While dining at a New York restaurant food chain a Manhattan, a theatrical agent got more greens than she bargained for in her kale salad.
NBC News reported that Robin Sandusky, 31, ordered a kale salad from a Guy & Gallard store in Chelsea, Manhattan, Tuesday afternoon. Halfway through eating her food, she claimed to have found a lizard head. The reptile was found after the food was delivered to her Chelsea office.
"It was the craziest thing," she told the New York Post. "After a few bites, I look down at my fork, and think, 'Oh, is that a piece of asparagus?' And then I saw that it had eyes, and an arm."
Sandusky called the store and asked for a refund on the $4.25 salad. She also declined the store's offer for a replacement. A delivery worker picked up the salad and refunded Sandusky.
"I order from them all the time," she said. "The same kind of salad at least every day for the last two weeks, and it's been fine."
The manager said he apologized but could not confirm that a dead animal part was in the food. He reportedly was not at the restaurant when the salad was returned.
"She told me, but I didn't check it. When the salad came back, I wasn't here," the deli manager said. "Honestly, I've never heard of something like this. I've never even seen a lizard in New York!"
Guy and Gallard managing partner Jason Jeffries said the company is investigating the matter.
"Guy and Gallard pride ourselves on serving our customers the best and most nutritious food possible," Jeffries said in an e-mailed statement. "We consistently receive good food inspection scores and we are currently looking into this issue. Guy and Gallard will continue to provide our customers with great service."
Last December, a Wall Street Journal employee found a dead frog in her salad.
