About

New Restaurant Called Karma is a viral video of a kid telling an on-the-street interviewer, "Have you heard of the new restaurant? It's called Karma. There's no menu, you just get what you deserve," a joke playing off the idea of the rule of karma. The original video was posted by a man-on-the-street interviewer and content creator Dominic DiTanna as early as December 5th, 2025, and resurfaced on TikTok and Instagram Reels in January 2026, becoming the subject of brainrot edits and Accuracy Reenactment memes. Some of the edits use and reference the City Boy meme, which experienced a resurgence at the same time.

Origin

On December 5th, 2025, Dominic DiTanna, known for his man-on-the-street content, posted an interview clip on Facebook^[1] that is purportedly a part of his "tell me a joke I've never heard" series, where he asks people to tell him a joke he's never heard. The kid in the video says, "Have you heard of the new restaurant? It's called Karma. There's no menu, you just get what you deserve."

The clip gained over 65,000 views in a month. It is unclear if it was uploaded to one of his other platforms, like TikTok or Instagram.

In January 2026, the clip resurfaced on TikTok as the subject of brainrot edits. One of the earliest known examples was posted by TikToker^[2] @kuoshana on January 10th, 2026, adding numerous filters over the clip, garnering over 1.8 million views in four days.

Spread

The New Restaurant Called Karma clip continued to inspire memes in mid-January 2026 as it spread online.

On January 11th, 2026, TikToker^[3] @mrgoatman87 posted a City Boy! edit of the clip, adding several clips of people reacting after the video plays, garnering over 2.2 million views in three days.

On January 12th, TikToker^[4] @braxton.v011 posted a very similar edit of the video, garnering over 3.3 million views in two days.

On January 13th, TikToker^[5] @hoopervalley8 posted a video where he attempts to recreate the City Boy! edit of the meme, garnering over 400,000 views in a day.

As the video went viral, people began leaving reviews under the Google Maps^[6] page for Karma Restaurant & Lounge in Hampton, Virginia, that reference the video and its edits.

On January 13th, 2026, TikToker^[7] @keii0s posted a video showcasing this, garnering over 894,000 views in a day.

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