A simple complaint about hot soup at a Temple, Texas restaurant became a violent attack that made headlines across the country in November 2021. Amanda Nicole Martinez, 31, was arrested and charged with assault causing bodily injury after security cameras caught her throwing soup right into the face of a restaurant worker at Sol De Jalisco Mexican restaurant.
The trouble started when Martinez ordered a spicy menudo soup from the restaurant on 4201 S. General Bruce Drive. After she picked up her order, she called the restaurant to complain that the soup was so hot it melted the plastic lid on the takeout container. Restaurant manager Jannelle Broland, 24, talked with Martinez on the phone and offered ways to fix the problem.
