Servers get regular minimum wage in Oregon (which is still not a living wage but closer) and the prices aren't any more bonkers in Portland than in another large city.
I still tip 20% but if one or two people don't tip during a shift it's annoying but doesn't break you the way it might somewhere else.
My boyfriend is a server and minimum wage plus tips has him making close to what I make in an office. We eat out a lot including a cocktail or beer and I pay between 15-50 each time including tip with the average being closer to 20-25.
Maybe I'm remembering other cities prices wrong?
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