A restaurant owner and his staff received a very generous tip from a group of customers that left them speechless.
Alfonso Brito and his wife own Monarca, a Mexican Restaurant in Salt Lake City, Utah where the customers left a huge $10,000 tip.
“When we moved to America, we had nothing to our names. We had $20 in our pocket, and we started working in the restaurant business as dishwashers,” Brito said.
On September 15, a regular customer came in and dined at Monarca with a group of about 20 friends.
“They were about to leave and said, ‘Hey, Alfonso, can you come with your crew? We want to thank you because we had a great time.’ And I said, ‘Of course!’” Brito said.
Brito rounded up his staff to serve the group and they got the surprise of a lifetime when the group of customers handed over a $10,000 tip.
“He just pulled out of his pocket $10,000 ... in 100s,” Brito said. “I didn’t know what to say. I was in shock.”
The surprised employees were filmed on a cell phone cheering and clapping in response to the generous act.
Steven Harward and Nikisha Timms were among the group giving out the tip. They said their friends have been giving out big tips regularly at deserving restaurants.
“Just such a cool experience to be able to give back a little bit,” Harward said.
The group of customers wanted to ensure their server got $2,000 of the tip. The remaining amount was split up and given to the restaurant staff who worked that day.
“To see the tears coming down our waiter’s face and how he was just full of gratitude, it was so cool,” Timms said.
Brito says he’s grateful that his “amazing” staff members were recognized for their hard work.
“It makes this world, really, a good place because we have these amazing people around who recognize my staff,” he said.
Source: WITN