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Toddler served margarita in a sippy cup

2007-06-18 12:08:58

Sat Jun 16, 7:04 AM ET

ANTIOCH, Calif. - Kim Mayorga was confused when her 2-year-old started making

funny faces and pushing away the apple juice he had ordered at Applebee's. The

explanation came when she opened the lid of the sippy cup and was hit by the

smell of tequila and Triple Sec.

The restaurant staff accidentally gave Julian Mayorga a margarita Monday. He

grew drowsy and started vomiting a few hours later and was rushed to the

hospital.

"I wasn't going to make a big deal about it," the mother told the Contra Costa

Times on Thursday, "but then he got sick."

The apple juice and margarita mix were stored in identical plastic bottles, and

the manager mistakenly grabbed the margarita container to pour the boy's drink,

said Randy Tei, vice president for Apple Bay East Inc., which owns the

franchise restaurant and nine other Applebee's in the San Francisco Bay area.

The Mayorgas will be reimbursed for their medical bills, and Tei said the

franchise group's restaurants will no longer serve apple juice and margaritas

in similar containers.

"We absolutely believe it was an honest mistake," Tei said.

The serving appeared to have been accidental, Antioch police Lt. Pat Welch

said. Mayorga said her son is now doing fine.

She said the company has been very apologetic and offered free meals, but she

added, "If they think I'm going back there, they're ridiculous."