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Applebee's To Reiterate The Difference Between Alcohol And Apple Juice
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Jaya Saxena
Published Apr 12, 2011
Modified Apr 12, 2011
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Jaya Saxena
Published Apr 12, 2011
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In case you haven't heard by now, national restaurant chain Applebee's is in some hot water after serving a margarita to 15-month-old Dominick Dill-Reese instead of apple juice, leaving him with a BAC of .10. And apparently, this isn't the first time it's happened; the Daily News reports that toddlers were served alcohol instead of juice in 2006 in New York and in 2007 in California. Someone must've just mislabeled the margarita and apple juice vats at every single Applebee's location, so Applebee's will now be "emphasizing that non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages must be stored in completely separate and identified containers."
Applebee's writes, "We will switch to pouring apple juice only from single-serve containers served at the table... We will retrain all servers on our beverage pouring policy, emphasizing that non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages must be stored in completely separate and identified containers. This retraining will begin immediately." Sure, but how long will it take for waiters to figure out the difference between a juice box and an $11 appletini? Just to be on the safe side, take your kids to Nobu instead.
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