[Boris]

See it doesn't matter whether it's the waiter's fault or not. The waitstaff is the front line of customer server. As such they are the primary earner and distributor of tips to the remaining restaurant staff. What this means is that a good waiter will act as an enforcer to make sure the other staff stays on the ball. Like in the Miyake's example, a real waiter would have been like "YO GET BACK TO WORK YOU LAZY MOTHER EFFER!!" to the cashier. This enforcer behavior is why line cooks and wait staff hate each other like NASCAR fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon hate each other. Now granted, since Miyake's is cheap as dirt, I lowered my expectations a little bit. But the cashier pulling this "do you need singles?" crap was the straw that broke the back. Like he knew he effed up but still wanted to guilt trip me in to leaving a tip. The proper move is to just do what every bartender does and give 5 ones in change no matter what.