This morning's Jersey edition of The Inquirer contains Sam Wood's report of a Burlington County couple who are suing T.G.I. Friday's. They claim to have found the carcass of a dead mouse in a side dish of cheddar mashed potatoes they ordered from the Friday's in Marlton in 2005.
The couple filed a lawsuit only days before the expiration of the two-year statute of limitations.
The Burlington County Health Department, which inspected the restaurant shortly after the alleged discovery, reported that it had found no evidence of mouse infestation. The report said a Friday's manager had said that a green onion placed on top “may have resembled a mouse’s tail” and lumps in the overcooked potatoes “may have been mistaken as decomposed mouse remains." The report concluded it was “unlikely” that a mouse could have gone unnoticed in the mashed potatoes.