TGI Fridays, Park Avenue, Linden, NJ, USA

November 21, 2018 5:54 AM

400 South Park Avenue, Linden, 07036 New Jersey, United States

Symptoms: Nausea Vomiting

I ate shrimp cocktail and bbq flatbread around 8pm by 11pm I was feeling like I needed to vomit . Could not sleep, felt too weak and kept vomitting.

December 8, 2020 3:37 PM

“We eat here on Thursday 3rd December and early hours of Friday morning my daughter started feeling very unwell with belly ache she had the children’s bacon burger the next morning she couldn’t stop being sick then diarrhoea started and still is till today Tuesday 8th December we had it confirmed by... See Moreout of hours doctor it is food poisoning and is now on antibiotics See Less”

December 12, 2020 4:04 PM

“Literally not even an hour after i left my stomach started cramping and i had the worst diarrhea ever. So did my cousin and we both got the french fries. See Less”

December 22, 2020 8:33 PM

“We got sick after eating a TGI Fridays Potato Skins Bacon & Cedar 1.75 oz snack size bag of chips from a vending machine at the first rest stop on I-70 Eastbound as traveling from Indians to Ohio. The bag stated best if used by MAR1921. It had the following designation under the date: 178A19520413:1... See More3. And the bar code of the back of the package read: 720495902152.  Both my wife and I shared just one package and they tasted funny and stale. Symptoms showed up in us both in about an hour. Neither one of us were hungry for two days following. The worse of the symptoms lasted for about 24 hours but there’s still some lingering queasiness.  See Less”

January 3, 2021 7:25 PM

“I ate the rainbow layered cake and almost immediately after I got extremely sick. See Less”

February 8, 2021 12:12 PM

“Their ribs  Became sick after eating ribs there 3 others sick too . Yesterday  See Less”

February 8, 2021 7:14 PM

“I was served Salmon that was cool, slimy, and raw in the middle on Jan 30th 2021. I returned the dish to my waitress and Mgr came out with a replacement. I declined eating it. Our flight to Dallas was delayed so we had a layout. Next day (Sunday) flew to Cozumel. Sometime Monday afternoon I began fe... See Moreeling dizzy, nauseous, and began having many bouts of diarrhea which have worsened and continue to do so now on Feb 8 2021 at 7:09pm (Cozumel time). I also have extreme bloating and gas. At the moment seeking medical attention which I was hoping wouldn’t get to this point. 20210209fg: removed. Any other sick people who ate there around Saturday January 30th 2021?" See Less”

February 22, 2021 6:15 PM

“I ate a chicken and shrimp dish and I felt bad after 1 day I have the runs and feel nauseous. I know it’s from there because I didn’t eat anything after leaving the restaurant or the next morning. See Less”

January 31, 2021 10:47 AM

“Ordered a Dave's Double meal with a coke at 11:24pm last night from the drive thru. I started eating as I was leaving their parking lot and finished about 5-10 minutes later while driving on the highway. I should have known something was up when the burger and fries were room temperature. Around 3:4... See More5am I woke up feeling really sick and had to deal with food poisoning. It was the only thing I had eaten so it was definitely that. See Less”

September 9, 2020 4:49 AM

“I ate orange chicken from here and a fre hours later i had severe stomach cramps i was puking and had the runs. Hours later i am still sick. See Less”

August 14, 2020 11:13 AM

“Yesterday I purchased the shrimp combo with fries, red beans and rice, and a lemonade. Within 4 hours of eating the food I had nausea, diarrhea, headache and cold sweats. I’m sick to my stomach from this food. See Less”

March 5, 2021 2:00 PM

“Company name: Kareem Mart
Brand name: Kareem Chef
Product recalled: Tahina (Ground Sesame Paste)
Reason of the recall: Potential for Salmonella
FDA Recall date: March 05, 2021
Recall details: KAREEM MART of Garden City, MI, is recalling its 1lb, 2lb, 10kg of “Tahina” food treats because they ha... See Moreve the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, producing more severe illnesses infections.

The recalled “Tahina” were distributed in Mediterranean food stores in Michigan and Chicago, IL. Between April 2020 to October 2020. The product comes in 1lb, 2lb in plastic jars and the 10kg in metal can. There is only one lot distributed. With expiration date 07-01-2022.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the problem. Please do not consume the product and immediately dispose of the product or return it to 32816 Manor Park Garden City MI 48135. Or to the place of purchase. And send us a note to the email: recalls@kareemmart.com with the return receipt and product purchase date for a full refund.

The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing from samples in the stores by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). Production of the product has been suspended while the FDA and the company continue their investigation as to the source of the problem.

Check the full recall details on fda.gov

Source: FDA See Less”

February 22, 2021 7:41 PM

“I bought some sliced butterball turkey from their meat butcher on January 26 for 15$. On Feb 12 I ate 2 of these slices, thickness 1 1/2 in a sandwich (bread, pickle, tomato, and some lettuce along with some other food (egg & cheese again from there), after about 5 hours later I got sick.

I did... See Morenot count the number of times I pooped. I also did not sleep very well that night, and had to get up and pace around my apartment from the discomfort I felt. At about 3AM the discomfort reached its peak and very slowly subsided. At about 7AM I was feeling much better.

I could not bring myself to through out all the food (the turkey + the egg and cheese alone was over 35$) that I had eaten from.

After only having a liquid diet for 24 hours, On Feb 13, I again had the same turkey sandwich but without the tomato. This time I also had a brownie that was given to me by a neighbor. This time I got sick after only about 3 hours. Now I am sure it was the turkey. This time it was a little worse, and after much pooping, I called the health nurse at the at the VA about 1AM Feb 14. She advised me to drink plenty of liquids and wait until morning to see how I felt.

I again had a very agenizing night again pacing around my apartment because I could not bring myself to do anything else. At about 2AM I vomited 4 times in quick succession. I was extremely glad to get that crap out of my stomach but didn't feel all that better after doing so as I had expected it to.
The extreme discomfort again slowly went down and about 8 AM I was feeling ok.

On Feb 17 I went to the store to return the meat but forgot to bring it. I found out that they had been closed for 3 days because of having no power. I needed to buy some more food so went to the frozen food section.

I found most of the shelves very low on frozen food. I talked to one of the workers about that, that was restacking the frozen food, and she said since they had lost power for 3 days they had to throw out all the frozen and refrigerated food. I chatted with her and another customer for a little while. I again asked her if she was sure all the frozen and refrigerated food was thrown out and she said she was.

I bought 3 Michelina's Chicken Fried Rice dinners and 1 Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie. I went home and immediately ate 2 of the Fried Rice dinners, and again got sick within about 4 hours. Again I have a sleepless night with extreme discomfort, but not as bad as the second time I got food poisoning, and again in the morning I felt better.

It is my belief that they didn't throw out all the frozen food. Frozen food that they thought would make it through the 3 day outage such as rice would be ok.

On Feb 21 I took back the turkey there and got a refund. I did not take back the rice for 2 reasons. First they are only a 1$ apiece, and 2nd I didn't want it to look like I was scamming them.

Proving food poising looks to me like a uphill battle, unless there are others like me that have been poisoned. My 3rd case of food poisoning on the other hand may not be as hopeless as it seems. If they did not throw out all the frozen and refrigerated food as they said it is a different matter, after all their own surveillance cameras may show a different story! I am also sure that the people that insure they would like to know if all the food they claimed was thrown out was in fact done.

I still have yet to throw out 1 unopened Chicken pot pie, and 1 Chicken Fried Rice and 2 opened Chicken Fried Rice dinners. The codes on those dinners may show that they were thrown out with the insurance company. As for now, I don't think I will ever buy frozen or refrigerated food there again. See Less”

February 12, 2021 10:45 AM

“I ordered it last night. The middle layer of the dough was undercooked. After getting up this morning, my stomach just hurts and I'm nauseous and have diarrhea. See Less”

February 23, 2021 6:13 PM

“I ordered 3 tacos al carbon, and now I’m throwing up and have been sitting on my toilet for an hour. See Less”

March 2, 2021 2:39 PM

“We went there Saturday evening for dinner. My husband and I both had steak and shrimp. Not sure which one made us sick but we both woke up with diarrhea on Sunday I started having an upset stomach about an hour to two hours after leaving the restaurant. My husband and I both had bad diarrhea the nex... See Moret day. Mine continued for three days
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February 3, 2021 9:04 PM

“I ordered the date night meal and an allotta colada and it seems after maybe 4 drinks of my drink and a few bites of my food I immediately became nauseous and extremely hot, I felt like I was overheating, we had to leave early because i vomited in the restroom and couldnt seem to cool down. Our date... See Morenight was a nightmare See Less”

March 3, 2021 10:11 PM

“Husband and I ate fried lasagna at around 4:00pm. Husband started having diarrhea about three hours later. My bad nausea and diarrhea started at 9:00pm. See Less”

February 17, 2021 3:40 AM

“Boyfriend and I ate Beef Pita. The person handling the food mixed cooked and uncooked beef and put them in a grill to heat for less than two minutes. We didn’t think too much of it until we started feeling terrible. Bad headaches, stomach cramping, strong nausea, body pains, and no appetite two days... See Morelater. See Less”

March 2, 2021 11:34 AM

“Crawfish, can’t stop throwing up, incredibly sick.
Sunday 10pm See Less”

March 1, 2021 7:21 PM

“I often purchase calamari from BJs and Modesto sukiyaki, (of which has the best calamari I’ve ever had) so I know what to expect when buying/eating this sea food. Today I decided to try calamari from there instead of my usual just to see if they’re any good.. When arrived it smelled heavy of fish 🐠... See MoreI’ve never had calamari that smells the way. The texture seemed rubbery and off. it was stale. The fried ness was very rough and tasted like no calamari I ever had. I finished maybe 3 rings at the most before feeling incredibly ill to my stomach. I’m currently typing this from the bathroom as I’ve been vomiting for the past 45 minutes. Felt like I was going to die. It was uncontrollable vomiting to such a degree that I could not breath in between the projections.
This was the first and last time I will buy anything from there. See Less”