Woman sues popular Texas taco chain for $250K after allegedly finding cow tooth in meal, restaurant confirms
Taco 'bout biting off more than you can chew.A Texas woman's lunch took an unexpectedly toothsome turn when she allegedly discovered a cow tooth in her taco, prompting a lawsuit against popular restaurant chain Torchy's Tacos over a bizarre ingredient the company has since confirmed was the real deal.Nohemi Castillo claims she nearly swallowed the tooth while eating takeout from the chain's South Congress Avenue location in Austin on June 9, according to a lawsuit independently obtained by Fox News Digital and filed Oct.13 in Travis County District Court.ROACHES CAUGHT CRAWLING ACROSS POPULAR STEAKHOUSE'S KITCHEN FLOOR IN VIRAL EMPLOYEE VIDEOA close-up shows the cow tooth that Nohemi Castillo allegedly discovered in her Torchy's Tacos meal.
The restaurant confirmed the object was a cow tooth.(Courtesy of Scott Vasquez)The order included the chain's "Democrat" tacos, according to the complaint, although a cow tooth was certainly not among the advertised ingredients.Torchy's Tacos confirmed the unusual discovery in a statement to Austin TV station KVUE, saying its own investigation determined that the object was a cow tooth."Upon receiving the guest complaint, we conducted a thorough review and identified the item as a cow tooth," the company said.
"This can occasionally happen when processing the meat, though it is quite rare."The restaurant explained that its barbacoa comes from natural beef cheek sourced from a supplier, adding that it has taken steps to prevent similar incidents.FDA WIDENS CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION TO SIX MORE STATES AS CONFIRMED CASES TOP 6,000A witness described seeing Nohemi Castillo allegedly remove an object from her mouth while eating Torchy's Tacos takeout in Austin, Texas, according to a statement provided by her attorney.(Courtesy of Scott Vasquez)"We have partnered with our supplier to reinforce their internal procedures to prevent this from happening in the future," Torchy's said.Castillo's attorney, Scott Vasquez, told Fox N...