You've ordered drinks at the bar, and now it's time to pay.
Before you even see the total, the bartender hands you a tablet with a digital tip screen. The typical options are 18%, 20%, 25% — or "custom."
Welcome to one of America's latest cultural dilemmas: How much should you tip your bartender?
Bartenders from around the country recently sounded the alarm on shrinking tips, pointing to a generational divide on the other side of the counter. Some claim younger drinkers, particularly Gen Z, are tipping less, if at all — leaving bartenders frustrated and financially squeezed.
Veteran mixologist and Washington, D.C.-based hospitality expert Derek Brown said there's a blanket percentage for tipping bartenders.
"It's 20%," he told Fox News Digital. "That's how much a tip should be