I may be a snob, but I don't think good food alone makes a good restaurant. My rationale is, if I'm gonna spend my hard-earned money to eat somewhere other than my house, I want good food AND good service. I mean, I'm not only paying for the food, the waiter is getting 15-20% of the final bill from me besides his hourly wages, isn't he? The anticipation of this money should be enough for someone who has freely chosen in a free country to work in the service industry to at least TRY to earn his tip. I don't expect my server to shine my shoes, give me a back massage, or fill my glass twenty times, I'm rather easy to please. I do, however, demand that this person, who is going to pocket $10 to $15 out of my wallet for a job he's already getting paid to do, say the sentences ""hello, how are you today,"" ""is everything okay?,"" and ""thank you, goodbye"" when he sees us leaving. I also expect him to fill my glass when it's empty, something that'll happen maybe once, twice max during the course of my meal. Pretty simple stuff, I would think.
Pros: Food.
Cons: Awful service.
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