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Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, W Addison St, Chicago, IL, USA

6 years ago

3555 W Addison St, Chicago, 60618 Illinois, United States

I visited Olive Garden on March 17, 2017 and ordered calamari as an appetizer then I ordered and ate shrimp Alfredo with a menestroni soup. That same night, I was up all night and couldn’t sleep because I had really bad stomach pain and chills. The following day, I had dirrahea, a headache and still stomach pain. I slept all day and felt terrible! Never again | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Fever, Nausea, Vomiting, Headache, Stomach Pain, Chills

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