Food poisoning from Chiquito

Meadows

Just read the Tripadvisor review review myself and think this is very unfair as sites like TA are abused and too easy to post comments that are not backed up by confirmed evidence.

While I sympathise with the OP if they genuinely had food poisoning and as a result of eating in this restaurant then they should only post on a site if they can back it up with hard evidence and not just assumptions.

She said herself "I have visited the Chiquito in Manchester several times and have thoroughly enjoyed the food on offer". So it seems there were no past doubts about the place and while this does not mean that the food could have been iffy on this occasion that it was down to the restaurant. It could be that their supply was at fault (if this is where the upset/food poisoning came from) and or many other reasons, which reinforces the need to contact Environmental Health so it can be investigated, and then post on review sites once confirmed!

Scarpacci

Hintza wrote: »

One of my favourite cuisines, but visit resulted in food poisoning

Wow, so the review was made before visiting a doctor to get any confirmation of what had "struck down" the OP. The review was, presumably, posted from the bathroom while the OP was afflicted with "food poisoning" and unable to leave. It seems, for reasons I don't know, that OP wanted to believe this was food poisoning and wanted to blame the restaurant.

Of course it's possible that it was the restaurant but the case is far from certain. The time frame is short - though not impossible - for it to be food eaten at the restaurant. The illness seems short - though again not impossible - for it to be food poisoning. The fact her boyfriend also ate there and is fine makes it hard to tell.

It's so far from conclusive that it is curious that the OP posted a damning review so quickly.

Hintza

Just lucky the OP isn't in Taiwan

There’s a cautionary tale here, or a call to arms, depending on which way you look at it.

Mrs Liu went to a restaurant in Taipei, found the food ‘too salty’, saw a couple of cockroaches in the kitchen, wrote about her experiences and ended up being sued for libel by an outraged restaurant owner. She received an incredibly harsh thirty-day jail sentence, two years probation, a £4,300 fine and a seriously bruised ego.

Poppie68

I think the OP has been abit hasty in putting her review up on Trip advisor, if you cant prove food posioning was caused by eating there the review shouldnt of been put on.
2 weekends ago i was sat downstairs waiting for friends to pick us up to go for a meal, all of a sudden i started sweating and didnt even make it to the bathroom before i started vomiting. I had been well all day and this came out of nowhere, if it had started a few hours later i maybe would of thought i too had food posioning.
Without proof you can never be certain.

halibut2209

That's the whole point of reviews though. To give opinions, rather than facts. If the OP found the food undercooked or too salty and said that, would you be telling her that she shouldn't say that unless she could prove it?

sam959

If you were being sick a few hours later then it more than likely was nothing to do with them! it takes at least 12 hours before it gets through our system to do any damage! Maybe it was something you cooked before you ate there the day before! Just do not be to quick to judge!

sam959

Oh and your Boyfriend had chicken and prawns and was fine! The chicken would normally come in batch form from the same place so it is unlikely it was the chicken!! Maybe you touched the toilet door!!

kajstring24

Poppie68 wrote: »

I think the OP has been abit hasty in putting her review up on Trip advisor, if you cant prove food posioning was caused by eating there the review shouldnt of been put on.
2 weekends ago i was sat downstairs waiting for friends to pick us up to go for a meal, all of a sudden i started sweating and didnt even make it to the bathroom before i started vomiting. I had been well all day and this came out of nowhere, if it had started a few hours later i maybe would of thought i too had food posioning.
Without proof you can never be certain.

I agree, I was hasty in putting it on, tbh I think I wrote that at about 2am and I was trying to find ways of distracting myself wanting to hurl. I was also not in the best of moods as you can imagine! In my defence as well, the review wasn't published straightaway and I was actually asked by Trip Advisor at about 1pm on the Saturday if I was happy for the review to be published in light of what I had said. By that time I'd been to the doctors and they advised me that it may be food poisoning. If I didn't feel that the cause was the meal I would have asked for it to be removed (by the way, I posted it from a tablet whilst sat in the bathroom. Probably a minor detail, but it's just for the benefit of those who seem to be picking my story a part).

Thank you to those who have given constructive advice on the problem. Like I've previously stated, I've never had food poisoning before, I didn't actually know that food poisoning can present itself days later, as opposed to hours. I made the assumption of food poisoning before visiting the doctors based on the symptoms on the BBC and NHS websites. Yes, in hindsight, maybe wrongly. I had pasta for lunch which I made myself, it didn't jump at me as the cause. The doctor didn't mention the time frame when I saw her and gave me advice based on her expertise, so I am going off pretty new information.

I'll be sure to complain to everyone I came into contact with that day so Chiquito doesn't feel like it's being picked on

shaun_from_Africa

sam959 wrote: »

it usually takes takes at least 12 hours before it gets through our system to do any damage but this isn't always the case

Edited to make it correct.
Some forms of food poisoning can cause vomiting within about 30 minutes of eating the affected foodstuff.

As the name suggests, the emetic toxin causes rapid onset (0.5 - 6 hours) nausea and vomiting, sometimes accompanied by abdominal cramps and diarrhoea. Symptoms do not usually last for more than 24 hours and complications are rare. Foods involved in B. cereus emetic food poisoning cases are usually starchy, such as boiled or fried rice, potatoes, pasta and noodles. The toxin is extremely heat-stable and will withstand cooking.

DCFC79

Slowhand wrote: »

So both the OP and their partner had nachos, ribs and chicken and only the OP has food poisoning? Does that sound like Chiquitos is the source of the problem?

Well the OP had fajitas and her bf had the mixed grill.