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Mother: Applebee's Served Alcohol To My 5-Year-Old

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  1. MR. MEOWGI

    MR. MEOWGI Contributing Member

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    One woman filed a lawsuit in federal court against Applebee's because she says they served him a "drink."

    New York, NY -- Cynthia Pereles stopped keeping apple juice in her refrigerator this summer. That's when she says her son Seth, now 6, developed a definite aversion to the juice after a meal at an Applebee's in Battery Park City.

    "It was rather late, Seth is used to going to bed at 8 and it was 10, if I'm not mistaken," Pereles said. "And so he was acting up, as 5-year-olds do."

    Pereles says the waiter seemed annoyed as Seth took time to decide he wanted apple juice.

    "When the waiter brought our drinks, Seth took a sip from his kiddie cup, he said "mommy", he was like spitting and said this is so nasty," Pereles said.

    Her son took two sips before Pereles says she examined the drink.

    "Then I took a sip and I realized it was alcohol in the cup and I was just horrified," she said.

    Pereles said a manager told her the drink was a Long Island Iced Tea, just served accidentally to Seth. However, she says the drink was in a kid's cup, so she doesn't understand how such a mistake could be made.

    Meanwhile, she said Seth started acting as if he was drunk.

    "Licking bread baskets, and laughing uncontrollably, and it was just insane," Pereles said.

    She ended up taking her son to Beth Israel Medical Center. The hospital confirmed Seth was treated there. CBS 2 then went to the restaurant to get their side of the story.

    A thank you and a no comment was all we got.

    We also reached the restaurant by phone. They told us to contact corporate headquarters here in New York. We tried, but they haven't returned numerous phone calls."

    "I think that they handled it in a really unprofessional way with no care, no concern whatsoever," Pereles said.

    Pereles' attorney has filed a lawsuit in federal court. The entire chain, Applebee's International, is also named in the suit. A spokesperson told CBS 2 the company has not yet seen the suit and does not normally comment on litigation.

    http://www.wfmy.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=55000

    Other reports have the child calling his mom a "stupid slut", hitting on the waitresses and bumming cigarettes.
     
    #1 MR. MEOWGI, Jan 10, 2006
  2. Fatty FatBastard

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    Honestly, I figure Applebies probably has a pitcher of applejuice and a pitcher of Premade Long Island Iced Teas. The waitress probably mixed the two up. An honest mistake.

    The boy took three sips from the sippy cup. Hardly enough for any real reaction, other than drowsiness.

    The restaurant should have, rightfully, comped their meal. Anything more is ludicrous.

    I'm tired of people suing for the sake of suing.
     
    #2 Fatty FatBastard, Jan 10, 2006
  3. Rocketman95

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    What a lightweight.
     
    #3 Rocketman95, Jan 10, 2006
  4. JeeberD

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    A few months ago I had a woman come up to the bar and ask for a virgin Apple martini for her 8 year old kid. I told her I could try to make one with apple juice, but I wasn't sure how well that would really turn out. Her response?

    "Why don't you just use some of that Apple Pucker?"

    Uhhh...Pucker has alcohol in it, you idiot. Apparently she had been giving her kid hooch without realizing it...
     
    #4 JeeberD, Jan 10, 2006
  5. A-Train

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    Please, that's not drunk...now, if it takes you five or six tries to complete the placemat maze...THAT'S drunk...
     
    #5 A-Train, Jan 10, 2006
  6. TMac640

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    awesome??
     
    #6 TMac640, Jan 10, 2006
  7. GRENDEL

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    That's freaking classic!
     
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  8. MadMax

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    that kid ain't irish. my 5 year old could drink him under table!!!


    (just kidding, CPS)
     
    #8 MadMax, Jan 10, 2006
  9. RunninRaven

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    Heh, my wife has a history of overreacting to stuff like this, especially when it involves children. Since she just went to Applebees yesterday and wouldn't stop raving about how good the food was, I'm going to tell her this story to give her a nice conflict of interest. :)
     
    #9 RunninRaven, Jan 10, 2006
  10. Harrisment

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    Applebee's is complete crap. I'd put it just one step above Denny's and that's being generous. Seriously some of the worst food I've ever had. That kid should be thankful they were trying to get him liquored up to tolerate that place.

    In case you didn't notice, I am not a fan of Applebees.
     
    #10 Harrisment, Jan 10, 2006
  11. moestavern19

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    This kid is going to smoke a lot of Oregano in college.


    Then again... isn't that really not too out of the ordinary for 5 year olds. Maybe that is just me, I have 2 little brothers and they were frequently mistaken for werewolves at that age.
     
    #11 moestavern19, Jan 10, 2006
  12. SWTsig

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    gotta start some time.
     
    #12 SWTsig, Jan 10, 2006
  13. UTweezer

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    i second that. food sucks.

    i don't know what kind of theme their trying to pull off.

    the neighborhood trailerpark diner theme?
     
    #13 UTweezer, Jan 10, 2006
  14. moestavern19

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    Any resteraunt chain that has the audacity to place zuchini in the midst of their entrees is without a doubt an evil corporation hell bent on universal domination.

    Applebees must be stopped. I'll handle the hot waitresses, they will wilt under my charm and immediatley receive a new career opportunity in the prostitution business. The pissant waiters who are only working there to put themselves through junior college can be easily distracted with issues of Mad Magazine and irrelevant Aqua Teen Hunger Force quotes. The managers will then be eradicated by our mutant pack of inbred Arkansas Razorcoonbacks : nature's cruelest hybrid. Half razorback, half racoon, all badass.

    Lets make it happen.
     
    #14 moestavern19, Jan 10, 2006
  15. Baqui99

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    Applebee's blows. Why anyone would pay to eat there is beyond me.
     
    #15 Baqui99, Jan 10, 2006
  16. Mr. Mooch

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    Why couldn't the white trash mother be like any other white trash mother and just take her kid to Hooter's?
     
    #16 Mr. Mooch, Jan 10, 2006
  17. gr8-1

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    Maybe some people just aren't good at mazes?










    Also, there is no pitcher of Long Island Tea. The stafff would drink it all the time if there were :D
     
    #17 gr8-1, Jan 10, 2006
  18. chow_yun_fat

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    i have mixed feelings about apple bee's. i ate there once a long time ago (5-6 years) near baylor and it was friggin awesome. i went to the one in houston a week ago and the service sucked, food was ok.
     
    #18 chow_yun_fat, Jan 10, 2006
  19. BenignDMD

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    Haha, I feel uncomfortable eaitng at Hooters when there are 5 and six year olds on the table next to me...something just feels weird about that. I would feel weird going to Hooters with my dad right now, and I am a lot older than 5!
     
    #19 BenignDMD, Jan 10, 2006
  20. Aceshigh7

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    Sounds like this woman is trying to milk it as much as she can. No ****ing way did her kid get any kind of intoxicated effect after taking just "a couple of sips".

    I really wish people like this would just go disappear
     
    #20 Aceshigh7, Jan 10, 2006
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