Do NOT Read If Eating: Most Revolting Dining Story EVER

This story—and we do hope it's a story—makes the guy who complained about a snake head on his plate at TGI Friday's seem like a big fat baby: A German tourist claims that while eating steak and spinach at the Waldorf Astoria on Friday night, he bit into something you'd only expect to find on the menu at a Red Roof Inn. There's really no delicate way to put this: Axel Sanz-Claus tells ABC News that during his meal at the legendary hotel's Bull and Bear Steak House, he bit into a blood-soaked tampon. UGH: "I had it in my mouth, chewed it and nearly swallowed it," Sanz-Claus says, adding, "This is so disgusting, I've felt sick ever since."

It's unclear exactly what Sanz-Claus did to piss off his waitress, but we do know that after spitting the tampon out, he rinsed his mouth with brandy, then vomited in the bathroom. The hotel called an ambulance, and he went to the E.R. at New York Presbyterian, where he claims the doctor cut the object in half and confirmed it was a used tampon. He's been tested for hepatitis, and was told to be tested for AIDS in two months! Sanz-Claus also says he has not been able to sleep or eat since the episode. And you can bet it's going to take a lot of money before he rests again.

The Waldorf-Astoria released the following statement. "We are conducting an internal investigation, but have reason to believe that the circumstances surrounding this incident are highly suspicious. At this time we are not at liberty to provide any additional details." Unfortunately for the hotel, even if Sanz-Claus is trying to pull a hoax like the Wendy's finger lady, just the rumor of something this revolting is enough to turn off diners... from the entire restaurant industry.

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By John Del Signore in Food on July 15, 2009 10:45 AM

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Wadukadoo

Maybe she only put some of the absorbant blood filled part on there underneith the steak and not the entire tampon, just a thought.

Smokezz

Was the waitress hot?

Barbj8

Eesy for yoo to zay zis vus a hoax, but I svear on de grafe uff die fuhrer zat ze tampn was de reel sing. Yavole!

snickerdoodle

A German tourist....

End of story, there you go. Just another ugly european looking for a good old U.S. $$ ca$h $ettlement.

I hope the Waldorf-Astoria sues him for filing a false report and he's kicked out of the country, never to be allowed back in again.

Buck Owens

Dash Snow would have called this stunt "performance art"!

for the love of god

Keep my friends name out of your mouth. Have some respect.

moonbeam

Why is this even in the news? It's obviously a scam.

JoeyGirl

this is the most disgusting thing i've read today.

Rfive

Bullshit. Never happened. Tourist? Where's the photos?

Musicianyc

If this is true I hope they tested him for toxic shock syndrome too.

sexisicilian

Axel Sanz-Claus ?! Are you kidding me just reading his name is too much.

NannyState

Pussy. Just roll with it and chase it with something strong, like a Bloody Mary.

Rfive

Pussy? Um, yeah!

Jen S

He should've tried this somewhere less schmaltzy.

dagblad

I absolutely do not believe him.

This simply reeks of invention. It's so typical in Germany to decry the United States for being overly litigous, and if it hasn't happened yet, why wouldn't some German get the bright idea to game the system for a profitable chuckle? Who else could come up with such a revolting scam?

The restaurant and police should take this most seriously, and put this ass in his place.

AvenueHebrew

It sounds more like you're just mad about Germany. And other non-America countries.

r1b2

Years ago, I had the pecan pie at Ye Olde Waverly Tavern. My date and I noticed a bunch of small roaches wandering around but tried to ignore them. I joked that it would be awful if they were in my pie, from which I had already taken one bite. Then I looked down at the next forkful. Yes, roaches baked into it. In my defense, roaches and pecans look alike in a dimly lit room.

Which leads me to.... How the f@*k do you not notice that your putting a tampon in your mouth, you stupid mother f@*ker? Give me a mother f@*king break, mother f@*ker. F@*k the f@*k off, okay? Go the f@*k back home, mother f@*ker.

Whew, I feel much better.

r1b2

Years ago, I had the pecan pie at Ye Olde Waverly Tavern. My date and I noticed a bunch of small roaches wandering around but tried to ignore them. I joked that it would be awful if they were in my pie, from which I had already taken one bite. Then I looked down at the next forkful. Yes, roaches baked into it. In my defense, roaches and pecans look alike in a dimly lit room.

Which leads me to.... How the f@*k do you not notice that your putting a tampon in your mouth, you stupid mother f@*ker? Give me a mother f@*king break, mother f@*ker. F@*k the f@*k off, okay? Go the f@*k back home, mother f@*ker.

Whew, I feel much better.

silver

OLD!

BYOC, Bring Your Own Cockroach [for a free meal and gift certificate]!!!!

JacqueMehoff

what did he think the string was?

Gena

Bullshit. How do you hide a tampon inside a steak? Also, like someone mentioned above, those things expand as they absorb fluid. There's no way he could have gone so far as to put it in his mouth without realizing that it wasn't food.

ides_of_march

Maybe he's vagitarian.

tangent

Well, they never said where he was eating the steak FROM...

Felix Hoenikker

Black Angus Filet of Meat Curtain, USDA Choice

Nyctini11

LMFAO

mingum

Santa Claus ate a tampon? Really?

mgreen49

yes mingum, there is a sanz-claus

mrguy

I'm calling shenanigans.

Rocknrope

Looks like Project Mayhem is still running.

Felix Hoenikker

The first rule of Project Mayhem....

Soggy

No way. An unused tampon would be noticeable on a plate. A used tampon that has also absorbed the juices from the meal? These things are not tiny! How would he bite into it, chew it, and almost swallow it? How big is his mouth? BS.

Nyctini11

Can they do a DNA test on the tampon since they say it was used?

PTG in nyc

That's what I'm thinking. If it's his wife's DNA, then he's a lying Nazi bastard. If it belongs to someone on the kitchen staff, then he's set for life. If it's random, then someone is a sick fuck that went fishing for used tampons to either pull off a hoax or poison a diner.

Tpooh2

To think that he even went fishing for used tampons is disgusting.

gpoint

i'm confused as to which part of steak and spinach a tampon is capable of imitating

they are fairly large to stick the whole thing in your mouth, unless it was part of a tampon?

need more details, but it sounds suspicious

jibbly

Even if this isn't true the mere thought makes me queasy as hell.

Trilby16

In a restaurant down south, my dad took a big drink of iced tea through a straw and got dead cockroach in his mouth. He said the bug fell apart almost immediately as he was spitting out the parts. But a tampon would be hard to miss on a plate, I would think.

CR

Look, if you're not going to order it well-done, they're gonna have to use something to soak up the blood.

AvenueHebrew

Happy Restaurant Week, fuckers!

ChampionOfTheSun

The guy was eating steak and spinach. So, how do you not notice a bloody tampon on your plate? Unless this we a severely undercooked steak, something smells fishy. No pun intended.