With more ways to tip, customers willing to pay it forward

Clark’s Diner server/manager Mallory Shutt clears a table she served Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

Rick’s Sports Bar & Grill bartender/manager Marlo Reck takes a pickup order from behind the bar Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Reck’s job requires her to handle multiple tasks at once.

Cashier Jill Schubert checks out Allison James of Freeport at Harvest Moon Coffee & Chocolates in Tarentum on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

A cash tip jar sits next to the cash register at Harvest Moon Coffee & Chocolates in Tarentum on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Customers have a few options to tip servers.

A check rests on the table at Clark’s Diner in Lower Burrell on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. A reminder message that gratuity not included is printed at the bottom.