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Arizona waitress serves customers who think chicken ramen is vegetarian. Then they ask if vanilla ice cream is meat-free and tip $5 on a $120 tab

By Apr 11th
‘Everybody around heard that’: Toronto man tips $2 on $158 tab. Then the server gets even

By Apr 10th
‘I got you girl’: Woman compliments server’s ‘exceptional’ service during $150 dinner. Then the server sees what she left behind

By Apr 6th
Server gets no tip from high-profile guest after restaurant comps their lavish meal. Then she confronts her manager: ‘Was this the plan all along?’

By Apr 4th
Austin woman goes to Halal restaurant. Then the worker only smiles when she’s looking at her phone: ‘Go look at their Google reviews’

By Apr 3rd
Woman goes to birthday lunch at Virginia restaurant. By the end of the meal, the server is confronting them over their tip: ‘She paid to serve you’

By Apr 2nd
Drunk woman walks into a Missouri restaurant and complains about them not picking her 13 calls… on a decorative phone

By Mar 30th
Server waits on table of what he assumes is a regular family. He had no idea how very wrong he was until he took a closer look: ‘I was mortified’

By Mar 29th
Customers say ‘nothing is wrong’ with their meal. Then the server sees how they left their table: ‘Passive aggressive pickle incident’

By Mar 19th
Boston server says husband secretly paid wife’s birthday brunch bill. Then she overhears the real story, shattering the illusion she had in her head

By Mar 19th
Longhorn Steakhouse server says lamb chops are back—and customers are insufferable about it: ‘I’ll be there for my crusted cheese water later’

By Mar 12th
Server mocks customers who make these common ordering mistakes: ‘Was this your first time out in a bit?’

By Mar 10th
Server serves group of ‘extremely obnoxious and difficult’ women. Then they tip 50%: ‘One of the worst tables I have ever had’

By Mar 8th
Missouri server says customer made job difficult over 1 dish. Then she sees what they wrote on the tip line—and sees red: ‘I followed her outside’

By Mar 6th
Chicago woman gets hired at Hooters. Then she reveals all the starter uniforms they give her during onboarding

By Mar 5th
Server says man specifically requested her to serve him. Then he makes a promise she can’t shake: ‘He wouldn’t take no for an answer’

By Mar 1st
Arizona bartender wears 2 braids during her shift. Then she sees what happens to her tips

By Feb 22nd
‘We didn’t do anything wrong’: El Paso waitress tells veteran that they don’t serve what he ordered. Then he catches her giving it to another table

By Feb 20th
California woman says manager followed her out of the restaurant after she didn’t leave a 20% tip: ‘I would have asked for the $50 back’

By Feb 16th
Chili’s server waits on married couple. Then she pulls out a tactic to make sure they know she’s a ‘girls’ girl’: ‘I’m insecure but not this insecure’

By Feb 15th