TOMATO RECALL THE 2 CHICAGO RETAURANTS THAT SICKENED THE MOST

More than half of the Chicago cases of salmonella linked the tomato recall occurred at two locations of a very popular Mexican restaurant.

CBS 2 chicago reports that of those 383 cases, eleven have been linked to the two Adobo Grill restaurant locations in Chicago; one in Old Town and another in Wicker Park. All eleven people became ill in May.

The Chicago Department of Public Health said, "The restaurant has cooperated fully with the investigation with us, to take steps to ensure that there would be no possibility of any further salmonella spread."

Both Adobo Grill restaurants were open for business Wednesday evening and patrons both dinning on and taking out.

Adobo Grill is known for using fresh ingredients. News the popular eatery was tied to salmonella tainted tomatoes was met with different reactions from those who frequent the restaurant.

One patron said, "When we ate there, I thought the food was very good and I had no problem. Everything was fine. I would go back there again."

The company that operates the restaurants said it was not to blame for the contamination.

Since mid-April, 17 Chicagoans are known to have been made ill by the bacterium believed by federal investigators to be linked to consumption of certain types of raw tomatoes, the release said.

All 17 have recovered fully or are almost fully recovered, CDPH officials said. Most of the illnesses occurred in mid and late May, though several additional cases are awaiting laboratory results that may connect them to the multi-state outbreak.

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