Texas restaurant ordered to pay $2.8 million to woman burned at BBQ South

A Texas jury has ordered the restaurant chain to pay $2.8 million to a woman who sued after she was burned by BBQ sauce.

Jensen Monita, 19, sued Bill Miller Bar-BQ Enterprises in October 2023 after she was served the sauce that caused her second-degree burns earlier in the year.

The incident occurred in May 2023 when Monita ordered breakfast tacos with barbecue sauce from the restaurant, according to court documents. Seen on FOX 26 Houston.

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After taking the soup out of the bag, Monita dropped it on her leg because of how hot it was and sustained second degree burns.

According to the lawsuit, the restaurant’s policy states that the soup should be at least 165 degrees when served, but the soup was said to be 189 degrees that day.

Genesis Monita, 19, suffered second-degree burns after dropping barbecue sauce on her leg. (Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Monita was awarded a total of $2.8 million by a jury of six men and six women on Friday.

She was awarded more than $25,000 in medical expenses and $900,000 in damages for past and future mental illness, physical illness and disability.

The restaurant franchise was found “grossly negligent” by a jury, which awarded Monita $1.9 million in punitive damages.

The jury, made up of six men and six women, found Bill Miller’s Bar-BQ to be “grossly negligent” in the case. (Spencer Weiner-Pool/Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Bill Miller Bar-BQ may appeal the verdict, but nothing has been filed as of Sunday, FOX 26 reported.

Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, the restaurant chain was founded in 1953 and has 75 locations between the San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Austin areas.