Angelo's Reopens After Salmonella Outbreak

CARTERSVILLE, GA -- A Bartow County restaurant is back open after voluntarily closing in light of food it provided at an employee catering event sickened dozens of people. Angelo's New York Style Pizza and Bistro said Monday on its Facebook page that's open and ready to serve the recipes that have made the eatery popular with customers.

"Today we will be open regular hours," the restaurant on Henderson Drive in Cartersville said. "We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday."

The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Georgia District continues to investigate the foodborne illness outbreak, which was caused by salmonella contaminating food served Nov. 14-15 to employees at Toyo Tire. The outbreak sickened dozens and hospitalized five people, the state said.

"We plan to conclude interviews with Toyo employees who attended the event by end of (the) day Tuesday, Nov. 28, and hope to identify the food product that caused of the outbreak," said spokesperson Logan Boss.

That information will be released if the interviews narrow down a "conclusive" source, he added.

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Angelo's was re-inspected Nov. 22 by Bartow County Health Department environmental health specialists, and will undergo another full re-inspection Nov. 27.

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