i always tip a generous amount in my eyes, especially with takeout food from little independent places. something like 20-80% tips depending on how high i am
they usually remember your face or recognize your number right away if youre calling in an order and make it good and fast, and kiss your ass a little bit when you show up. i think its worth the extra few bucks. i feel like its showing them i appreciate their job and in return they recognize, remember and appreciate my repeated business.
ive been going to this little chinese takeout place that doesnt make the best food but its still better than panda express, lol. i got their chowmein + sesame chicken combo yesterday and it was like 7bucks, i gave her 12 bucks and said keep the change, her reaction was priceless. typical asian stereotype "Ohhhh no no this too much, too much tip, oh noooo" "no no its ok, please, take it", "ohh ok ok, thank you thank you"
she gave me 4 cheese wontons, 2 eggrolls, 6 potstickers, and a 24 oz pepsi on top of my combo which i realized later she had doubled the amount of chicken, shit was like 3 pounds of chowmein and sesame chicken and she had to rubberband the container to hold it closed, and was like "please take, please thank you" lol. that shit woulda been more than 12 bucks if i had ordered it