Wood?

During the 5 hour event that occurred yesterday (eye doctor) we needed to eat lunch.  Since there was a Fridays located near by we decided to stop in and eat.  

The young ones order the standard chicken fingers meal.   I ordered the Mediterranean Salad with chicken meal.  We were famished so when the food came we got right down to eating.  Not too much talking was going on as we consumed our food.   Then it happened some where near the bottom of my dish, I bit into something that sent some needles through my mouth (reminder - all my dental work).  I fished said item out of my mouth.  It appeared to be a stem of some sort.  Which was extremely surprising because there was nothing in my salad that would have one.   I tried to cut it with a steak knife and couldn't.  I brought it to the waiters attention.  About 10 minutes later the manager comes over to apologize and see if there is anything else I would like.   Seems it was a piece of WOOD!   Needless to say, I received a free lunch!

There has only been one other time in my life that I found something in my food that did not belong there.  So now I ask you.  Has anyone ever gone out to eat and had a foreign item end up on their plate?!?