December 15, 2025 at 8:55 am

Restaurant Customer Thought He Was Eating A Mint, But It Was Actually An Expanding Hot Towel

by Matthew Gilligan

man at a restaurant

TikTok/@heypouya

Well, at least he’ll be full for a while…

A man named Pouya thought he was enjoying mints during a night out at a restaurant…but he ended up getting a big surprise…

man eating at a restaurant

TikTok/@heypouya

The restaurant employee said to Pouya, “So right here, we have the new hot towels when guests order wings.”

Pouya thought the towels were mints and he put one into his mouth.

The employee said,  “Ummm, so those are not mints. Those are the hot towels. So we’re going to add hot water on top and they’re going to expand. So that’s going to help you to clean your hands.”

man eating at a restaurant

TikTok/@heypouya

The worker poured the hot water over the towels and they expanded.

Pouya took a drink of water and pulled the expanding towel out of his mouth.

In the video’s caption, the TikTokker wrote, “They totally looked like mints.”

man at a restaurant

TikTok/@heypouya

Take a look at the video.

@heypouya

They totally looked like mints 😫

♬ original sound – Pouya Hashemi

And here’s what folks had to say on TikTok.

This person chimed in.

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Another viewer shared their thoughts.

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And this individual asked a question…

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Hopefully, this guy won’t make that mistake again…

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