Few recognize that the old 10% tip has already grown with inflation in the price of the meal. The same thing can be said for sales taxes increasing from 3% of cost to 10%. A tip is supposed to be recognition for a job well done, not an automatic service fee. 20%? That is probably more than the owners are making in a lot of cases. No, I usually hit between 10 and 15 but only for table service. For counter service? Who are you tipping? The teller? What about the cooks who really do the work who never see a customer? Yeah, out of hand. Like most things these days.
What ticks me off is when they default the credit card machines with 20% up to 30%. “Where is the “no tip option.””
If I tip, it’s in cash.