& # 39; It's a deep-fried rat & # 39 ;: The man behind the viral Whataburger mouse video says

BASTROP, Texas – After a video of a mouse diving into a fryer on a Bastrop, Texas, Whataburger went viral, the man who caught it all on camera talks.

Brushawn Lewis drove home to Lake Jackson, Texas, after taking his best friend's son to the University of Texas vs. The Louisiana Tech game on Saturday. On the way home, they decided to stop by to eat at Whataburger at 401 TX 71. "

" So we come to Whataburger and I order the food. Lewis. "So my food – they call me and say the food is ready, so I sat down and ate fries."

He said he immediately stopped eating when he heard his cousin scream that the critic had been spotted. Then he notified the manager, who said they would repay all the customers.

Then he pulled out his phone and started recording. Eventually, he uploaded the chaos to his Facebook page, and it has since been shared more than 69,000 times.

"I wanted everyone to see what I see. Restaurants need to be exposed to stuff like this," Lewis said. "The manager and the workers didn't seem like it was a big deal. It wasn't a shock to them when we brought the attention – so that's why I recorded everything."

However, he said that he and everyone in the Restaurant had no problems getting a refund.

"We got our money back," he said. "They gave everyone who was in the restaurant, who had a receipt, they gave us our money with no problem."

He said it all happened around midnight, and there was a decent crowd in the restaurant.

"They just got mad to see it," Lewis said. "They had other people who had their phone out and recording and stuff like that."

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Whataburger made the following statement on their Facebook post:

"Thank you for bringing this to your attention At Whataburger, cleanliness and food safety are our top priorities. In this case, we shut down the restaurant with a plethora of caution and notified pest control. Since then, the entire restaurant has been cleaned and disinfected. Although we continue to be very diligent, it is important to know that there was no history of this type of incident on this unit and there is no ongoing problem. A member of our team wants to reach out and resolve any concerns. Can you please share your contact information with us? " one. A female customer even tried to help.