Liam Neeson pays surprise visit to sandwich shop after it puts up joke sign offering him free lunch

The Taken star shocked staff at the Vancouver eatery when he stopped by on Thursday 
Surprise: Liam Neeson shows up at sandwich shop offering him free lunch
Big Star Sandwich
Jennifer Ruby5 May 2017
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Liam Neeson surprised staff and customers at a local sandwich shop when he popped in after it put up a sign saying he could eat for free.

After hearing that he was in town to shoot his new film, staff at the Big Star Sandwich Company in Vancouver put up a chalkboard that read “Liam Neeson eats here for free” on Thursday morning.

And it seems that the Taken star caught wind of the generous offer and popped in to the café just hours after they posted it to their Instagram.

According to TMZ, the Irish actor walked into the shop and used one of his most famous line: “Where is my free sandwich?”

Free lunch: Liam Neeson takes them up on their kind offer
Big Star Sandwich

“We absolutely did not think he’d actually show up,” Alex Johrden, director of operations, later told Huffington Post.

He added: “We’re not sure how he saw the sign. We assume he heard it through the production crew, who had been in and out all day.

While the A-lister didn’t actually get anything to eat in the end, he did take the time to pose for a photo with staff.

“We’re hoping he comes back in to take us up on the offer,” said Johrden.

Neeson is currently in Vancouver to shoot scenes for his new film Hard Power, which is another revenge action thriller.

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