cover n.— «Many restaurants serve twice as many “covers” (that’s diners in kitchen parlance) as they do in a normal shift. That puts an amazing strain on everyone—reservationists, prep cooks, chefs, bartenders, servers—even...
autograt n. a tip that is included as a charge on a restaurant bill rather than left to a diner’s discretion. Etymological Note: From automatic gratuity. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)