TEMPLE, Texas — A popular burger joint in Temple isn't just known for its food, but for the man behind the meals, Wesley Teeters.
Teeters is the owner of Wes's Burger Shack and has been serving Central Texans since 2004. His team takes part in several benefits and is constantly giving back to the community.
The dream started when Teeters was just a young boy working in the building.
"They called him Spuds because he filled potatoes," Teeters' sister, Jeanetta Roman, said. "That was his first job."
"Ever since I was 15-16, I said 'One day I'll have my own,'" Teeters told 6 News. "A lot of people didn't believe me. Now I'm 53, and I own it."
Teeters serves not just stomachs, but hearts too.
"Here we don't treat you like a number," Teeters said. "We treat you like family."
That's why the Stewart family comes back.
"It's great food, home cooking just like grandma used to make," Scott Stewart, Temple High School Head Football Coach, said. "But also just what Wes is to this community. You won't find a better human being, so we try to support that as much as possible."
Just recently, Teeters and his crew played a pivotal role in serving the community after two tornadoes hit Temple.
In May, Teeters invited all linemen and first responders for free food to thank them for their help with storm damage cleanup. He continued to spread kindness to Central Texas after this.
"Then the next week we did about 500," Teeters said. "Then the next weekend a friend of mine reached out to me and we were able to serve about another thousand people on West Adams, Saturday and Sunday."
Teeters gives opportunities to those with disabilities too.
"We'll do a breakfast where we will have special needs kids with their parents waiting tables," Teeters said. "We'll do pancakes and biscuits and gravy. They get to keep all the tips."
The team also serves warm meals the day before Thanksgiving.
"We cook all the turkeys," Teeters said. "Other people bring sides and desserts. We just all sit down. We don't put you in a corner and stereotype. We all sit down at the table. We pray together."
Teeters' love for people pours into his work.
"I don't do any of it," Teeters said. "God does it all through me. You could have a full pocket, I'd rather have a full heart."
Without a crew full of passion, Teeters says this wouldn't be possible. He thanks them always and says he's always felt inspired to help people and hopes his story inspires others to do the same.
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