There's an "America's Favorite Neighbor" joke in here somewhere but I can't think of one at the moment.
A 2 year-old was accidentally served a margarita in his drink instead of the apple juice his mother ordered. The kid kept pushing the drink away after taking a sip and his mom didn't understand why. She opened the sippy cup and found the alcohol. She wasn't going to make a fuss, but later at home the child got sick and vomited. The chain says the incident was an isolated mistake. The child is fine now.
The reason this happened? Not only was the apple juice and the Triple sec/tequila mixture kept on the same shelf, they were kept in identical plastic bottles. Yikes.
6-18-2007 @2:44PM sciencegeek said... Yet another reason not to go someplace that uses premixed margaritas.
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6-18-2007 @3:45PM ar said... I wonder who got the apple juice?
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6-18-2007 @6:16PM Andi said... I smell a lawsuit...although rightly so because that's just disturbing those two items are kept even remotely in the same area. What if that child had died or had permanent damage?
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6-18-2007 @11:45PM Doots said... Adorable! First time mom didn't have to burp the baby...
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6-21-2007 @12:15PM jsmylie said... That was probably one fun night for the kid until he got in over his head. "Mommy, why are the walls wobbling?"
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6-19-2007 @10:44AM Jessica Schessler said... This isn't the only mistake I've known of from Applebees with booze! Once while I was in high school (under 21..) I was at Applebees with some friends and I ordered a VIRGIN bahama mama. Well, when it arrived at the table, it definitely had alcohol in it, there was no mistaking the taste. I sent it back and I thought the waitress was going to die from fright. She apologized and begged me not to say anything. How do you mess that up when you specifically order a virgin drink and can't supply ID to show you're of age?
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7-04-2007 @10:41PM Susan said... There's alcohol in all sorts of things! I was at an Armadilla Grill and had an argument with everyone at my table because I insisted there was alcohol in my black bean soup & everyone else insisted I was nuts. So I called over the waiter who confirmed, "Oh yeah, we make it with beer. Is there a problem?" Other than that they didn't bother to mention it on the menu, and that I hate the taste of all alcohol...? You have to check everything!!
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6-19-2007 @8:20PM Nick said... I had a buddy who worked at Applebees and a co-worker there got fired when a 6 year old kid ordered a "Rookie Magic" (Oreo shake) and ended up with a "Cookie Magic" (Oreo shake w/ Kahlua and some other liqeuers).
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6-19-2007 @11:54PM Fash said... This is why we should all stick to no-frills cocktails. A Shirley Temple isn't going to accidentally end up being a Sidecar. And yes, I know a Margarita is a legit cocktail, but not if it's premixed in a jug. YUCK.
All the cutesy names and tropical whatnot is getting a little over the top. Rookie Magic/Cookie Magic?! The merchandising team should have been fired, not the bartender.
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