re: Restaurants where you order at the counter. Do you tip?

Maybe a buck.

I'd hope the cook or whoever prepared my food gets the tip.

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No. It's like tipping at a fast food place.

You tip for service. No service, no tip.

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I got in trouble with the wife yesterday because of this situation. Apparently I call her an idiot too often. But she's the dumbass that tipped $2 for a freaking coffee!. I think she deserved to be called an idiot there.

I do not understand the need to extend tipping to everything, and I worked in the service industry before. Waiters....yes. Delivery drivers....yes, but not as much (I delivered too). Outside of that, there isn't much left except for valet drivers and bell-hops.

I will usually tip a couple of dollars on regular to go orders and I will tip more if I made a really difficult or large order.

assuming they are helpful and in a good mood I tip a couple bucks

I just tipped the subway lady $2 bc she was the only one there and the line in Orange beach was long.

Also, it bugs me when people order the subway people around like they are robots.
Be polite, cordial, and engaging to your fellow human beings. Even if they are 40 yr old Moldovan gypsies making your 6 inch sub.

I throw a buck in at local places. At big chains like taco bell or chipotle, I don't. Inconsistent of me? yes.

I don't get this either. I went to the Jambalaya Shop the other day and they were setting up their tip jar. I was trying to figure out for what? You order at the counter, then go pick up your food when they call your name. You make your own drink and nobody comes check on you.. What exactly am I tipping for?

At a place like N.O. Hamburger and Seafood, where my bill will be around $40 for two people, I'll leave a $5 on the table if the server was diligent. I usually tip well, around 25-30%, but not at a non-traditional restaurant like that.

It all depends on the friendliness of the cashier. If they are friendly/helpful they get a couple dollars, if not, I don't leave anything.

I never tip them the same amount as a waitress or waiter (15% plus).

I leave a couple bucks. It's nothing, and the poor chap is making $2.13 an hour