Toddler served margarita in sippy cup

[Big Dakota]

No juice: Toddler served margarita in sippy cup

Manager at Calif. Applebee’s accidentally grabbed drink mix instead of juice

Updated: 4:59 p.m. MT June 15, 2007

ANTIOCH, Calif. - Kim Mayorga was confused when her 2-year-old started making funny faces and pushing away the apple juice he had ordered at Applebee’s. The explanation came when she opened the lid of the sippy cup and was hit by the smell of tequila and Triple Sec.
The restaurant staff accidentally gave Julian Mayorga a margarita Monday. He grew drowsy and started vomiting a few hours later and was rushed to the hospital.
“I wasn’t going to make a big deal about it,” the mother told the Contra Costa Times on Thursday, “but then he got sick"ad_dap('250','300','&PG=NBCMSH&AP=1089');
The apple juice and margarita mix were stored in identical plastic bottles, and the manager mistakenly grabbed the margarita container to pour the boy’s drink, said Randy Tei, vice president for Apple Bay East Inc., which owns the franchise restaurant and nine other Applebee’s in the San Francisco Bay area.
The Mayorgas will be reimbursed for their medical bills, and Tei said the franchise group’s restaurants will no longer serve apple juice and margaritas in similar containers.

“We absolutely believe it was an honest mistake,” Tei said.
The serving appeared to have been accidental, Antioch police Lt. Pat Welch said. Mayorga said her son is now doing fine.
She said the company has been very apologetic and offered free meals, but she added, “If they think I’m going back there, they’re ridiculous.”

[calico]

damn. I am waiting to see the article about the lawsuit...offering free meals?? Why do they even try. Pay the bills and get the lawyers ready.

[Big Dakota]

I think if a person asked for 10K and avoided the lawyers, you'd get it easy.