Ohio: Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County is investigating an outbreak of illness associated with eating at Lucky’s Taproom & Eatery. The restaurant is located at 520 East Fifth Street in Dayton. The agency received an initial complaint of illness on Monday, February 29 and inspected the business the same day.
The outbreak – linked to consumption of “house-made” mayonnaise – has sickened up to 77 individuals and has Drew Trick, the owner of Lucky’s, promising that the eatery will never make its mayonnaise in-house again.
Trick wrote, “Well, it seems our efforts to source locally and make our food from scratch has failed our customers and ourselves. Know that we are doing all that is possible to rectify the situation and eliminate the chance of this happening again.”
The last official count, according to John Steele, spokesman for Public Health — Dayton & Montgomery County, stood at 77 ill. Those who became sick reported stomach cramps, diarrhea, headaches, nausea and vomiting. The restaurant shut down Monday, Feb. 29.
Five people required hospitalization, although health officials said they don’t know whether anyone remains hospitalized. Health officials expect the number of confirmed salmonella cases to rise as test results are completed, Steele said.
Kayti Adams of Dayton told WHIO-TV that she was diagnosed with salmonella. She ate a Cobb Salad at Lucky’s on Feb. 28 and started feeling ill two days later. Her boyfriend, who ate a sandwich, did not get sick.
Adams suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, and her fever reached 102.7 degrees. She sought treatment at the Kettering Medical Center emergency room on Friday and received treatment to help her re-hydrate. The hospital called her Sunday and told her a stool sample had confirmed she had salmonella.
Health agency spokesman Steele said, “When the restaurant reopens, I think the public should be confident that everything is going to be fine. A food-borne issue like this can happen at any restaurant at any time.”
If you ate at Lucky’s Taproom & Eatery in Dayton, Ohio and have experienced these symptoms, see your doctor, as this should be recorded on your medical chart in the event other related health problems occur in the future.
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