New brainrot memes have already been coming in at a staggering pace in 2026, and the latest example is a video about a "new restaurant called Karma."

The mundane video comes from a man-on-the-street interview by content creator Dominic DiTanna, and it's been combined with the once-again popular "City Boy!" meme that's helped it reach brainrot status in just a few short days.

So, what exactly is the "New Restaurant Called Karma" meme, and how is it being used on sites like TikTok and Instagram Reels? Here's what we know.

@hoopervalley8 Why is City Boys back 😭 #h00pify #hoopervalley #cityboy #itscalledkarma ♬ Lost – Crim3s

What Is The 'New Restaurant Called Karma' Meme?

In December 2025, man-on-the-street interviewer and content creator Dominic DiTanna released a clip from one of his "tell me a joke I've never heard" videos in which he asks a child to tell him a joke.

The kid responds with a joke that goes, "Have you heard of the new restaurant? It's called Karma. There's no menu, you just get what you deserve."

The joke is a play on the idea of karma, which is about getting what you deserve based on the way that you treat others.

In January 2026, this clip resurfaced on TikTok and went viral, inspiring a flurry of edits in rapid succession.

@mrgoatman87 KARMA BOIIII 🗿🗿🗿😈😈😈 #cityboy #karma #cityboi #funny #relatablevideos ♬ original sound – Ion man

How Is 'New Restaurant Called Karma' Used In Memes?

The interview clip has inexplicably become a brainrot meme in recent days, where users edit it with an overabundance of filters and flashy memes to make it as absurd as possible.

Most of these edits combine the clip with the "City Boy!" meme, a collection of reaction videos, namely one from the animated series Gravity Falls, that are essentially used to hype up the subject of the content for "burning" someone. In this case, the "City Boy!" meme is used to hype up the boy's joke.

The video has also become the subject of Accuracy Reenactment memes, in which people try to recreate the video as accurately as possible.

@veidobabyy CITY BOY CITY BOY #cityboys #cityboy #future #boys #karma ♬ Lost – Crim3s

What Are Some More 'New Restaurant Called Karma' Memes?

@enzo6.07 #fyp #cityboy #cityboi #viral #meme ♬ Originalton – .

@mileseditzz City Boyyyyy #fyp #viral #edit #funny #edits ♬ original sound – 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔

@ihatethepackers0 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿#cityboy #karma #funny #relatablevideo #fypシ ♬ original sound – Lühwatson

@nichedragonfruit e #tiktok #viral #viraltiktok #fypage #karmaresturant ♬ original sound – Niche Dragonfruit

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For the full history of the New Restaurant Called Karma meme, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.