Applebee's fajitas. Image: Applebee's.
Applebee's customer Hiram Jimenez was bowing his head to pray over his plate of fajitas when he heard "a loud sizzling noise, followed by 'a pop noise' and then felt a burning sensation in his left eye and on his face."
In his lawsuit, Jimenez claims that the popping grease burned his face neck and arms. He says the server neglected to inform him that the sizzling fajitas were hot.
A New Jersey trial judge dismissed the suit, finding Applebee's, a California-based chain with more than 1,900 restaurants, was not required to warn Jimenez "against a danger that is open and obvious."
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