Number Of Bob Chinn's Food Poisoning Cases Now At 146

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jan 13, 2012 10:30PM

Bob Chinn's is open again after closing Tuesday when patrons became ill eating there, but the number of food poisoning cases stemming from their Tuesday scare have more than doubled since.

The total number of norovirus cases stemming from Bob Chinn's now stands at 146. Both restaurant spokesman Dan Erdman and Cook County Department of Public Health spokeswoman Amy Poore say the restaurant is now safe to visit. But the investigation continues as to what was the cause of the outbreak.

Poore said the County health department has received dozens of calls from people who said they became ill eating at Bob Chinn's, but that gastrointestinal illness is common this time of year, which further clouds whether all the cases reported originated from the restaurant.