June 11, 2025 at 8:49 pm

Customer Kept Asking For “Extra Onions” On His Burger, So This Employee Gave Him More Than He Could Handle

by Heide Lazaro

A tall cheese burger with onions, tomato, and cucumbers on the side

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Some customers have very specific requests.

This man was working in the kitchen of a busy restaurant.

He encountered a customer who wanted “extra onions” on his burger.

This customer came in repeatedly for three days, having the same request every time.

He complied, but he was not expecting the customer to react the way he did.

Check out the full story below for all the details.

Customer requests “extra onion”

I worked in the kitchen at a decent restaurant within close proximity to several destination-type golf courses, so we’d often get the same customers several days in a row.

I happened to be working lunch Friday to Sunday along with my buddy who was bartending.

He put in an order for a burger with “a lot of extra onion.” So, the first day, I probably doubled up the normal, pre-sliced red onion.

The same guy ordered the same thing with the same special request.

Saturday, same guy orders the same thing, but asks for more this time.

So, I put maybe 1/4 of a red onions worth of slices on.

Sunday rolls around, and he asked for even more.

So I grab a new onion, peel it, and cut off the top and bottom.

So it will lay flat and stick it on the burger.

He expected to get called out for what he did, but was surprised by what he got.

This thing is comically large, easily half onion.

I was trying to be a smarty pants. Fully expecting it to come back.

Not only did he eat it, but left a tip specifically for me.

Wow! That was unexpected, right? Let’s see what others have to say on Reddit.

This person shares a similar funny experience.

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I love chefs like you, says this person.

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Short and sweet from this user.

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This user talks about their granddaughter who loves onions!

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Finally, this person describes him as “my kind og guy!”

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Make people happy, and they will reward you for it.

If you liked that post, check out this post about a rude customer who got exactly what they wanted in their pizza.