on July 1, 2025, 12:50:37, in reply to "This part is interesting. I have long wondered about whether some (a lot?) of servers . . ."
Maybe it's unique here because of the amount of wealth and income and won't be the case somewhere like Chicago, but my experience isn't that tips go away unless you're somewhere truly expensive that goes out of their way to tell you they pay a living wage (not a minimum wage) and actively discourage you from tipping. 
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. . . earn more in tips than they would from a flat wage.
Hard as it may be for some in City Council to understand, the health of their restaurants matters more to most servers than the size of their base paycheck, because the bulk of their income comes from tips. Most servers of our acquaintance have no interest in being paid a flat hourly wage that discourages tipping; they know that will hurt their earnings. What they most want is to be working in a dynamic restaurant where they can offer excellent service so that the tips flow.
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