Nutty Fun
Sometimes you feel like a lawsuit...
A big post card made its way into the Dallas Observer offices last week. On the front was a bright color photo of a Caribbean chicken salad with peanuts and tropical papaya. On the flip side was the recipe for the salad under the headline: "USA Peanuts...what fun tastes like."
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Green Papaya
3211 Oak Lawn Ave.
Dallas, TX 75219
Category: Restaurant > Vietnamese
Region: Uptown & Oak Lawn
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Sometimes though, peanuts and papaya can be no fun at all. Just ask John Morelock, who went to Green Papaya, a Vietnamese restaurant on Oak Lawn, with several of his friends and acquaintances last June and had a less than fun experience. After ordering from the menu, Morelock stressed to the waiter that his food must be completely peanut-free on account of his nasty peanut allergies. Just to be doubly sure, Morelock checked with the waiter again when his food was delivered to be sure there were no peanuts in his meal. The waiter assured him there was not a fun nut in the dish. But when Morelock began to eat his food, he immediately commenced a "violent and nearly fatal allergic reaction, necessitating his immediate transport to the emergency room at St. Paul's Medical Center." Not to mention an immediate call to a lawyer. Morelock filed suit against Green Papaya for damages a few weeks ago detailing his reaction and citing "great physical and mental pain and anguish" and "severe injuries, as well as a great shock to his entire system."
Green Papaya owner Alan Mai says his insurance company is handling the peanut case and he has no comment.
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