Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall left a $5,000 tip for server Miss Bee during a family birthday dinner at Otis Seafood House in New Orleans, after checking how the restaurant handles tip-sharing.
A family birthday dinner in New Orleans turned into something the staff clearly won’t forget.
Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall stopped by Otis Seafood House on Saturday, according to people working there, for a birthday celebration with family. He quickly made an impression in the dining room—not just for being there, but for how he showed up.
The story the restaurant staff tells: Marshall took photos with the group, then stepped aside to speak with the restaurant manager. He didn’t just leave a tip and head out. He offered to pay for the meal.
During dinner, he was described as warm and gracious with the staff. And when it came time to close out, he asked management how the restaurant handled tip-sharing.
After learning about how the system worked, Marshall left his server a $5,000 tip on the bill, with Miss Bee receiving the eye-popping amount. The total, according to the account from the restaurant, came to just over $1,100.
By the end of the night, the warmth didn’t fade with the check. People at the restaurant say Marshall and his family shared hugs with staff before leaving. and Marshall and his partner exchanged numbers with several employees. The appreciation was mutual—staff told him he and his family would “always have a place there” whenever they return to New Orleans.
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5k tip?? I can’t even tip 5 on a bad day.
So he asked how the tip sharing worked and then tipped big? Honestly respect I guess. But tip sharing is still kinda weird sometimes, like who gets what.
Wait I thought $5,000 was the whole bill at first, like he paid everything, not just the tip. Also “just over $1,100” total?? That seems like a lot of seafood lol. Either way New Orleans servers never miss.
This is the kind of headline that makes me side-eye a little. Like if the meal was $1,100 and he left $5k, that’s wild… but he’s a celebrity so of course he’s gonna do the photo op, ask questions, and look generous. Tip-sharing systems get messed up all the time too, so I don’t know what he expected to hear. Still though, good for Miss Bee I guess.