Inspection commissioner dines at Cleveland Circle Chipotle
A Chipotle near Boston College has reopened weeks after 136 students and other patrons fell ill with norovirus. Laboratory tests determined that the culprit was norovirus, although officials couldn’t determine how the virus was transmitted. “This last week they brought in a bird expert”, Christopher told the Herald.
“It didn’t affect me, so I’m not nervous at all”, said Liz Muldowney, one of the first customers to patronize the Chipotle after it reopened. Christopher says he hadn’t eaten at Chipotle in years, but the food was “wonderful” and he experienced no side effects, told the WashingtonTimes.
On Wednesday, Chipotle received permission to once again serve and sell food, but a water leak further postponed the reopening of the restaurant.
The Brighton Chipotle restaurant that caused a norovirus outbreak among students earlier this month has reopened, reports the Boston Globe.
The restaurant in Boston’s Cleveland Circle neighborhood reopened on Saturday, spokesman Chris Arnold said in an email.
“I think I’m going to wean myself off of this particular chain and moved to maybe another restaurant”, he said. “Someone had to try it again”.
Some of the Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants in the United States have also been in news recently after several people were reported sick from the E. coli infection across nine states.
Nikhil Shankar, an ER doctor at nearby Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said the new bill of health issued by city officials was enough for him to feel comfortable eating at the popular franchise.
A Chipotle restaurant in Boston that sickened more than 100 people is back in business this week after receiving the green light from city health officials.
Chipotle released a statement on their website regarding the recent E. coli and norovirus outbreaks, assuring customers that the incidents are unrelated, and while it may be impossible for them to prevent foodborne illness, they are doing everything in their power to reduce the chances of similar outbreaks in the future.