I have two close friends who bartend. The hourly wage is $2.50 an hour, tips are expected to make up the difference between that and minimum wage. One, a very good bartender makes over 3K a month.
If I get good service I tip. Down at my favorite watering hole I walk in and my beer is waiting for me at my favorite bar stool. I pay $2 for the beer and leave a $5 tip.
I can see that and I have no problem with tipping. My contention is these high priced Fern and Fan places where the owner is making a killing that won’t pay a decent wage and depends on the public basically paying his staff.