I can't quite put my finger on it...

... but something is off about this meal.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0303101finger1.html

MARCH 3--Ronald Neilly was working at an International House of Pancakes in Hallandale, Florida one Sunday morning when he accidentally cut off a fingertip while preparing an order. Neilly, 35, was immediately rushed to a local hospital by Department of Fire Rescue workers. But the severed fingertip--nail intact--could not be located by his fellow kitchen employees.

Until, of course, it soon turned up in the fried chicken green salad being consumed by Nadine Robinson, 42, who was having brunch with her family after attending services at Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale.

The repulsive IHOP episode, which has not been previously reported, occurred in November 2008 and has resulted in a lawsuit brought by Robinson and her family against the restaurant chain and Neilly (TSG learned of the incident when IHOP lawyers last month filed a federal court motion seeking to remove the case from a Broward County court). Robinson's negligence complaint alleges that the restaurant served her a "freshly severed finger tip that contained both freshly cut human flesh and blood." IHOP, she charges, did not cease operating after Neilly was injured while preparing her salad, adding that the eatery's actions exposed her and her teenage daughter Ashley (who shared some of the salad) to a variety of possible health problems.

After Hallandale cops were summoned to the restaurant, Robinson told them that she had bitten into a piece of salad that "had a rubbery texture." After spitting out the piece and inspecting it, Robinson "noticed that the unknown piece in her salad was the end of a finger tip which also had a piece of a finger nail attached to it." When police spoke to IHOP manager Robert Clarke, he told them of the Neilly accident, adding that he "did keep the plate and piece of finger in the back office." Two police representatives later responded to IHOP and photographed the remains of Robinson's meal, with Neilly's fingertip at the plate's center. The police evidence photos were provided after TSG filed a public records request.



A subsequent inspection of the eatery by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) resulted in the issuance of a "Serious" violation due to IHOP not requiring cooks "preparing food with knives in the kitchen area to use appropriate hand protection when exposed to hazards such as severe cuts, lacerations or punctures."

Robinson's lawsuit only cites damages in excess of $15,000. However, in a claim letter sent last year to an IHOP insurance carrier, Robinson's lawyers demanded an $18 million settlement payment to Robinson and her husband, and $2.5 million for the couple's 14-year-old daughter. IHOP has yet to answer the complaint, apart from seeking last month to have the matter removed to federal court.

They should be so lucky, that fingertip was better than any of the other garbage they serve at an ihop.

I prefer ihop over waffle house.

Fuck you, waffle house is fucking awesome. Especially when you are drunk

Fuck you, I have to drive to IL for the nearest Waffle House.

For the longest time, Waffle House was called Waffle & Steak in Indiana due to a trademark issue with a restaurant that was already operating under the name Waffle House.

I love Waffle House/Waffle and Steak/Whatever the Fuck It's Called.

How about Roscoe's Chicken And Waffles. I have not ate there, but it is real popular. I wonder how the concept came about.

Benfolio wrote:Fuck you, I have to drive to IL for the nearest Waffle House.

Where in Illinois? way the fuck down south?

I dislike waffles and pancakes. They are merely a vessel for maple syrup, which i don't care for either. Give me french toast.

waffles are pretty great. but informed sources have told me what you call "waffle" aren't actually waffles, but just a slimy disgusting thing that slightly resembles one.

There is a belgian waffle truck here that drives around, it's supposed to be awesome but i've never tried it.

Im not a fan of maple syrup. However different flavored syrups are acceptable. Or blueberry pancakes.

VS wrote:There is a belgian waffle truck here that drives around, it's supposed to be awesome but i've never tried it.

when my brother was in the US, he went to a belgian waffle house with his overseas mates, and he was disgusted, even though his mates thought it was one of the best waffles they've ever eaten..

Waffle House

All the IHOPs in the world could burn down and that would be fine by me. Last time I went there, I sent my pancakes back three times because they only tasted like bacon fat. Not a good combination. I finally just gave up and drank some coffee instead.

Maple syrup is awesome. You heathens can go to hell.

I make these lightly fried pancakes sometimes. theyre orgasmic. waffles and french toast rule too. easily my favorite breakfast foods followed by eggs, bacon, and bagels.

xtine wrote:Waffle House

All the IHOPs in the world could burn down and that would be fine by me. Last time I went there, I sent my pancakes back three times because they only tasted like bacon fat. Not a good combination. I finally just gave up and drank some coffee instead.

Maple syrup is awesome. You heathens can go to hell.

last time i was at ihop was about 5 years ago. i got the banana walnut pancakes. they werent bad, but i thought they would be better. if you want the best pancakes/waffles though you have to go to little independent places, not the big chains. i guess that's pretty much true with any type of food though.

What happened to cooking your own damn food?