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Tip screens at Bellevue coffee shops and restaurants are getting to me — built a small community map about it

Tip screens at Bellevue coffee shops and restaurants are getting to me — built a small community map about it

Counter service tip prompts have quietly changed the feel of grabbing lunch or coffee around Bellevue. You order, nobody waited on you, the screen spins to face you — 20%, 25%, 30%, already picked. Someone’s watching the clock.

Felt like there should be a community map of spots where that’s just not the thing — places where you pay what’s on the menu and leave. So I built one over some weekends. It’s called phew (getphew.app, iOS app up too).

Three verdicts: verified no pressure, has pressure, or unverified. Community votes move the pins.

Bellevue and the Eastside have places already on the map — Downtown, Crossroads, Old Bellevue, Overlake, and more — but they need real votes from people who actually eat there. If you have a take on spots around the area, votes would go a long way.

submitted by /u/sollunemm
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