Have you ever had a waiter question a tip?

[Bill Murray]

Like the Brown Derby back in the day?
Or say... the Outback?

I don't know how fancy.formal the Brown Derby ever was. Ruth's Chris is more upscale than Outback but by no means the best or most premium of steakhouse chains. They certainly serve a good product but I'd put Del Frisco's, Morton's (although I think they've gone downhill since being purchased by Tilman Fertitta/Landry's), Smith & Wollensky & Hy's as being a more premium experience.

 

[deviant2]

I don't know how fancy.formal the Brown Derby ever was. Ruth's Chris is more upscale than Outback but by no means the best or most premium of steakhouse chains. They certainly serve a good product but I'd put Del Frisco's, Morton's (although I think they've gone downhill since being purchased by Tilman Fertitta/Landry's), Smith & Wollensky & Hy's as being a more premium experience.

So the OP is douche bag, should stick to Whoppers and STFU.

Is that the consensus?

 

[Bill Murray]

So the OP is douche bag, should stick to Whoppers and STFU.

Is that the consensus?

I think the OP is a bullshit artist and trying to pass himself off as something he's not.

Whoppers or DQ (the worst of all fast food burgers IMO).

 

[mrln]

What's a Ruth Chris?
Just asking ...
We don't have that here.

Home | Ruth's Chris Steak House

This is how it's done. Discover exquisite cuts of prime beef, impeccable service, and an unforgettable dining experience that transcends expectations.

ruthschris.com

Haha.. we have the same words! Like 'Greasy Spoons Inn'
Did you GIs brought it over here? 😄

probably... lol

 

[D.O.A.]

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I don't mind tipping if the person earned it but this trend of mandatory gratuity is horseshit. If it's mandatory it's not a fucking tip. There's a couple of restaurants I've stopped patronizing because of this moronic policy.

This is why I only visit classy establishments like McDonald's. I'm never going to pay more than $10-20 for a single meal anyway so I can rule out anything that doesn't have teenagers and/or a deep fryer. I was in a very upmarket suburb with some friends years back at a cafe for breakfast and I ruined it for everyone when I got a $10 charge for a glass of orange juice. "Did you grow the tree and squeeze this yourself?" - everyone else "oh fuck here we go"

 

[scott13214]

What's a Ruth Chris?
Just asking ...
We don't have that here.

You can Google it. It’s mostly a steak restaurant. What I like about it is that they serve prime grade meat. Reasonably priced and the dining experience doesn’t take forever. I like the sweet potato casserole Side dish.

 

[lechmich]

Let me tell you the reality of owning one of these. It is like a pounding headache that gets worse everyday.


I have been to a proper French restaurant. I do not enjoy snails, Foie Gras, or crème brûlée. I have been to the Horned Dorset French restaurant many times you can look the restaurant up. French cuisine does not appeal to me.
I would much rather get the food myself, then have to speak to a brain dead waiter.

Have you not worked it out yet? - nobody fucking cares what you like

 

[hedgerow]

@scott13214, stop justifying your cheapness, but whatever works for you, i suppose

 

[Bill Murray]

This is why I only visit classy establishments like McDonald's. I'm never going to pay more than $10-20 for a single meal anyway so I can rule out anything that doesn't have teenagers and/or a deep fryer. I was in a very upmarket suburb with some friends years back at a cafe for breakfast and I ruined it for everyone when I got a $10 charge for a glass of orange juice. "Did you grow the tree and squeeze this yourself?" - everyone else "oh fuck here we go"

I enjoy varied kinds of dining. Not much of a fan of fast food but thats more for health reasons, that said I will succumb once a while. One of my all time favorites was a vietnamese dive in Edmonton....the most amazing spring rolls (served with lettuce & Thai basil leaf....so fucking good), wonton soup, pretty much everything. The building was a dump, the neighborhood was sketchy as fuck (hookers, drug dealers, etc.) but inside was spotless & the owners were awesome. But on the opposite end of the spectrum is Anton & Michel's in Carmel CA. Fantastic food, brilliant service and a beautiful location. What they both have in common is they're unique, offer an excellent product & something experiential...which IMO makes them both tip worthy.

One of my complaints about suburban living is the lack of unique dining choices. Canada or or the US all seem to have these mega outdoor malls or power centers and I fucking hate them. The format is all the same. Built around a ring road, predictable collection of the same stores including the mix of restaurants. In Calgary that means a McDonalds, a A&W (slightly less shitty burger chain), Tim Hortons (awful coffee & donuts), Burger King, assortment of shit "ethnic" eateries (thai, middle east, chinese, etc.), a Boston Pizza (terrible pizza), Joey's/Montana's/Earl's/Keg/Tony Roma's (all chain restaurants with no creativity, the same "roadhouse" style menu/decor).

 

[hedgerow]

I enjoy varied kinds of dining. Not much of a fan of fast food but thats more for health reasons, that said I will succumb once a while. One of my all time favorites was a vietnamese dive in Edmonton....the most amazing spring rolls (served with lettuce & Thai basil leaf....so fucking good), wonton soup, pretty much everything. The building was a dump, the neighborhood was sketchy as fuck (hookers, drug dealers, etc.) but inside was spotless & the owners were awesome. But on the opposite end of the spectrum is Anton & Michel's in Carmel CA. Fantastic food, brilliant service and a beautiful location. What they both have in common is they're unique, offer an excellent product & something experiential...which IMO makes them both tip worthy.

One of my complaints about suburban living is the lack of unique dining choices. Canada or or the US all seem to have these mega outdoor malls or power centers and I fucking hate them. The format is all the same. Built around a ring road, predictable collection of the same stores including the mix of restaurants. In Calgary that means a McDonalds, a A&W (slightly less shitty burger chain), Tim Hortons (awful coffee & donuts), Burger King, assortment of shit "ethnic" eateries (thai, middle east, chinese, etc.), a Boston Pizza (terrible pizza), Joey's/Montana's/Earl's/Keg/Tony Roma's (all chain restaurants with no creativity, the same "roadhouse" style menu/decor).

right on, corporations treat us like cattle...all the same stuff everywhere, it's depressing
ps -- was that great viet place recommended to you by the hookers?

 

[Prince 👑 Harming]

I own 3 McDonald's in Thailand and I buy my weed from snoop Dogg 🧐

 

[D.O.A.]

I enjoy varied kinds of dining. Not much of a fan of fast food but thats more for health reasons, that said I will succumb once a while. One of my all time favorites was a vietnamese dive in Edmonton....the most amazing spring rolls (served with lettuce & Thai basil leaf....so fucking good), wonton soup, pretty much everything. The building was a dump, the neighborhood was sketchy as fuck (hookers, drug dealers, etc.) but inside was spotless & the owners were awesome. But on the opposite end of the spectrum is Anton & Michel's in Carmel CA. Fantastic food, brilliant service and a beautiful location. What they both have in common is they're unique, offer an excellent product & something experiential...which IMO makes them both tip worthy.

One of my complaints about suburban living is the lack of unique dining choices. Canada or or the US all seem to have these mega outdoor malls or power centers and I fucking hate them. The format is all the same. Built around a ring road, predictable collection of the same stores including the mix of restaurants. In Calgary that means a McDonalds, a A&W (slightly less shitty burger chain), Tim Hortons (awful coffee & donuts), Burger King, assortment of shit "ethnic" eateries (thai, middle east, chinese, etc.), a Boston Pizza (terrible pizza), Joey's/Montana's/Earl's/Keg/Tony Roma's (all chain restaurants with no creativity, the same "roadhouse" style menu/decor).

My fine dining experiences I was mostly shitfaced drunk, I do remember going to a Vietnamese restaurant and got a bowl of pho, phuck, po I have no idea but it had a P in it and it tasted like they strained it through a fucking sock because it tasted like how feet smell so we ended up crashing a eithiopian restaurant (I found its very existence hilarious) turns out everything was made of beef and you could eat the fucking bread plates it came out on AND they had a bar full of cheap African beer we wiped out . It was like we discovered fire that night 10/10 would consume half of their entire resources again

 

[Necroplant]

One day maybe these tipping countries will figure out a medium-shock way to simply incorporate the typical 15% into the price of every menu item and pay their staff more accordingly. It's a social cancer in our western societies that have it ingrained into their culture and economies, and these days I don't put anything in the tip jars you see around, even at weed dispensaries!

But I agree with the others, when in Rome do as the Romans do.

 

[Bill Murray]

My fine dining experiences I was mostly shitfaced drunk, I do remember going to a Vietnamese restaurant and got a bowl of pho, phuck, po I have no idea but it had a P in it and it tasted like they strained it through a fucking sock because it tasted like how feet smell so we ended up crashing a eithiopian restaurant (I found its very existence hilarious) turns out everything was made of beef and you could eat the fucking bread plates it came out on AND they had a bar full of cheap African beer we wiped out . It was like we discovered fire that night 10/10 would consume half of their entire resources again

LOL, ya while I like different ethnic foods I can't say I enjoy ethopian cuisine (and I also see the humor of food being served up by Starvin' Marvin). Its just a collection of different colored bland paste you're supposed to scoop up with this shitty crepe like bread.

Assuming that your pho really didn't taste like @Road Pavement's feet (that actually made me gag a bit) I can see why some people might not like it. Has a unique spice profile with star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves & coriander. I LOVE a good pho, especially on a cold day but am a little tame when it comes to the meat. Just sliced beef please....no tendon, tripe, "brisket" or rectum.

 

[PurrGirl]

🤣🤣🤣 yeah I have a degree from there too 🖕🤣

So do I

SUCH a coincidence! I do too. We should start a chat for us denizens of Goregrish who have imaginary degrees from Hahvahd. My cats also have degrees from there, and they are wonderful conversationalists.

 

[deviant2]

I own 3 McDonald's in Thailand and I buy my weed from snoop Dogg 🧐

Bill Gates is growing the genetically modified potatoes that become your french fries, just so you know.

Yw

True story. He owns the tater fields the fries originate from.

 

[scott13214]

@scott13214, stop justifying your cheapness, but whatever works for you, i suppose

I didn’t become a multimillionaire by wasting my money, or tipping.

 

[Chief Queef]

You go to a fancy steakhouse and refuse to leave a tip? Fuck you...

 

[Prince 👑 Harming]

You go to a fancy steakhouse and refuse to leave a tip? Fuck you...

Ruth Chris isn't really fancy ... its just expensive ... Scott here is just a pontificating douche

 

[PurrGirl]

I didn’t become a multimillionaire

Thanks for coming clean about that.