A Texas woman says she nearly swallowed a cow tooth while eating a taco from Torchy’s Tacos. The restaurant confirmed it was a cow tooth, and now she’s suing for up to $250,000.
On June 9, Nohemi Castillo ordered the Democrat taco from a Torchy’s Tacos location on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. The taco contains beef cheek barbacoa, which comes from a cow’s head. According to , Castillo discovered the tooth mixed in with the meat.
Castillo said the discovery left her “grossed out and sickened.” She visited a doctor that evening and received prescription medication, according to her complaint. On October 13, she sued Torchy’s Tacos and its parent company, Success Foods Management Group LLC, alleging negligence, deceptive trade practices, and food safety violations.
Castillo’s attorney wants to know how nobody caught the tooth
Castillo reported the tooth to the restaurant’s manager, but her lawsuit doesn’t say whether the manager took any action, according to . She also contacted attorney Scott Vasquez, who questioned how something so large could make it into a customer’s food without anyone noticing…