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Diner finds hairs in ribeye; Cook accused of putting them there

AP
Posted: 2008-02-28 21:40:43

WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) - A restaurant cook is out of a job and facing a
felony charge after being accused of hiding hairs in a ribeye because
a customer complained the first steak served to him was overcooked.

Kevin Hansen, who dined at the steakhouse with friends and family
Saturday, said he ordered a 16-ounce ribeye cooked medium rare, with a
warm, red center, according to the criminal complaint filed against
cook Ryan Kropp.

When restaurant service manager Michael Liberatore stopped by the
table, Hansen told him the steak was cooked medium, not medium rare.

Hansen declined an offer of a new steak, but Liberatore persisted and
offered a new steak he could take home, the complaint said.

Liberatore then took what was left of the first steak and showed it to
Kropp and the other cook on duty "so that they could both learn what a
medium rare steak was supposed to look like," the complaint said.

Hansen went to police Sunday to complain of hair in the second steak.
A police officer observed "several strands of what appeared to be hair
coming out of the middle of the steak," the complaint said.

Kropp, 24, of West Bend, was charged Wednesday with a felony of
placing foreign objects in edibles, carrying up to 3 1/2 years in
prison and a $10,000 fine. He was released on a signature bond.

Kropp admitted to police he put a few of his facial hairs on the
steak, saying he was angry the customer sent the other steak back and
thought he was "just trying to get free stuff," according to the
complaint.

According to the complaint, a second kitchen worker told police Kropp
put a slit in the steak and pushed something inside, then stated,
"These are my pubes," referring to pubic hair.

Travis Doster, a spokesman for the Texas Roadhouse chain of 288
restaurants in 44 states, said Thursday night that Kropp and the other
worker were both terminated.

"Food safety is our number one priority and we will not allow anyone
to compromise that," Doster said. "As a company, we're not only
shocked, we're angry that someone would pull such a reckless stunt as
putting facial hair in a steak."

He said the West Bend restaurant has an excellent inspection record.
"I just feel for the staff because they really work hard, and one
silly stupid stunt impacts everybody," he said.

Kropp has a hearing scheduled March 26 in Washington County Circuit
Court.

There was no answer when The Associated Press called a phone listing
for Kropp Thursday night seeking comment. A message for his lawyer,
public defender Erin Joy Larsen, was not immediately returned.



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