A Dallas Food Truck is going viral for all the wrong reasons.
Keith Lee took his tour to Dallas Texas last week and what could have been an amazing story quickly turned sour.
Keith gave The ‘Sweetly Seasoned’ Food Truck a $4000 tip after enjoying the food they made for him and his family, however he had one special request.
In his recap video shared on January 31, Lee visited the business at the request of the owner Kim Viverette’s son.
Towards the end of the TikTok video, Lee prayed along with Viverette before telling her to charge his card $4,000.
However, he gave her instructions, she was asked to give $1,000 to a barber who was outside the food truck and another $1,000 to a woman doing braids, and told her to keep the remaining $2,000 for herself.
Instead of doing that, she closed the truck ‘permanently’ and kept all of the money.
You all sweetly seasoned food is permanently closed you can’t mess over people and not be dealt with . Don’t mess over Keith Lee Money pic.twitter.com/aPDNAU3ZgK
— Tamorah Shareef Muhammad (@ModestyQueen19) February 2, 2024
The business was called out on social media for being selfish and not taking full advantage of ‘The Keith Lee Effect’ which would have lasted way beyond his visit.
One Instagram user wrote, “Why didn’t you pay everybody like he asked you to do.”
Then the barber’s sister got involved for his portion of the money.
I WON’T STOP UNTIL MY BROTHER GETS HIS MONEY!!!
Keith Lee said to give it to the barber… and I’m gone post the blessing blockage you did everywhere I can!!
Sweetly Seasoned.. YOU OWE HIM!
???? pic.twitter.com/rv8mO0J0SF
— Ess Ess Aché (@essessacheee) February 1, 2024
and
Keith Lee gave very clear instructions so idk why the owner of Sweetly Seasoned is playing!!
Keeping someone else’s blessing is WILD pic.twitter.com/QGKNo4SUuN
— Elle Murasaki (@itsellemurasaki) February 1, 2024
Well Keith Lee entered the chat and cleared everything up including the Barber’s $1000 claim.
Watch:
Well Keith Lee has cleared everything up ? pic.twitter.com/biuhO9ntBf
— Lori Harvey Jr. ??♀️ (@keke_shontae) February 3, 2024
and now they have apologized:
Sweetly Seasoned has posted an apology after the owner came under fire for taking the entirety of a $4,000 tip left by Keith Lee meant not only for herself, but for others: pic.twitter.com/jioOXS8Cyh
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 3, 2024
Twitter reaction to the apology:
Woman destroyed her whole business over $2000
— CJ G (@cjgproduxions) February 3, 2024
and
She had people coming to help her unpaid. She was to cover people’s food with the extra $860 he gave her and started charging after the 3rd guest. I think she solidified herself as an untrustworthy person and I don’t think because she distributed the money that would change.
— Missy (@missysinghsongs) February 3, 2024
and
Kim Viverette, 1st person (in 2024) to fumble the “Keith Lee effect” as soon as it was received.
— DominicHorne.eth (@iamDominicHorne) February 3, 2024
Fumbled!