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Diner claims she nearly ate cow tooth stuffed in ‘Democrat’ taco at Tex-Mex restaurant

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Hussain, Z. (2026, October 18). Diner claims she nearly ate cow tooth stuffed in ‘Democrat’ taco at Tex-Mex restaurant. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/diner-claims-she-nearly-ate-cow-tooth-stuffed-in-democrat-taco-at-tex-mex-restaurant/

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Nohemi Castillo filed a lawsuit against Torchy’s Tacos after finding a cow tooth in her "Democrat" taco, which contains beef barbacoa made from beef cheek, at one of their South Congress locations on June 9. Castillo was forced to visit a doctor and is now suing the restaurant for up to $250,000, alleging negligence in food safety standards. Torchy’s confirmed the object as a cow tooth and assured they would work with their supplier to prevent future incidents, emphasizing that such occurrences are rare during meat processing.

Written by AI on 2026-10-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Nohemi Castillo, a Texas woman, has filed a lawsuit against Torchy’s Tacos after finding a cow's tooth in her to-go order of "Democrat" tacos on June 9. The incident occurred at the South Congress location in Austin. According to Castillo’s lawyer, Scott Vasquez, she was horrified upon discovering the tooth and immediately sought medical attention. She is now seeking $250,000 in damages for her emotional distress and violation of food safety standards.

Torchy’s Tacos confirmed the discovery, stating it could happen when processing meat but is rare. The company has partnered with its supplier to reinforce internal procedures to prevent such incidents in the future. Castillo alleges negligence and breach of implied warranties, as well as violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Food Safety Modernization Act.

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A “grossed-out” diner nearly swallowed a cow tooth that was stuffed in a takeout taco from a Texas-based chain restaurant, a new lawsuit claims. uncertain

lawsuit → gross → restaurant

Nohemi Castillo is suing Torchy’s Tacos after she discovered a cow tooth in a “Democrat” taco — consisting of beef barbacoa made with beef cheek — from a South Congress location of the fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant on June 9, KVUE reported. asserted

KVUE → sue → June

The restaurant offers both Democrat and Republican tacos, according to its menu. uncertain

restaurant → offer → menu

Castillo was “grossed out and sickened” by the foreign cow canine and had to visit a doctor that night, where she was prescribed medication, the lawsuit obtained by the outlet said. asserted

lawsuit → gross → outlet

The manager of the Torchy’s was informed of the unexpected tooth, but it was “unclear what, if anything, he did to remedy the problem within his food and under his control,” the suit claimed. uncertain

suit → inform → control

Castillo is suing Torchy’s for up to $250,000 as determined by a jury, alleging the restaurant negligently sold a product that did not meet food safety standards, the outlet reported. asserted

outlet → sue → standards

“[Torchy’s failed to] properly inspect, prepare, or monitor food and taco meat to prevent foreign objects from entering the food product before placing it into the stream of commerce,” the lawsuit said, per Fox7. asserted

lawsuit → fail → Fox7

Torchy’s confirmed in a statement to the outlet that the object was a cow tooth and vowed to step up internal procedures with their supplier to prevent another similar mishap. asserted

object → confirm → mishap

“We are aware of the situation and take all concerns about our food seriously. asserted

We → take → food

We source the highest quality food available, which means our barbacoa comes from natural beef cheek that we source from a supplier,” a Torchy’s spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → source → supplier

“Food safety is a top priority, and we maintain robust food handling, preparation, and quality control procedures. asserted

we → maintain → procedures

Upon receiving the guest complaint, we conducted a thorough review and identified the item as a cow tooth,” the statement continued. asserted

statement → receive → tooth

“This can occasionally happen when processing the meat, though it is quite rare. asserted

it → happen → meat

We have partnered with our supplier to reinforce their internal procedures to prevent this from happening in the future. asserted

We → partner → future

“ Torchy’s did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment. asserted

Torchy → respond → comment

Diner claims she nearly ate cow tooth stuffed in ‘Democrat’ taco at Tex-Mex restaurant

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