When "friends" split a check, advice needed on getting them to fair share

[mstudio]

DinerDave wrote:
next time I'll get more food on my plate to compensate.

Haha, that will be the time everyone will want separate checks! I'm with clay, no big deal anymore. We have friends and we have "friends". In general with good friends, we just split the check, with "friends" we have no problem asking for separate checks right from the get-go.