Juice, Margarita Have Identical Containers

POSTED: 11:15 am CDT June 18, 2007

ANTIOCH, Calif. -- An executive with the Applebee's restaurant chain said its restaurants won't be keeping juices and margarita mixes in similar looking containers any more after a toddler was accidentally served a margarita at one of its locations.

Police said 2-year-old Julian Mayorga was served an alcoholic beverage in a covered, plastic sippy cup last Monday night at the Applebee's franchise in Antioch.

The boy's mother, Kim Mayorga, said she noticed Julian making funny faces and pushing away his cup. She had ordered apple juice for the child, but when she opened the lid, she was hit by the smell of tequila and Triple Sec.


The toddler grew drowsy and started vomiting a few hours later and was rushed to the hospital.

An Applebee's vice president said the restaurant keeps apple juice and the premixed margarita concoction in identical-looking plastic bottles on ice behind the bar.

A manager on duty mistakenly grabbed the margarita bottle instead of the apple juice jug.


gotta's be mo' careful

aw poor boy.

i smell lawsuit.

NorthernLad said:

Of course

funkpill said:

Lightweight.

2the9s said:

2the9s said:

he only vomited cuz he was still a bit queezy
from the lsd in his mac donalds happy meal

Why the hell would they serve margaritas in sippy cups anyway?

minneapolisgenius said:

Cause I am forever knocking my drinks over in applebee's.

minneapolisgenius said:

Right? Give the kid a cup. He probably wasn't getting enough oxygen which is why he vomited.

CarrieMpls said:

Yeah, I figured as much.

Damn. My two year steals my sweet tea and she's flying off the walls.

Very serious stuff though and a further sign that customer service in general has gone to hell.

Poor baby.

My son asked for a virgin margarita and ended up with double shot margarita by mistake. He was 5, so I began to see something strange a 1/2 hour later. Poor guy. He didnt feel too well that night and the next day.

2the9s said:

totally. i stole a beer off a table when i was two and all i'm told i did was chatter nonstop and then pass out with my face right in my dinner.

whoa.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

hangover?

live4lust said:

DaniDaniBoBani said:

2the9s said:

He threw up from a margarita!??? My son would take a sippy cup of margarita to the head and ask for more!


just kidding, really


Smooches;)

Rock

CarrieMpls said:

Atta Girl!

DaniDaniBoBani said:

You need to put it in a sippy cup! Your daughter can tell that that's MOMMY's Drink

I can find better places to drink than Applebee's.

VoicesCarry said:

Like McDonalds!

VoicesCarry said:

Like the parking lot at Applebee's.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

looks like someone didn't get their morning rum n' coke today. Off to bed!