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Pollo Tropical, South State Road 7, Hollywood, FL, United States

6 years ago

311 South State Road 7, Hollywood, 33021 Florida, United States

I had a chicken quesadilla salad. I ate half and then ate the other half 2 hours later and nothing else. Immediately my stomach started to feel bad. I went to the bathroom and peed and ate again a couple hours later. My stomach still felt bad and pretty soon I had a bad stomach ache, cramping, nausea and fever. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Fever, Nausea

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