low kitchen pay was making it hard for the owner amanda colin to find and keep good chefs until she decided to do away with tipping all together. >> the only way to keep a cook is to pay them more. the front of house made a lot of money, but they were helped by the back of help staff. >> the restaurant now charges 20% administrative fee in place of a tip. it's extra money going towards salaries, wait staff may make less money than they used to at $25 an hour, but they like having a predictable income. >> the biggest difference is thats consistent every single day. which is nice that you can count on that. >> profit sharing plan helps to sweeten the deal. >> the restaurant dirt candy is one of the first in new york to do away with tipping but other restaurant are now following suit. this change comes in a nationwide push to increase the federal minimum wage for fast food workers from its current $7.25 an hour to $.15. but tip workers make $2.13 an hour. >> while servers in big fancy restaurant can pocket hundreds of dollars a shift in tips the restaurant opportunity center said that the aver