Wood told Bay News 9 the man came into the restaurant at 6 p.m., and when he finished his dinner an hour later he decided to pick up the check for everyone still seated.
It was a repeat performance. Three days earlier, the same person paid the bill for all persons dining alone.
An anonymous Kris Kringle came to the @CrackerBarrel in St. Petersburg two times this week and covered dinner for roughly 160 people. Thursday he paid for anyone sitting alone and Sunday he paid for everyone in the restaurant! #ActOfKindness @BN9 @MyNews13 pic.twitter.com/ez7rb6Jjk7
— Erin Murray Bay News 9 (@emurray1) December 16, 2019
"He asked if he could take care of the checks of anybody who was dining with us that was by themselves. He took care of all their checks, and compensated all the servers for their gratuity as well," Wood told Bay News 9. "He wanted to remain anonymous, he just wanted to do it and wish them a happy holiday."
Linda Schneegold and her sister, Suzi, were two of the beneficiaries of the man’s kindness. Schneegold was browsing in the restaurant’s store while her sister waited on line to pay their bill.
"Suzi then came running out to me, 'Did you hear what happened?' I said, 'No.' She goes, 'There is a man in here, he's paid for everybody's meal," Schneegold told Bay News 9. "Just an amazing person, amazing person. If you see this, God bless you, I love you."
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