Applebee's Restaurant to retrain staff after toddler mixed-drink mixup

[cbdo2007]

Restaurant to retrain staff after mixed-drink mixup

CHICAGO (Reuters) – The company that owns the Applebee's restaurant chain said on Monday it was immediately retraining its workers nationwide after a server at a suburban Detroit location accidentally served alcohol to a toddler.

The company, California-based DineEquity Inc, said it would also change the way it serves juice to youngsters to eliminate the chance of any mixups that could result in any more toddlers receiving mixed drinks.

On Friday, Taylor Dill-Reese went to an Applebee's in Madison Heights, Michigan, where -- among other things -- she ordered her 15-month-old son Dominick an apple juice.

What the little boy apparently got instead was a margarita. His mom told WDIV-TV that she only realized something was wrong when Dominick "kind of laid his head on the table and dozed off a little bit and woke up and got real happy."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_applebees_alcohol

[napi21]

1. This story poses a lot of questions to me.

This little boy was 15 mo. old. What did they serve this drink in? Are all fruit juices poured/mixed/served from the BAR? Wouldn't you think a 15 mo. old would adversly react to the taste of a margarita? I know my boys would have at that age!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. 1) Gotta stop serving apple juice with salt on the rim.

[damntexdem]

3. All they have to do is change their name to Applebuzz.

;-)

[provis99]

4. it probably was deliberate.

Some moron in the kitchen figured it would be funny to see a drunk infant.

[KamaAina]

5. I first read that as "Restaurant to restrain staff..."

:rofl: