A family of six enjoyed dinner at The Cheesecake Factory on June 6 for just $28 between them, and then surprised social media users with the amount they tipped.
The Milehams, who post on TikTok under the username @glazedepoxy, shared a video from a conversation between dad Josh and his waiter after a light dinner at the establishment in Highland Village, Texas.
Before giving the waiter his tip, Josh asked him how he felt about the total price of the meal being strangely low for six people, to which he responded, “I didn’t care.”
The family, who often shows their followers how to eat cheaply on a budget, ordered a barbecue ranch-style chicken salad and gluten-free French fries for the table.
First, Josh showed how he separated the salad’s proteins from the vegetables, before handing out portions to his young children and wife Callie. Then each family member helped themselves to a handful of French fries, which came with ketchup.
Josh and Callie Mileham, known as The Milehams on TikTok, spoke to their waiter at The Cheesecake Factory after spending $28 on their meal for six.
Josh asked his waiter for six courses and “a lot of extra ranch,” and the meal came out to just $28.04.
After finishing his meal, Josh surprised social media users by directly asking the waiter what he thought his tip should be.
The waiter responded honestly and said, “If you guys felt I gave you great service, I like my advice to reflect how you feel I served you.”
He explained that he had seen other diners do this trick in the past.
“Normally I have people asking for electricity for several people,” the waiter said.
‘Normally I tend not to form an opinion. I do it more based on how you are.’
The waiter added that he normally tries to aim for 20 percent of the total meal. He said, “Usually if they tip me 20 percent, I like to think that’s a good middle ground.”
According to the receipt, the suggested tip for a waiter is $6.17 if one wishes to tip 22 percent, which the Mileham waiter thought was fair.
Josh asked his waiter what he thought was fair for the $28 meal. The waiter told Josh, “I like my advice to reflect how you feel I served you.”
Josh asked his waiter for six plates and “a lot of extra ranch” in addition to the salad and fries.
After some criticism online, the family posted a third video on June 10 with the happy server, revealing that they actually gave him an impressive $100 tip.
The waiter smiled from ear to ear and told the family that ‘it was a pleasure’ taking care of them.
“Our total was $28.04 and then of course it shows you the different tips that would be appropriate and nice, but we tipped $100,” Callie said.
‘He was amazing. Super attentive. Super pretty. Excellent client service.’
Several social media users who didn’t know about the $100 tip criticized the family of six for spending only $28 on restaurant food.
The Milehams posted a third TikTok video of their outing to the Cheesecake Factory, which showed they gave their waiter a $100 tip.
‘Man, this young man is humble! He deserved a $100 tip. I guarantee this young man is doing well thanks to his positive attitude,” wrote one TikToker.
The Milehams responded to comments made by other TikTokers and repeatedly told them to watch the other Cheesecake Factory video they posted.
The TikTokers also responded to another comment made by someone who wrote that it should be “the company’s responsibility to pay their employees well.”
‘This is 100 percent. “We want to bless others, but as a corporation, you must pay your employees, not us, the customers,” the Milehams wrote.