Washington, D.C., restaurateur Kazi Mannan has had quite a week. The owner of Sakina Grill, a Pakistani quick-service café just a few blocks from the White House, has been overwhelmed by the attention he’s received for something he’s always done: provide a meal to anyone who’s hungry.
"It got so much attention from all over the world,” Mannan told local ABC reporter Caroline Patrickis on Monday. “I'm overwhelmed and really excited that this message is going viral. What do we do next?"
Mannan and his generous philosophy have been profiled before, but it was an ABC7 interview published on Feb. 8 that brought his story to a global audience.
"If someone says I need a free meal, OK," Mannan said. He doesn't ask questions and never judges anybody. His policy has remained the same for the last five years. If you're hungry, poor or homeless, you eat for free. In 2018, he estimates they served over 16,000 free meals.
"If you can't afford a meal, come in and have a free meal. Enjoy the same atmosphere that everybody who is paying is enjoying," Mannan said.
Mannan has been feeding the hungry without question ever since he opened his restaurant in 2013. The origins of his generosity are a reflection of his own experiences with poverty, both in Pakistan and here in the United States, a desire to pay tribute to his mother, and a desire to honor his creator.
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