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Monday, June 23, 2008
Waiter, There’s a Worm in My Fish
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Reader Jan Hilton of Marietta wrote to tell me of an incident that happened to her at a recent lunch at an upscale eatery in Midtown: she found a worm in her fish.
“I ate lunch there in late April and had an incident that had never happened to me before at any restaurant, or for that matter, anywhere. After I was about halfway finished with my delicious, perfectly cooked cod, a live worm (approximately two inches long) came up through the fish wiggling his little beige-colored head. (I later learned it was a “cod worm parasite.”) Of course I was horrified. The server quickly took my plate away and the restaurant manager quickly came over to apologize and comp our meal,” Hilton told me via email.
She figured the experience has happened to me lots, since I dine out so much. Oddly, it hasn’t — stray fingernails and hair are as bad as I’ve ever gotten — and they’re bad enough.
The truth is that the odds are against this sort of thing never happening, especially if you’re a frequent diner like me. And this restaurant clearly tried to rectify the situation as best they could — by paying for her entire meal and asking her back on them.
But she’s reluctant to go, considering. Has something like this ever happened to you? If so, what did the restaurant do to compensate you? What was your reaction?
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