Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh pays for everyone’s meal at restaurant

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh treated everyone at a Baltimore restaurant to a free meal Tuesday night.

After a fundraising dinner, Harbaugh paid the tab for all of the other diners at Jimmy's Famous Seafood, which is just east of the city.

"We were so very overwhelmed by the gesture," John Minadakis, CEO of Jimmy’s Famous Seafood, told USA TODAY Sports. "And it's reassuring having an organization like the Ravens offering their support and doing what they can to help local businesses.

WJZ-TV in Baltimore reported that the tab was at least $2,000. Harbaugh was at the restaurant as part of a virtual fundraiser that was helping a local high school.

"He also left one hell of a tip for the servers," Minadakis said. "The servers, those are the people who really need support right now. He probably paid somebody's rent for a few months.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh (Photo: Joseph Maiorana, USA TODAY Sports)

"I’ve always been amazed by his leadership qualities, his grit, his compassion … It goes a long way in this city, and you can see the impact it has on us here, as a blue-collar town. Every time Coach does something, he does it all the way."

According to ESPN, Harbaugh credited his wife for the gesture, saying: "It was 100 percent Ingrid's idea." 

Minadakis said Harbaugh walked through the kitchen to greet the staff and took photos with employees and diners.

The restaurant has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide relief for local businesses struggling with declining clientele. The Jimmy’s Seafood "Famous Fund" had raised more than $450,000 to support local restaurants and bars as of Wednesday afternoon.

"John Minadakis is the hero for the fund he's doing for local businesses hit by the pandemic," Harbaugh told ESPN.

The Ravens finished the 2020 season with an 11-5 record and entered the playoffs as a wild-card team, but were eliminated in the divisional round in a 17-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

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