A pregnant woman from California said her whole family dined at a local Applebee's restaurant. But they were shocked after they discovered a bloody fingertip in the chicken salad.
Cathleen Martin and her family from Atascadero visited Applebee's in Paso Robles in December. The family ate different food, including Chinese chicken salad. However, they were fiercely shocked after they discovered a small fingertip on the salad. Unfortunately, the whole family had eaten much from the dish before they saw the gross fingertip, Mrs Martin told The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.
"It was so gross," Mrs Martin said in a news release sent by her legal team. "I'm on pins and needles worrying about what my family might have been exposed to."
Martin's lawyer, Eric Traut from Santa Anta, said the restaurant already confirmed to them that the "nauseating garnish" belonged to one of their cooks. The restaurant also said by accordance with the law, they can't force their staff to undergo any medical tests. However, the eatery confirmed that the particular staff involved is willing to undergo screening to give the family a peace of mind they deserve.
Hence, Alan Knapp, the area director of Applebee's in California released a statement to profusely apologize about the mishap. The statement included that the restaurant "regretted" that Martin's family had encountered an "unacceptable" incident at one of its eateries.
The restaurant also promised that they will be "retraining" their staff to refresh them about the proper safety protocol and will place stringent, necessary measures to prevent any incident like this from happening again.
Martin's lawyer said the chain's office was very cooperative with them since the occurrence of the said incident. The lawyer also confirmed that his clients underwent certain medical tests since the repulsive incident.
Complainants are now seeking unspecified damages for the medical expenses for the laboratory tests, emotional distress and lost income.
