Applebee's, Olive Garden Paying for a Round of Drinks

Don’t they card people to avoid these sorts of mistakes? Maybe the sippy cups should’ve been a sign that these customers were underage?

Olive Garden and Applebee’s are feeling the fever because they’ve served alcohol to small kids. They say it was just a crazy oversight, but as  publicist Katherine Paine tells USA Today, “The problem is, it’s too good a story. It’s got babies, alcohol and food.” All things that get massive amounts of attention.

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