Bullshit, all around. If you want to pay your employees more then fine, integrate that into your pricing structure. But do not try and play political correctness games with your customers, because you'll lose.
Me, I tip based on services rendered. Do a perfunctory job and get around 7%. Be reasonably attentive and get 10%. Treat me like you want me to come back and get 15%. Screw things up and take too long to even bring me the check and get nothing.
I could honestly not care at all what persuasion the waitstaff happens to be. I'm looking for food service and that transcends pretty much all the rest of the nonsense. Do that right and profit from it. Don't and, well, torment someone else in your next line of work.
Me, I tip based on services rendered. Do a perfunctory job and get around 7%. Be reasonably attentive and get 10%. Treat me like you want me to come back and get 15%. Screw things up and take too long to even bring me the check and get nothing.
I could honestly not care at all what persuasion the waitstaff happens to be. I'm looking for food service and that transcends pretty much all the rest of the nonsense. Do that right and profit from it. Don't and, well, torment someone else in your next line of work.