[ridesthemiles]

Funny how ANY POSSIBLE tips from customers are magically left out of all the calculations.

[kosciusko51]

Certain neighborhoods do not tip as well as other neighborhoods.

[Dr. Sivana]

Funny how ANY POSSIBLE tips from customers are magically left out of all the calculations.

True, but the waitress sub-minimum can be anywhere from $5.15 and hour (Wyoming) to $15/hour (NYC)

Only about half the staff at Applebees are going to be waitresses, with the rest being hostesses/cashiers, cooks, prep, cleanup, etc. I don't know about Applebee's but some waitresses have to spend time after closing performing cleanup at the low rate. The tips from earlier usually, but not always, offset this.