[x0x0]

I'm not expecting employees to dote. I'm expecting them not to be morons who can't get the order right, bring the food cold, or (a recent experience), notice when they charged everything on the bill twice. It's not rocket science to glance at a $300+ bill for a table that had one appetizer, 2 mains, and 2 or 3 drinks and wonder if that's right. Or don't leave food on the table and us with no silverware.

As other people have said, I'm cooking a lot more, so that's good.

The $55 + tip pizza place that's under a half mile away started bringing the pizza cold, so that's more savings.

I'm not being rude, I tip well, etc. But I'm not paying 20 - 25% for the above.

[op00to]

Maybe start with not thinking of wait staff as morons. They are imperfect human beings too.

[euroderf]

Sumthin' or 'nother is making the system-as-a-whole moronic. Might be enlightening to try to chat up a bit the people you deal with.