Toddler Served Margarita in a Sippy Cup

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NewCrunchyDaddy

Discussion Starter · Jun 16, 2007

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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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070616/...ecx23UxkYZ.3QA

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artgoddess

· #2 · Jun 16, 2007

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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."

no kidding!

doesn't say anything aboout the place being cited for serving a minor.

Marsupialmom

· #3 · Jun 16, 2007

Poor kid and family.....but it does sound like an honest mistake. The restruant seems to handle it fairly. Taking care of the medical bills and such

talk de jour

· #4 · Jun 16, 2007

I heard of the same thing a few months back... but it was a Long Island Iced Tea instead of apple juice.

talk de jour

· #5 · Jun 16, 2007

http://www.local6.com/news/5939518/detail.html

OMG, and it was Applebee's, too!

angelpie545

· #6 · Jun 16, 2007

That's absolutey horrible, even though it does appear to be an honest mistake. Also, it's awsome that Applebee's is taking responsiblity and reimbursing the family for their medical expenses, instead of being stand-offish like some companies are when these kinds of things happen. I'm glad the little boy is okay.

boingo82

· #7 · Jun 16, 2007

Sounds like an honest mistake, but Applebees really needs to container their apple juice VERY differently from their alcoholic beverages.

tboroson

· #8 · Jun 16, 2007

I've been tempted to do that occasionally...

KIDDING! Sheesh. Wine maybe, but not a margarita.

Yeah. It does sound like they were properly apologetic... but if they're that screwed up behind the bar, man, they have some problems.

eco_mama

· #9 · Jun 16, 2007

jeez.

: poor lil kid!

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KatWrangler

· #10 · Jun 16, 2007

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Sounds like an honest mistake, but Applebees really needs to container their apple juice VERY differently from their alcoholic beverages.

Thats what I was thinking. If I'm not mistaken its kind of a generic looking juice bottle, isn't it?

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CherryBomb

· #11 · Jun 16, 2007

What kind of morons put applejuice and liquor in almost identical bottles?

I'm glad the kid is okay.

artgoddess

· #12 · Jun 16, 2007

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Originally Posted by tboroson

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I've been tempted to do that occasionally...

KIDDING! Sheesh. Wine maybe, but not a margarita.

sleepytime tea, over ice. Tell them it's a new flavor of kool-aid.
(from Lily Tomlin)

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KaraBoo

· #13 · Jun 16, 2007

was it a margarita or margarita mix? Do margaritas at this eatery come already mixed in a bottle that looks like the apple juice bottle? sounds weird to me.

ktbug

· #14 · Jun 16, 2007

It really could have been an honest mistake. Behind the bar, all the juices and mixers are stored in pour bottles, usually not labeled, color coded, or labeled by hand. If the apple juice sits in the well right next to the marg mix, it could happen very, very easily.

I can't believe no one's up in arms about the kid getting nasty ole apple juice.

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KatWrangler

· #15 · Jun 17, 2007

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It really could have been an honest mistake. Behind the bar, all the juices and mixers are stored in pour bottles, usually not labeled, color coded, or labeled by hand. If the apple juice sits in the well right next to the marg mix, it could happen very, very easily.

I can't believe no one's up in arms about the kid getting nasty ole apple juice.

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Exactly. When my husband and I use to sit at the bar (pre-kids) we could watch them mixing drinks. The juices are in those pourable bottles. Easy mistake to make.

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Bad Mama Jama

· #16 · Jun 17, 2007

what the hell was the server thinking. how could you even set up to pour liquor into a kiddie cup. what was going on in that persons mind. sheesh!!!

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Marsupialmom

· #17 · Jun 17, 2007

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what the hell was the server thinking. how could you even set up to pour liquor into a kiddie cup. what was going on in that persons mind. sheesh!!!

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Wow you are being kind of harsh. If it was poured at the bar, you have a busy bar tender, containors that look all the same mistakes will happen. But you don't have an adult to say my drink is made wrong you have a drunk kid

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Snowdrift

· #18 · Jun 17, 2007

Thing is, I am hard pressed to think of a mixed drik that contains Apple Juice. Or anywhere on a typica restaurant menu apple juice appears, other than the kiddie menu. As TdJ noted, this has happened before.

It is incredibly unsafe to keep apple juice in the same area as alcohol and to be so cavalier about labelling and handling.

Marsupialmom

· #19 · Jun 17, 2007

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Thing is, I am hard pressed to think of a mixed drik that contains Apple Juice. Or anywhere on a typica restaurant menu apple juice appears, other than the kiddie menu. As TdJ noted, this has happened before.

It is incredibly unsafe to keep apple juice in the same area as alcohol and to be so cavalier about labelling and handling.

Vodka and Apple juice Yummmmmmmmmmmm..........

http://www.1001cocktails.com/recipes...ple+juice.html

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ulla

· #20 · Jun 17, 2007

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Thing is, I am hard pressed to think of a mixed drik that contains Apple Juice. Or anywhere on a typica restaurant menu apple juice appears, other than the kiddie menu. As TdJ noted, this has happened before.

It is incredibly unsafe to keep apple juice in the same area as alcohol and to be so cavalier about labelling and handling.

I disagree about it being unsafe or cavalier. From the article.

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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

The manager was probably unfamiliar with organization behind the bar and didn't know the proper place for the apple juice, hence the mistake. The regular bartender would not have made that mistake. Premixing popular cocktails and mise en place are standard at my restaurant and every other place I've ever worked.

Apple juice is used in some specialty cocktails and, when served neat or on the rocks with a dash of angostora bitters, is a good stand-in for whiskey. It's popular among designated drivers at my restaurant.

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