WEST BEND - A cook at the West Bend Texas Roadhouse restaurant was charged
with a felony after allegedly placing hairs inside a steak for a customer
who complained his previous steak was overcooked.
Ryan Kropp, 24, of West Bend was charged with placing foreign objects
in edibles, a class I felony punishable by a maximum three-year prison
term, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Washington County
District Attorney’s office.
The alleged incident occurred Saturday when a manager of the popular
restaurant asked a customer how his steak was. The customer replied that
it was a "little over done, but that it would be OK," according
to the complaint. The manager insisted the customer get a new steak, took
it back to the kitchen and told the cook to prepare a new steak the way
the customer originally or-dered it, medium rare.
