A rare restaurant policy

posted Jan 7, 2014 at 2:05 PM

Interesting: The new Rare Earth Wine Bar in Glens Falls will have a no-tipping policy, the first such policy in the greater Capital Region, according to Steve Barnes. Instead, employees will be paid as much as $15/hour.

There's been some pushback against tipping in recent years -- some people have argued it's not a fair way to compensate restaurant employees and might even be discriminatory.

Rare Earth -- the ownership of which includes former Chez Sophie owner/chef Paul Parker -- has a soft opening this Thursday (January 9).

[TU Table Hopping] [Esquire] [Freakonomics] [Biz Review]

Earlier: Do you tip at food trucks, the coffee place, counter service?

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