Brighton’s Los Amigos Taqueria ordered closed a second time

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Throughout an inspection final Friday, well being officers documented violations that ranged from improper meals temperatures to stained chopping boards.

Weeks after metropolis well being officers gave Brighton’s Los Amigos Taqueria the inexperienced mild to reopen, the restaurant — which was tied to a salmonella outbreak in Might — has been ordered closed a second time.

Final Friday, well being inspectors visiting the Washington Road restaurant discovered hen, guacamole, and salsa saved on the unsuitable temperatures; “scoured and stained” chopping boards; and luggage of shrimp saved in the identical field as fish fillet, amongst different violations. 

Based on the report, the inspectors “noticed workers rinsing clear pans and putting on drying rack with out sanitizing.” Most notably, metropolis well being officers wrote that customers with “confirmed sickness” reported consuming on the restaurant. 

The taqueria’s operations have been discontinued “till additional investigation,” in response to the report.

Los Amigos Taqueria founder Daniel Ustayev advised Boston.com in a cellphone name Friday that the restaurant is working with metropolis well being officers. 

“I don’t know what’s happening, I’ll be trustworthy,” he mentioned of the newest shutdown. “I don’t know what to inform you.”

The chain’s Brighton location was one among two ordered closed final month after well being officers documented a number of points. On the West Roxbury location, for instance, well being inspectors discovered rodent droppings on meals gadgets; that location handed a subsequent well being inspection with no violations.

In the meantime, the Massachusetts Division of Public Well being mentioned final month that dozens of confirmed instances of salmonella have been linked to the Brighton Los Amigos. A number of clients have filed lawsuits towards the restaurant, claiming they grew to become unwell after consuming there.

Jory Lange, a Texas-based legal professional specializing in meals security instances, advised Boston.com in Might that dozens of individuals employed The Lange Legislation Agency to symbolize them in lawsuits towards Los Amigos.

“It is a very huge outbreak,” Lange mentioned, later including, “we wish to unravel what occurred on this outbreak, to determine what occurred and the way this might have been prevented, which hopefully will result in stopping future outbreaks.”