Toddler Given Wine Instead Of Apple Juice At Japanese Restaurant In California

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A California restaurant accidentally served a toddler wine instead of apple juice — landing her in a hospital with a dangerously high blood alcohol level, according to her parents.

Noemi Valencia and her partner were dining with their 2-year-old daughter at the Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant in Salinas Saturday evening when the girl suddenly got wobbly, she told KSBW 8.

“She was swaying, she was falling over, she was leaning on walls, she couldn’t hold her head up, she was slurring her words,” Valencia said.

She peeked inside the little girl’s juice cup — which had been served with a lid — then gave the brownish-red liquid a sniff and quickly determined it was alcohol, she said.

The frightened parents rushed the tipsy tot to an emergency room, where they learned her blood alcohol was .12 — nearly twice the legal driving limit for adults.

A manager at the eatery said a server had inadvertently given the child house-made cooking wine that was mislabeled “apple juice,” according to the station.

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Toddler served wine instead of apple juice at California restaurant — landing her in emergency room with .12 BAC

Noemi Valencia and her partner were dining with their 2-year-old daughter at Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant in Salinas Saturday when the tot suddenly got wobbly

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[Alxprkrkrls]

A similar incident happened to me at 12, a waiter who didn’t speak English brought me regular piña coladas instead of the virgin ones I asked for. I ended up belligerent and yelled at my stepdad. They finally figured out what happened but I still got grounded for being rude. I still think it was an unjust punishment

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I see a big fat lawsuit in the restaurant's future.