If you go out and order a fillet they serve sirloin but say it is fillet is that not false advertisement?

I know what a fillet mignon is and what a sirloin is and I have been to two places that served sirloin but said it was fillet. Is there some kind of law that says you should serve what is advertised and not something else? and try to charge what a fillet cost. who could you go to to find out the FDA?If you go out and order a fillet they serve sirloin but say it is fillet is that not false advertisement?
Unfortunately there is technically sirloin ';fillet'; as well as tenderloin fillet (or true ';mignon.';) If they did not specifically call it a mignon they can call almost any boneless cut a fillet. Yes it's deceptive and yes you should probably complain maybe to your local restaurant columns, the BBB in your area or maybe one of those local TV station ';watchdog'; reporters. But the FDA isn't going to do anything (they'll consider it small potatoes.)


If they did call it a fillet mignon you've got a better case. Then you should contact your city's restaurant inspectors and whatever city department handles restaurant licensing. In that situation the restaurant can be fined or even shut down.If you go out and order a fillet they serve sirloin but say it is fillet is that not false advertisement?
It's called ';Deceptive Trade Practice'; it's commonly referred to in lay terms as ';Bait and Switch';. The Deceptive Trade Practice laws include many different scenarios with many different businesses.


The violation you have posted is where businesses use language in describing a product, in a manner, which leads consumers to believe they are purchasing an item that in reality is something different.


Seeing as most everyone assumes that a fillet is a tender portion of the cow, when they see fillet being advertised they will automatically assume they are receiving a premium cut of beef, not a Sirloin fillet.


Seriously, how many restaurants and stores have you ever seen the term Sirloin fillet? It is apparent these businesses are purposely trying to mislead the consumer,


Contact the Better Business Bureau and the Attorney General of your state, as they are the best sources to stop businesses from engaging in Deceptive Trade Practices.


There will, most likely, not be any legal ramifications, except for large fines and mandatory compliance to correct advertisement techniques.