Woman sues popular Texas taco chain for $250K after allegedly finding cow tooth in meal, restaurant confirms

Nohemi Castillo claims she nearly swallowed a cow tooth in her Torchy's Tacos barbacoa, and the Austin chain confirmed the unusual object was real.

Woman sues popular Texas taco chain for $250K after allegedly finding cow tooth in meal, restaurant confirms

TL;DR

  • Nohemi Castillo claims she found a cow tooth in her Torchy's Tacos order on June 9.
  • Torchy's Tacos confirmed the object was a cow tooth, attributing it to rare occurrences during meat processing.
  • Castillo is suing for at least $250,000, alleging medical expenses, physical pain, and mental anguish.
  • The lawsuit claims Torchy's failed to properly prepare and inspect food, and inadequately monitored its meat supplier.
  • The restaurant stated it has reinforced procedures with its supplier to prevent future incidents.