--- description: A woman reportedly found a lizard head in her kale salad, the New York Post reports. title: This Photo of a Lizard Head Found in a Salad Is Enough to Make You Never Want to Eat Kale Again image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Everybody Panic: New York Woman Claims She Found a Lizard Head in a Kale Salad  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 12, 2014 4:12 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 12, 2014 4:12 PM CUT A New York theater agent reportedly found what looks like the head of a lizard in her kale salad Tuesday, the _New York Post_ [reports](http://nypost.com/2014/03/11/lizard-head-found-in-salad-from-midtown-deli/ "undefined"). Robin Sandusky, 31, [told the newspaper](http://nypost.com/2014/03/11/lizard-head-found-in-salad-from-midtown-deli/ "undefined") that she ordered in the greens from a Midtown deli called Guy & Gallard. When she saw the foreign object in the leafy greens, [she reportedly thought](http://nypost.com/2014/03/11/lizard-head-found-in-salad-from-midtown-deli/ "undefined"), “‘Oh, is that a piece of asparagus?’ And then I saw that it had eyes, and an arm.” She sent the salad back to the deli, which refunded her purchase, according to the [Post](http://nypost.com/2014/03/11/lizard-head-found-in-salad-from-midtown-deli/ "undefined"). In a statement, Guy & Gallard managing partner Jason Jeffries said, “We consistently receive good food inspection scores, and we are currently looking into this issue.” Her story even gave mystery author R.L. Stine _goosebumps_: True Horror: NYC woman finds lizard head in her salad. — R.L. Stine (@RL\_Stine) [March 12, 2014](https://twitter.com/RL%5FStine/status/443756107186851841?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") _This story has been updated to include a statement from Guy & Gallard._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/21484/everybody-panic-new-york-woman-claims-she-found-a-lizard-head-in-a-kale-salad/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/21484/everybody-panic-new-york-woman-claims-she-found-a-lizard-head-in-a-kale-salad/"},"headline":"Everybody Panic: New York Woman Claims She Found a Lizard Head in a Kale Salad","datePublished":"2014-03-12T16:12:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:07:43.294Z","description":"Lunch hour drama even attracts the attention of R.L. Stine","url":"https://time.com/21484/everybody-panic-new-york-woman-claims-she-found-a-lizard-head-in-a-kale-salad/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/21484/everybody-panic-new-york-woman-claims-she-found-a-lizard-head-in-a-kale-salad/","name":"Everybody Panic: New York Woman Claims She Found a Lizard Head in a Kale Salad"}}]}] ```