INDIANAPOLIS — Actor and New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg made a Waffle House visit while visiting Indianapolis and made sure employees there were well-tipped for their service.
IndyStar reported that Wahlberg was in town Saturday for a Boston Celtics game with his son. Wahlberg, a Boston native, celebrated his team's win against the Indiana Pacers with a Waffle House stop. Kassandra Rhea was his waitress but didn't recognize the star until another family dining at the restaurant said who he was.
After his meal, Wahlberg tipped $1,000 -- $600 for Rhea and $200 each for another server and a cook, according to WTHR.
A @celtics win and a post game @WaffleHouse stop?! Thanks Indiana, for one heck of a father son #RoadTrip! #Celtics @KyrieIrving ☘️ pic.twitter.com/C5VvlJkRpy
— Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) November 26, 2017
"This was the greatest thing he could have ever done," she said in a Facebook post Saturday. "I'm so blessed that he did that. He just made things so much easier for me."
So this is Donnie Wahlburg. He is the nicest person ever. Hes super sweet. Said it was the best Waffle House experience...
Posted by Kassandra Rhea on Saturday, November 25, 2017
"When I saw that tip amount, I almost had a heart attack," Rhea told IndyStar. "That was a shocker, and it came at the greatest moment ever."
This isn’t the first time Wahlberg left a hefty tip at a Waffle House.
In June, he left a $500 tip for servers at an Edgewater, Maryland, location and left a $2,000 tip at a Charlotte, North Carolina, Waffle House.
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