From CNN.....

Friday, March 5, 2004

CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Talk about leaving a bad tip at the restaurant.

A 22-year-old woman found the severed tip of a thumb in her lunch salad at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers.

Stark County Health Commissioner Bill Franks said a worker at the restaurant, in the Canton suburb Jackson Township about 70 miles south of Cleveland, was chopping lettuce Monday night when he cut off part of his left thumb, including part of the fingernail.

Employees searched for the fingertip, but could not find it. The area was cleaned and sanitized, but the lettuce was placed in a cooler and then used for salads on Tuesday.

"It wound up being served at lunch time Tuesday to a 22-year-old woman," Franks said.

She had eaten most of her salad when she put the fingertip in her mouth, Franks said.

She first thought it was a piece of gristle, a health department report said.

Red Robin spokesman Dwayne Chambers said employees, in their haste to get the injured man to a doctor, failed to follow the chain's procedures and throw out all food in the area.

"We clearly had a breakdown," he said. "We are incredibly sorry about what happened."

Chambers said he spoke with the woman. "She obviously was pretty upset," he said.

omg

"gristle"

Lleena said:

Lleena!

last time we eat at Christopher's crib i tell ya..
[This message was edited Sat Mar 6 5:12:11 2004 by TheRealFiness]

TheRealFiness said:

Yeah, three times in a row. There's just no excusing that!

Cloudbuster said:

I'd make an exception for cloudbuster's fingertip

Lleena said:

Where would you like it?

Cloudbuster said:

minneapolisgenius said:

well, no more chicken salads with walnuts for yall.

minneapolisgenius said:

That's okay. You can have it, too.

I plan to give each and every orger a tip.

Christopher said:

at cloudy's we get at least half a hand

TheRealFiness said:

TheRealFiness said:

Or maybe an entire fist.

minneapolisgenius said:

Where would you like it?

Cloudbuster said:

minneapolisgenius said:

I'll get my glove.

Cloudbuster said:

Would you hurl if you thought you were chewing on gristle and then spit out a finger instead?

Quick poll:

<----- would be horfing.

Cloudbuster said:

Right here, no no, left a bit..that's it.

Lleena said:

I say!

minneapolisgenius said:

sosgemini said:

Never heard of it either.

sosgemini said:

They're all over CA, Kee.

Awwwww cripes

I am gagging just readin that story.. ICK!!!