Toddler Legally Drunk After Restaurant Gives Him Margarita in Sippy Cup

The boy's blood alcohol level was determined to be .10, over the legal limit for adults.

DETROIT, Mich. (KTLA) -- Applebee's is investigating how a 15-month-old boy was served alcohol at one of its Michigan restaurants.

The child got a "sippy cup" as part of a kids meal, and his mother, identified as Taylor Dill-Reese, thought it contained apple juice.

But after a while, he began talking to the walls, and then put his head down on the table, according to Dill-Reese.

She says she tasted the drink, and it was a margarita.

The boy was rushed to a hospital, where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .10, which is over the legal limit for an adult.

Thankfully, the boy is okay.


Police said it was an accident; a mislabeled bottle at the bar was poured into a cup for the child.

Applebee's has apologized, calling the incident "unacceptable."

Applebee's has changed its serving police for children's drinks in the wake of the incident. It will now pour juice from single-serve containers at the table, the Detroit News reports.

The restaurant also plans to retrain workers.

This isn't the first time Applebee's has mistakenly served alcohol to a child.

In 2006, a New York City Applebee's admitted accidentally serving a 5-year-old a Long Island iced tea alcoholic drink instead of apple juice.