MrBeast And TikTok Star Collab To Help Struggling Vegas Restaurants: 'Let The Games Begin!'
By Melanie VanDerveer on February 1, 2023 at 2:00 AM EST
When Keith Lee said, "Let the games begin," Vegas restaurants probably didn't realize just what that meant for them. In an epic collab between the food critic and YouTube sensation MrBeast, ten Vegas restaurants got food reviews and the chance at meeting the two popular creators.
Keith Lee And MrBeast Joined Forced To Help Struggling Vegas Restaurants
"MrBeast commented on one of my videos recently asking me to do a chocolate review of his chocolate company. I replied and told him I would love to but I have three requests," Lee explained in an intro video about the collab on his TikTok page. "One of those requests have to be met before I can do the chocolate review. The first request I made to MrBeast has been met."
Lee's request was to find a struggling restaurant in Vegas and turn it into a non-struggling restaurant. MrBeast commented back, "Keith let's find a restaurant in Vegas to try together."
"That means it has officially started," Lee said. "I'm on a mission to find the best restaurant in Vegas that I can take with me to meet MrBeast, and me and MrBeast personally will try the food. It will not only be posted on my page, but MrBeast's page as well."
For those who unaware, MrBeast's TikTok page has 74 million followers, and his Instagram has nearly 23 million. Lee's TikTok page has more than 10 million followers and his Instagram has 461K. With numbers like that, the struggling restaurant who gets featured on both their pages will surely be set and no longer struggling to stay afloat.
See the TikTok video explaining the collab HERE.
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The intro video continued to explain how the contest will go and what the winner will get, other than more business. "Whatever restaurant wins, the owner and two employees will be flown out to meet MrBeast with me and my family," Lee said. "And me and my family will try the food and make a video and post it on this page and MrBeast's page."
He continued to explain that not only will one restaurant win big, but they will also be helping so many others get the business they deserve.
A One Week Update Was Shared On Keith Lee's Social Media Pages
In an update video, Lee explains how things have been going with the contest. "I did a series over the last week when I went to eight different restaurants trying to find a struggling restaurant that me and MrBeast can help turn into an unstruggling restaurant," he began the video. "While yes, there was one restaurant crowned the winner at the end, I personally think everybody involved won."
Lee contacted all the restaurants he reviewed to see how they are doing now after his review videos and all of them had big changes to report. Money pouring in, booths filled, non-stop customers filled the reports from the restaurants.
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Lee reminded his viewers that the restaurants he reviewed owe him nothing and he pays for all his own food. He also shares his gratitude for being able to be a vessel and help others succeed, and that he won't change through all this popularity and attention.
And The Winning Restaurant Is...
"The winner of the series is Aloha Mamacita," he said. "Although, again, I think everybody won. I just appreciate everybody who was involved, and I appreciate y'all."
Lee shared a photo of him with MrBeast sitting in the kids' chairs at a little Paw Patrol table in true Lee fashion. He captioned the photo, "1-10 Ft @mrbeast was a success. God is amazing 🙏🏽 Wow…. Surreal. To say the least. I’m thankful , truly."
Many followers took to the comment section to leave their thoughts.
"HE’S ON A TINY CHAIR TOO! 😂😂😂," one person wrote. "HA! You got him at the table. Legendary," another wrote. Many others commented on what a great thing they did joining forces.
The winning restaurant, Aloha Mamacita also left a comment, "Mahalo @keith_lee125 this was an amazing experience. This wouldn’t have been possible with you and your family and our community ❤️ we are forever blessed and grateful 🙏🏻."