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Diner claims she nearly ate cow tooth in 'Democrat' taco

Nohemi Castillo filed the suit October thirteenth in Travis County court against Torchy's and its parent company; the amount would be set by a jury.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on The Weekend Shift
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe promised you this one: Nohemi Castillo is suing Torchy's Tacos for up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars after finding a cow tooth in a Democrat taco she ordered in June at the South Congress location in Austin.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTorchy's confirmed the object was a cow tooth, and says such incidents can occur in meat processing but are rare.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe taco is beef barbacoa, so the tooth wasn't even a surprise guest, it was just early.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEarly.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBrock, is there any chance of a tooth fairy front moving in?

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