PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh woman says she was enjoying her appetizer at The Cheesecake Factory when she bit down on a piece of glass.
Cheesecake Factory is facing a lawsuit filed Jan. 9 by Ishania Forsett in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. The plaintiff, represented by Chaffin Luhana LLP, alleges that she suffered harm due to an incident at the Cheesecake Factory's location at 1000 Ross Park Mall Drive, Pittsburgh.
The complaint revolves around an event that took place on May 26, 2022. According to the filing, Forsett ordered a Sweet Corn Tamale appetizer from the restaurant menu.
"(T)he Plaintiff bit into the appetizer and bit down on the foreign object causing her immediate injury," the suit says.
"(T)he Plaintiff removed the foreign object from her mouth, immediately inspected the appetizer further, and discovered the foreign object to be a piece of glass within the appetizer. At all times material hereto, the Plaintiff immediately showed the appetizer and piece of glass to The Cheesecake Factory manager, Andrew Kelly, who confirmed the existence of the foreign object, although he disagreed as to whether the object was glass or hard plastic.
"The Manager informed Plaintiff that the rest of the same or similar appetizers were thereafter disposed of by the kitchen because of the presence of the foreign object in Plaintiff’s appetizer."