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There is a pork chop restaurant in Tainan that allows you to "pay it forward" by purchasing additional meals for those in need. The owner recently received an order on the restaurant’s food delivery app asking for a free meal, with an attached explanation that the person was sick and jobless. The owner promptly responded by sending him a free meal.

Pork chops are deep-fried until golden and crispy, before being placed into bento boxes. Recently, on the food delivery app of this shop, someone ordered a "suspended meal," which is a meal that someone else has already paid for. The person even explained in the remarks column why he ordered the meal, and that made an impression on the shop owner.

The message read:“I was unemployed for a while, and for two months, Iwas trying to find a suitable job. After having finally found one, I caught the flu. I only earned two days’ wages. I have no choice but to order this meal.” After reading this, the shop owner decided to take action.

Hung Chi-shun
Shop Owner
It was all about trust. It was quite a long message, and he was sincere. Since all this money was donated by everyone out of charity, I couldn’t just casually use it, so I wanted to make sure. I wanted to verify, and so I left him a message to call me back. If everything checked out, I would make him a bento, I’d even cover the delivery fee.

The shop has always had the "suspended meal" option on its food delivery app. But to prevent false claims, the owner hopes that people who order it can call in after placing the order to verify their identity. This time, the customer explained in a message that he had the flu and couldn’t talk because he’d lost his voice. The owner said that was understandable and even joked that even if it wasn’t true, he would still give him a free meal.

Hung Chi-shun
Shop owner
I felt that this guy needed help, and I’ve been keeping tabs on him to see if he’s recovered from the flu.

Shop employee
Well, the guy said he couldn’t talk, and the boss is caring and wanted to help.

It turns out the shop owner had his share of hardships when growing up. When he opened this establishment more than15 years ago, he introduced the “suspended meals,” hoping that a bit of charity would help out those in need.

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