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Story summary
- La Cigale pays waiter Caroline Kraetzer $40 per hour, about twice typical San Francisco wages.
- La Cigale charges a fixed $140 per person, a rare pricing model in the United States.
- La Cigale does not accept tips, posting a “What you see is what you pay” notice.
- Kraetzer says the no-tip policy frees staff from relying on strangers’ generosity and avoids unpaid pre- and post-service hours.
