Posted on 07/20/2023 8:33:58 AM PDT by DFG
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the spicy Thai food restaurant.
A woman is suing a San Jose, Calif.-area restaurant and its employees for negligence and emotional distress, claiming that one of the eatery’s mega-spicy dishes was “unfit for human consumption” and left her with health issues that lingered two years after she ate it.
The complaint filed at the Superior Court of Santa Clara County on July 3 alleges that the diner, Harjasleen Walia, suffered “permanent bodily injuries” after trying the Dragon Balls appetizer at Coup de Thai in Los Gatos on July 15, 2021, according to the 14-page document reviewed by The Post.
The lawsuit, which was originally reported by the Bay Area News Group, claims that Walia “felt her entire mouth, the roof of her mouth, her tongue, her throat and her nose burn like fire” immediately after eating the dish.
The Dragon Balls are spicy chicken meatballs made with green onion, kaffir lime leaves, cilantro, chili, and rice, per Coup de Thai’s online menu, which warns customers of the $11 dish’s heat with an image of a red pepper.
The lawsuit noted that Walia was aware the dish was spicy, but proceeded to order it even though she “does not tolerate spice,” asking the server to have a more mild version prepared for her.
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Looks DELICIOUS.
Look, lady, go find a ladder and get over yourself.
This is the kind of case that should not be allowed in court.
An Indian friend who likes his food hot told me he can’t handle Thai food more than medium spiciness.
Those are the best part of the dragon.
I would have thought dragons had bigger balls.
Agreed...yum!
Indeed. Now I want Thai for lunch.
She couldn’t tell after the first couple of bites, and did not know it was hot until she ate the whole thing./s
If I were the judge, I would fine her for court costs and defamation of the restaurant. Maybe in the amount she is seeking.
I wonder if she has problem eating “unfit for human consumption” Taco Bell food?
Idiotic woman.
When a restaurant serves up a dish that doesn’t fit your tastes, then, DON’T GO THERE AGAIN. Simple solution.
I’ve had similar encounters with food that I dislike, at several restaurants. And my solution was to never go there again. Why is that so hard?!?!?!?!?!
At first bite, you know that it doesn’t suit your taste, so, why continue to consume? If you do get poisoned or injured by food or drinks, then and only then, do you have the right to sue.
Kung Pao!
https://ancientcookware.com/index.php/recipes/recipe/30-laos-style-papaya-salad-tum-mak-hoong
My Lao friends love this.
“This is the kind of case that should not be allowed in court”
I agree however, frivolous litigation got let off the chain way back when one idiot spilled hot coffee on themselves from a fast food drive through and successfully sued....AND this is California.......it will go through the motions and more than likely succeed.
My brother married into a Thai family in Central California. They grew up in North West Thailand, close to the Myanmar border, and immigrated as adults.
His wife’s sister worked as hostess in an upper-scale Thai restaurant in San Francisco. She would complain that the restaurant food was not hot enough, so at home she grew her own hot peppers, and took them to work for diners that wanted true hot Thai peppers.
And now all the pepper junkies are flocking to that restaurant.
Yes it does. Gotta watch out for the Thai chilis though. Those have a bite to them.
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