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A California doctor has sued a Thai restaurant after she was served a dish she said was so spicy it allegedly caused her “irreversible” damage.
Dr. Harjasleen Walia, a board-certified neurologist in San Jose, filed a lawsuit over Coup de Thai's Dragon Balls dish, which she tried in 2023, according to court documents obtained by the Mercury News.
The lawsuit was filed in July 2023, but Valla is back in the spotlight after she decided to appear pro se in court this week. Valla claims an appetizer from a Los Gatos restaurant burned her vocal cords, esophagus, and the inside of her right nostril.
According to the Coup de Thai website, Dragon Ball is made with “spicy chicken balls stir-fried with mint, shallots and green onions.”
The dish, which also contains “cilantro, kaffir lime leaves, chili peppers and rice powder,” is served hot.
A California woman has sued a restaurant after she was served a dish (not pictured) that was so spicy it left her “permanently” scarred. The restaurant denies causing any damage. (iStock)
The main ingredient is Thai chili pepper, also known as bird's eye pepper.
The pepper's heat ranges from 50,000 to 100,000 Scoville Units (SHU), making it hotter than cayenne and serrano, but less hot than habanero.
The lawsuit alleges that Walia asked the waiter to reduce the amount of spice in her dish because “she does not tolerate spicy food,” the Mercury News reported.
According to the lawsuit, the waiter agreed, but then Valia took a bite of the dish.
The lawsuit says Walia “felt like her entire mouth, roof of her mouth, tongue, throat and nose were burning like they were on fire,” so much so that her “eyes and nose began to water and she began to cough.”
The dish included birdseye chili peppers, which have a heat rating of between 50,000 and 100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). (iStock)
The doctor also said she had lost her voice and was diagnosed with internal “chemical burns” due to the chilli peppers in the dish.
“[Valiya] drank a whole glass of coconut water and more water, but the burning sensation did not subside.”
“[She] has suffered permanent injuries and will suffer from them forever,” the lawsuit states.
Valia's lawsuit also states that she asked a waiter to bring her a dairy product to relieve the burning sensation, but no help was provided.
The lawsuit states that “Ms. Valia was not offered or provided with milk, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream or other dairy products to relieve the obvious burning sensation.”
A California doctor has reported internal 'chemical burns' from the chili peppers in chicken meatballs (not pictured). (iStock)
“[Valiya] drank a whole glass of coconut water and more water, but the burning sensation did not subside.”
The lawsuit claims the food in question is “unfit for human consumption.”
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