Texas Roadhouse customer spends $68.61 and checks the tipping tablet to pay. Then he realizes what the 20% tip is actually charging him: ‘What’s up?’

A Texas Roadhouse customer filming under the name Whiskey and Violence Golf said the suggested tip on a tabletop tablet did not match the percentage on the screen. In a TikTok video posted by @whiskeyandviolence, the camera first showed a small white bowl of cooked mushrooms on a saucer, with a wine list card behind it advertising white and red wines under a “TEXAS POUR” heading.

The camera then panned to a Ziosk payment terminal. The screen displayed a check amount of $66.66, with tip options of 15%, 18%, 20%, and 25%. The 20% option appeared selected in blue, with a calculated tip of $16.28 and a total of $82.94. The post’s caption read, “What’s up Texas Roadhouse?”

The clip has drawn 786,400 views, 15,100 likes, and more than 1,200 comments. Zooming in on the breakdown, the off-screen customer asked, “at Texas Roadhouse, right? Is my math off, or is 20% of $66 not f–king $16?” The video ended on the check amount, tip, and total.

The tablet figure and the chain’s stated method

According to BroBible, the customer likely had discounts on the order or had paid part of the meal with a gift card. Texas Roadhouse confirmed to BroBible that “suggested tip amounts are calculated after tax and before any discounts are applied, which can affect the suggested totals you see on the receipt.”

The outlet also cited WalletHub, which reported that tipping screens do not increase customer tips. A 2025 survey found that respondents tipped 30% less when given one, the outlet wrote. BroBible added that customers who feel duped by the fine print are not more likely to tip. The backlash over surprise charges is not limited to restaurants, such as when a salon worker allegedly added a 15% tip without asking, prompting complaints that tipping culture has gotten out of control.

Viewers focused on the math shown in the clip. One commenter wrote, “20% of $66.66 is $13.33.” Another questioned tipping on tax at all, writing, “Tip on PRE-TAX only. why would we tip on the tax that’s collected?” Tipping debates keep flaring up, as a Hawaii woman says she slipped a server a 20 tip, then checked her bank account.

A third viewer said the selected amount was higher than the label and described seeing similar clips before. They wrote, “the tip its charging you is actually 25%. this is the third video ive seen like this. ill be tipping in cash.”

One commenter argued that diners should leave a set dollar amount regardless of the bill. They wrote, “On a real note if yall can’t tip 10 or more bucks no matter the bill when you go out. Don’t go out!” Another objected to the options on the screen, writing, “The fact that No Tip is not an option should be illegal.”

A further commenter tied the gap to a discount or gift card and said the percentage is figured before those reductions. They wrote, “You definitely either had some type of gift card or discount , tip is based off of pre-discounted number.”