I always tip in cash and try to hand it directly to the server.

Many folks dont know about the IRS and server tips. The IRS adds up the server's tickets for the night and taxes them on 10 percent of that, whether or not they actually make that much in tips or not.

My wife was a cafe waitress for many years, I have a good idea of what they go through and try to tip generously unless it is totally undeserved.

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