SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – A popular restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown was shut down today by the Department of Health for serving horse meat.

The United States Department Agriculture (USDA) has not approved the sale of horse meat for human consumption in the country, although it can be used in pet food.

We can’t name the restaurant pending the filing of charges in court tomorrow, but we obtained a copy of its menu which, indeed, indicated that it was serving horse meat.

The menu item in question was “beef tenderloin with stallions.”

The restaurant owner told The Adobo Chronicles that it was all a matter of misunderstanding (and typo)  on its menu.  The item meant to read, “beef tenderloin with scallions.”