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[bro1]

Never been a fan of Chickie and Pete's, and this solidifies it. http://mobile.philly.com/business/?wss=/philly/business&id=246401201

 

[HooYaH]

Reminds me of the restaurant on Kitchen Nightmare in Arizona.

 

[Stet]

See this? It's the world's largest violin.

 

[Grimm Fandango]

Servers alleged that they were routinely docked 2 percent to 4 percent of total table sales, a practice employees routinely called "Pete's Tax."

The investigation found that the practice was an established part of the business' operations and that servers were expected to pay at the end of their shifts even when tips were not in cash but on credit card charges. As a result, servers sometimes had to borrow money from coworkers or take cash from ATMs to make their payments, according Brian Johnson, a regional director of enforcement for the Labor Department.

Of the tip money collected by management, about 40 percent went to bartenders on duty, which is legal, Johnson said, while management kept the rest.

Wow wtf.

 

[dark_chris]

This is freakin awful.
Hopefully those that were in charge and took the money were punished for this

 

[perfectchaos007]

So not only do their employees get paid just $2/hr, the restaurant confiscates a hefty % of their paltry tips as well? Ugh, I hate our restaurant industry sometimes.

 

[Rehynn]

Title lead me to believe that the restaurant was stealing money for its employees.

 

[Skiptastic]

Reminds me of the restaurant on Kitchen Nightmare in Arizona.

Good old Amy's Baking Company. Same thing I thought of.