America’s top-rated restaurant in California was flooded with one-star reviews over its woke message at the bottom of its receipts — calling for an automatic 20% tip to combat what it called the country’s racist “ugly past” of tipping.
A now-deleted Reddit post went viral for pointing out the message that’s tacked onto the bottom of receipts at Burdell, a Michelin Guide soul food restaurant in Oakland, SF Gate reported.
“Tipping in the US has an ugly past, allowing the continuation of underpaid labor,” it says. “We don’t like that history. Included on your check is a 20% Service Charge which we use to pay hourly staff a consistent and livable wage, not dependent on archaic tipping customs or chance. No need to add anything else. Thank you!”
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