The rest of the story: (June 1982; the restaurant closed in 1988)
The Mix-up: The story initially spread across international news wires stating she had ordered "snails" (escargot) and that one crawled away. However, because the Limehouse was a Chinese-American restaurant, it did not actually serve escargot. • The Reality: According to local follow-ups by the Los Angeles Times, the customer had actually ordered an order of cashew chicken. The live snail had accidentally hitched a ride into the kitchen on the fresh unwashed vegetables, survived the wok, and was discovered actively trying to crawl off her dinner plate!
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The rest of the story: (June 1982; the restaurant closed in 1988)
The Mix-up: The story initially spread across international news wires stating she had ordered "snails" (escargot) and that one crawled away. However, because the Limehouse was a Chinese-American restaurant, it did not actually serve escargot.
• The Reality: According to local follow-ups by the Los Angeles Times, the customer had actually ordered an order of cashew chicken. The live snail had accidentally hitched a ride into the kitchen on the fresh unwashed vegetables, survived the wok, and was discovered actively trying to crawl off her dinner plate!
The suit was resolved out of court
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