Good riddance. It was always only a way to suck the surplus value out of young labor.
Pay the waitstaff a living wage, and they won't have to choose between tolerating boorish behavior and losing a tip, or serve an indentured servitude in order to work their way into the restaurant industry.
If the service is especially nice, be especially appreciative with smiles and words. Sounds great.
Do you tip the person who brings your Applebee's Carside to Go?
Really? Applebee's Carside to Go?
If they wore skates and pleated skirts, yes...yes, I would.
"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
-Terence