system made it so 15% of my sales were reported as tips, no matter what I got. And I am a million percent positive we didn't get reimbursed by allocated tips for low tippage.
Re: re: Bob Evans
Sorry about the other post.
What the restaurant did for you was to cover their butt with the IRS.
And you wouldn't get reimbursed by allocated tips. That means that the restaurant could take more out of all the servers paychecks to make up for the shortage of reported tips.
The IRS law states that servers MUST report 100% of the tips they collect and keep daily records of them.
Sorry about the other post.
What the restaurant did for you was to cover their butt with the IRS.
And you wouldn't get reimbursed by allocated tips. That means that the restaurant could take more out of all the servers paychecks to make up for the shortage of reported tips.
The IRS law states that servers MUST report 100% of the tips they collect and keep daily records of them.
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Dribbles
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Re: Re: re: Bob Evans
We also have a lot of other laws that are not obeyed.
We also have a lot of other laws that are not obeyed.
dum_blonde go to this site and see what the law states
http://www.restaurant.org/legal/tips/basics.cfm
Dribbles you are so right. But does that make it right. Let me ask you this,,,, is it fair that tipped employees, servers, bartenders, and bus help only pay taxes on 50% or more on what they make and you and I pay on 100% of what we make?
http://www.restaurant.org/legal/tips/basics.cfm
Dribbles you are so right. But does that make it right. Let me ask you this,,,, is it fair that tipped employees, servers, bartenders, and bus help only pay taxes on 50% or more on what they make and you and I pay on 100% of what we make?