Boston Chipotle Linked to Norovirus Outbreak Reopens
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Tim Boyle/Getty Images(BOSTON) — The Chipotle Mexican Grill that left 136 Boston College students and more sick has now reopened since it was closed earlier in December.
The Mexican fast food chain at Cleveland Circle passed an inspection and was able to reopen for business on Saturday after a norovirus outbreak that health officials said was caused by a sick employee.
According to ABC News affiliate WCVB- TV, the Chipotle location passed an inspection last week, but a water leak delayed the opening until this weekend.
The restaurant’s closure meant more bad news for Chipotle after a national outbreak of E. coli was linked to the Mexican food chain. The norovirus outbreak at the Cleveland Circle location is unrelated to the E. coli outbreak.
WCVB-TV reported that Boston passersby still seemed wary about buying food from the restaurant, although the location did receive some customers over the weekend.
One customer who purchased food from the Cleveland Circle Chipotle after the reopening told WCVB-TV she ate there because “it’s probably cleaner now than it’ll ever be.”
The Boston official in charge of the inspection also decided to grab food after the location reopened, according to WCVB-TV.
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