Dozens of cases of salmonella linked to a popular Oaxacan restaurant in the Santa Clarita Valley in mid-September resulted in its temporary closure and a lawsuit filed by a man who said a chicken mole plate made him sick. The lawsuit aimed at Madre Oaxacan Restaurant in the Valencia area comes after the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health shut down the restaurant on Sept. 18 following a salmonella outbreak that sickened about 44 people.
The county inspected the restaurant and slapped it with a “C” grade for multiple health code violations. On Sept. 15, Gary Delrosario dined at the restaurant with his family and ate a chicken breast with mole sauce and white rice and beans before getting sick, according to a complaint filed by Gomez Trial Attorneys and Ron Simon & Associates in L.
A. Superior Court. The Sept.
24 lawsuit accuses the restaurant of negligence and asks for an undisclosed amount that includes court costs, attorney fees and expert fees and costs. “Shortly after consuming the food, plaintiff became sick and was compelled to seek medical attention,” the complaint states. “Plaintiff tested positive for salmonella.
Plaintiff continues to suffer the effects of salmonellosis.” The restaurant has since reopened and is struggling to regain customers, said owner Ivan Vásquez, a well-known chef in Southern California and immigrant from Oaxaca who operates three other Madre locations in Los Angeles. “We feel sorry for the people who got sick.
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