Waffle House is well-known for its great cuisine and low prices. It’s a big deal, therefore, when a celebrity leaves a $2,000 gratuity.
On Thursday evening, Donnie Wahlberg, a founding member of New Kids on the Block and a current star of “Blue Bloods,” posted a photo on Facebook showing a $2,000 gratuity written on a Waffle House slip.
“My mom waited tables, and my dad tended bars — for years,” Wahlberg wrote in the Facebook post. “So, when I walk into a Waffle House, and the staff treats me like a king, you better believe I treat them like queens!”
He ordered $82.60 of food with a receipt that showed he had paid for $82.60 worth of meals.
Donnie also provided the Waffle House employees with front-row tickets to the New Kids on the Block concert in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to a remark.
The story has quickly spread, with more than 52,000 comments as of Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Wahlberg’s devotees have inundated the comments, describing their own encounters with the boy band star.
“He was raised right! Back in the early days of NKOTB, I wrote a letter to Donnie. A few weeks later, I received a hand written reply… from Alma,” Wahlberg’s mother, one commenter wrote. “I knew back then that a mom who cares that much about her son to answer his fan mail by hand, was one amazing mom and was raising good men. This post warms my heart and proves what I suspected back in 1989.”
In the restaurant business, Wahlberg has some expertise of his own. In 2011, Paul, Mark and Eddie Wahlberg opened the gourmet burger chain Wahlburgers in Boston.
There’s nothing quite like a good old-fashioned Waffle House breakfast. The restaurant is well-known for its great food and low prices, and it’s a big deal when a celebrity leaves a large gratuity.
On Thursday evening, Donnie Wahlberg, a founding member of New Kids on the Block and current star of “Blue Bloods,” posted a photo on Facebook showing a $2,000 gratuity written on a Waffle House slip. “My mom waited tables, and my dad tended bars – for years,” Wahlberg wrote in the Facebook post. “So, when I walk into a Waffle House, and the staff treats me like a king, you better believe I treat them like queens!”
He ordered $82.60 of food that totaled $82.60 on the receipt. Donnie also provided the Waffle House employees with front-row tickets to his concert in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to a remark. The story has quickly spread, with more than 52,000 comments as of Thursday morning. Wahlberg’s devotees have inundated the comments, describing their own encounters with the boy band star. “He was raised right! Back in the early days of NKOTB, I wrote a letter to Donnie. A few weeks later, I received a hand written reply… from Alma,” one commenter’s mother wrote. “I knew back then that a mom who cares that much about her son to answer his fan mail by hand, was one amazing mom and was raising good men. This post warms my heart and proves what I suspected back in 1989.”
In the restaurant business, Wahlberg has some expertise of his own. In 2011, Paul, Mark and Eddie Wahlberg opened the gourmet burger chain Wahlburgers in Boston.
There’s nothing quite like a good old-fashioned Waffle House breakfast. The restaurant is well-known for its great food and low prices, and it’s a big deal when a celebrity leaves a large gratuity. On Thursday evening, Donnie Wahlberg, a founding member of New Kids on the Block and current star of “Blue Bloods,” posted a photo on Facebook showing a $2,000 gratuity written on a Waffle House slip. “My mom waited tables, and my dad tended bars – for years,” Wahlberg wrote in the Facebook post. “So, when I walk into a Waffle House, and the staff treats me like a king, you better believe I treat them like queens!”
