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Woman sues spicy Thai food restaurant over too-spicy, ‘unfit for human consumption’ dish
NY Post ^ | 07/20/2023 | Olivia Land

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: chili; cookery; dragonballs; restaurants; spicy; thai
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To: DFG

Get her some Alka Seltzer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TewJlc6BA


61 posted on 07/20/2023 10:19:14 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Magnum44
It took me a moment to get it but.... That's with one T.

I personally would not set foot in anyplace that has hot.   I've been to Hooters a few times but would never order anything spicy hot.   I suspect those guys wouldn't have anything that hot though.

62 posted on 07/20/2023 10:25:24 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: BobL

Making me hungry - and I just finished lunch!


63 posted on 07/20/2023 10:30:39 AM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: fso301

Yes, exactly this.

Story #1 - I was in a Thai restaurant with some friends, and one of them likes things VERY VERY hot. He ordered his drunken noodles, and the woman asked “How spicy you like?” he responds “I want native. I want you to make like it was for you”, and she responds “IF I MAKE NATIVE YOU DIEEEE!”

Story #2 - My dad loved very hot stuff. I would send him packets of habanero seeds for his birthday, and he would plant them, and eat the peppers. One year I sent him some “little round Thai peppers”, and he planted them, and they produced, and he ate *1* of them. Told me “Don’t send me any more of THOSE things.”


64 posted on 07/20/2023 10:34:25 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: V_TWIN

one idiot spilled hot coffee on themselves from a fast food drive through and successfully sued.

Have you actually read about that case? The coffee was over 180F. I don’t care WHO you are, that’s too hot.

Quote:

“The plaintiff, Stella Liebeck (1912–2004), a 79-year-old woman, suffered third-degree burns in her pelvic region when she accidentally spilled coffee in her lap after purchasing it from a McDonald’s restaurant. She was hospitalized for eight days while undergoing skin grafting, followed by two years of medical treatment. Liebeck sought to settle with McDonald’s for $20,000 to cover her medical expenses. When McDonald’s refused, Liebeck’s attorney filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, accusing McDonald’s of gross negligence.

Other documents obtained from McDonald’s showed that from 1982 to 1992 the company had received more than 700 reports of people burned by McDonald’s coffee to varying degrees of severity, and had settled claims arising from scalding injuries for more than $500,000. McDonald’s quality control manager, Christopher Appleton, testified that this number of injuries was insufficient to cause the company to evaluate its practices. “

https://www.enjuris.com/blog/resources/mcdonalds-hot-coffee-lawsuit/

https://www.rd.com/article/hot-coffee-lawsuit/


65 posted on 07/20/2023 10:50:44 AM PDT by ro_dreaming (Who knew "Idiocracy", "1984", "Enemy of the State", and "Person of Interest" would be non-fiction?)
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To: DFG
Oh, man, do those look good! Not a pepper-head here but that looks delicious. Not fit for human consumption? If I were the restaurant I'd counter-sue for slander.

It's a Thai restaurant. The menu is marked. The dish is suggestively named. The wait staff are saying "This will hurt you." They deliver it to your table wearing a decontamination suit and set it down in front of you with fireplace tongs. Expect it to be hot, you ditz!

66 posted on 07/20/2023 10:50:45 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: DFG

I’ve eaten at that restaurant. Good food!

Thai food is supposed to be spicy.

Is this the same woman that sued Mcdonald for serving hot coffee?


67 posted on 07/20/2023 10:53:23 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: DFG

but Currie doesn’t bother her...


68 posted on 07/20/2023 11:28:03 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: BobL

Seriously?

Get over yourself woman.


69 posted on 07/20/2023 12:06:02 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Procrastination is just a form of defiance.)
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To: DFG

The point of Thai food is wiping the snot off your upper lip while reaching enthusiastically for the next bite.


70 posted on 07/20/2023 12:07:01 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: Dead Corpse

https://phongthuythienco424143907.wordpress.com/2019/10/20/the-legendary-dragon-ball-recipes-a-cookbook/


71 posted on 07/20/2023 1:22:33 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: DFG
The hottest thing I have ever had in my mouth (and that's saying something) was a Thai fish salad.

Here's a free clue: The heat comes from capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) which is a component of flowering plants in the genus Capsicum. It is *NOT* water soluble and if you drink anything like water or soda after eating it is going to make it worse. It is FAT SOLUBLE so a drink of something like milk will stop the burn instantly.

Here's another clue, take two they're free:

Mango Lassi is the drink to accompany any dish like this. Just last Saturday I frequented a hole in the wall joint in San Jose and ordered the Lamb Vindaloo "extra spicy." I would have wound up like this lady if it weren't for the mango lassi.

72 posted on 07/20/2023 1:29:56 PM PDT by atomic_dog
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To: DFG

A chicken tender and fried fish ,cod and catfish, place near me has a Rambo spice level.

The hottest level uses Carolina ghost peppers. You have to sign a waiver to order it.


73 posted on 07/20/2023 1:38:28 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: DFG

Anything involving those little red oriental peppers will be SUPREMELY spicy.


74 posted on 07/20/2023 1:41:25 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so stupid people won’t be offended)
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To: Vigilanteman

She could be what is known as a “vexatious litigator”. Ca. puts out a list of them. Some people are obsessed over their gender, others are obsessed over suing people. Most Thai places with a chili 🌶️ next to an item on the menu aren’t that bad..I would say very warm to moderately hot at worst.


75 posted on 07/20/2023 1:52:23 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: DFG

Many years ago, a met a friend for a movie and dinner. There was an authentic Thai restaurant just around the corner from the theater that was highly rated.

I like spicey and hot food and I like Thai, but I made the mistake of ordering the Green Thai Curry. One would think the Red Curry would be hotter but no, it’s the Green.

The server even asked if I was sure cautioning it was very “hot”. LOL! It was good but about halfway through my eyeballs started sweating. Several days and a bottle of Pepto I was OK.

Would I order it again?

Yep.


76 posted on 07/20/2023 2:11:12 PM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: MD Expat in PA

I would also mention that I am of Scandinavian descent and my Norwegian born dad and I used to eat banana and other hot peppers straight out of the jar.

I am also a red head.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/788e5q/redheads-don%E2%80%99t-feel-pain-like-we-do


77 posted on 07/20/2023 2:36:04 PM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: DFG
Scoville Releases Separate Spiciness Scale For White People
78 posted on 07/20/2023 3:58:32 PM PDT by BlueLancer (One for all ... All for one ... Every man for himself) (Moe, Larry, and Curley)
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To: AppyPappy
Oddly, the heat goes down the next day. If something is too hot, I just stick it in the refrigerator and eat it the next day

You are far tougher than I.

79 posted on 07/20/2023 5:25:13 PM PDT by fso301
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To: rlmorel

I’ve eaten wings so hot my face went numb. I could still taste the chicken and sauces, but wow was that ever hot. The place literally burned to the ground a little later. I wonder if that hot condiment could have been involved?


80 posted on 07/20/2023 7:37:10 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn)
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