NY Restaurant Serves Alcohol In Mimosas To Kids; 5 Steps To Avoid This At Restaurants[VIDEO]

A Rochester NY restaurant served the kids mimosas with alcohol, instead of plain orange juice. The restaurant serving alcohol in the kids mimosas was not intentional, but certainly inexcusable.

Three little kids, between ages 2 and 7 years old, were drunk after Sunday morning brunch at Bazil Restaurant in Rochester, N.Y when they were served mimisoas with champagne alcohol instead of plain orange juice.

The alcohol in the kids drinks prompted the children to say their drinks tasted funny, but the mother said it must be a different brand. The thought of her kids being serves mimosas with alcohol in lieu of OJ didn't cross her mind.

When the kids became sleepy and the family figured out their drinks were actually mimosas, the waitress apologized and gave the children milk instead.

Not satisfied, DeRoo called police, who he says brushed it off as a mistake that they had no interest in pursuing.

"That's not good enough for us as parents, for having kids drunk and sleeping all day," he said. "It's not fair. And these little kids shouldn't have had any alcohol, period."

Bazil, which identifies itself as a "casual Italian kitchen," was serving brunch for the first time ever, owner Danny Daniele told the television station. When he learned of the mix-up, Daniele says he sent DeRoo an apologetic email and offered to comp the meal.

He said containers will be appropriately labeled and wait staff retrained to avoid such a mistake.

DeRoo said he doesn't plan on taking legal action, he just wants it to be the "first and last time" such a mix-up is made.

"What's important is that we make sure this never happens again," Daniele promised.

At an Applebee's in Madison Heights, Mich., a 15-month-old boy's sippy cup was supposed to be filled with apple juice but was filled with margarita mix and alcohol.

At an Olive Garden in Lakeland, Fla., a 2-year-old was served alcoholic sangria, not orange juice.

So how do we prevent this? 5 easy steps:

• Retrain staff."Every employee is a PR rep," says crisis guru Jonathan Bernstein. "These incidents prove how many crises start with line workers."
• Rethink policies.Alcoholic drinks should be served in different glasses from non-alcoholic, says consultant Linda Lipsky.

Applebee's says it will serve kids juice only from single-serve containers. Olive Garden says it will no longer store pre-made alcoholic drinks.

• Limit bar use.Have alcoholic beverages poured only at the bar and non-alcoholic in the kitchen, consultant Dennis Lombardi suggests.
• Be forthcoming.The chains should clearly post their new policies on their websites, Facebook pages andTwitter accounts, Paine says.
• Involve folks.Encourage social media comment on the policies, Paine says. "People want to talk about it."