2 Sue Boston Los Amigos Restaurant In Salmonella Outbreak

BOSTON, MA — A man and a woman filed lawsuits against Los Amigos Taqueria's Brighton location Tuesday after apparently contracting salmonella from the restaurant, which has been named as the root of an emerging outbreak affecting 33 locals and has been temporarily shut down after failing health inspections, according to lawsuits and a health department report reviewed by Patch.

Inspectors found mold, rust, and other substances on surfaces inside the Brighton restaurant during a Thursday inspection, according to a city report.

An inspection of the Los Amigos West Roxbury location also found “several critical health violations" including rodent droppings on food and drink containers and "no verifiable evidence of illness policy training," causing that location to be closed as well, the city said.

The local health department is urging anyone who visited the Brighton location between Friday, May 12, and Thursday to look out for salmonella symptoms, including diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, salmonella are bacteria that make people sick. Most people with Salmonella infection have diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps that begin six hours to six days after infection and last four to seven days, officials said. However, some people do not develop symptoms for several weeks after infection and others experience symptoms for several weeks.

In some cases, salmonella can cause infection in urine, blood, bones, joints, or the nervous system and can cause severe illness, particularly in the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, according to officials.