TaffyApplekins

TaffyApplekins t1_j2c1wti wrote

Reply to comment by Budget-Celebration-1 in Kitchen appreciation fee by Hype_x

My point is… if you add a few it’s essentially a tip to the kitchen because nobody tips them out ever… the added feee would hopefully deter the consumer from tipping more to the FOH and the BOH would get their slice of the pie.

Go ahead, eat at home and change your recipes. That’s your prerogative. But for those that eat out, they need to understand the circumstances of what the other half of their dinner deals with. It’s a shame that cooking is glorified and everyone gets in a tizzy when they have to pay a small fee for the BOH to get a little respect.

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TaffyApplekins t1_j2c0tg1 wrote

Reply to comment by Budget-Celebration-1 in Kitchen appreciation fee by Hype_x

Do you know how much cost of food has gone up since Covid?! 10%-20% higher than before… this means that your $17 dollar dish (which cost around $5 at a 30% cost) is now $20-$22… doesn’t seem like much but those 3-5 dollars steer people away. Not only that but, the cost of rent, electricity, gas, insurance, operating fees, and upkeep are all going through the roof.

So, if you took the 30% cost of the $20 dish (which IMO is high) you spend $6 on food… leaving you with $14 which if you divided it evenly (which isn’t the case) you have roughly $2 per dish sold to cover each expense including wages…

So tell me that the system is flawed without getting upset over pricing… you can’t and wont.

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TaffyApplekins t1_j2b8jx9 wrote

Reply to comment by Budget-Celebration-1 in Kitchen appreciation fee by Hype_x

Agreed but then you’re going to have the same schmucks complain that the prices are too high… it’s a lose lose for the consumer. I’ve always liked the “beers for the kitchen” addition to the menu… just shows everyone that a little goes a long way for the team in the back…

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TaffyApplekins t1_j296o94 wrote

Reply to Kitchen appreciation fee by Hype_x

Are you fucking kidding me?! I don’t think the general public understand anything about kitchen staff…. Although they don’t get paid as little hourly wage as servers, they make about 4x less because they don’t get tips. Kitchen staff works onwards of 12-14 hours a day if lucky and gets absolutely shit on throughout service. The least the restaurant could do is offer a kitchen appreciation fee that is divided among the back of the house staff. And for anyone who questions the fee… I recommend you work in a kitchen for 1 day (if you can last)

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