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David James

Manhattan taco spot defeats German tourist who filed $100k lawsuit after their ‘dangerous’ hot salsa gave him ‘diarrhea for days’

If you visit a Mexican restaurant, expect some spice. One German tourist to New York, Faycal Manz, apparently didn’t get the memo on that. In August 2024, he stopped into Los Tacos No. 1 in Times Square, Manhattan, where he ordered three tacos.

Court documents say that Manz revealed, “as a German, he had never eaten tacos before”. After receiving his tray of delicious tacos, Manz made a beeline for the self-service salsa bar where he “proceeded to put hefty portions of salsa on top of all three tacos: two receiving a “red” salsa and the third a “green” salsa”.

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