Breaking News: Public health officials are investigating complaints of illness among people who ate at 42nd St. Oyster Bar in Raleigh.



http://www.wral.com/

12/22/2009 1:23:16 PM

lets shit our pants !!!












this was my "gateway" restraunt for floozies from 05-07

12/22/2009 1:24:35 PM

The joys of shellfish!

I miss working there.

But not today!

12/22/2009 1:24:50 PM

eh, any kinda seafood restaurant is bound to get a bad batch of oysters at some point

12/22/2009 1:25:15 PM

god damn, how is having the shits breaking news

12/22/2009 1:25:18 PM

Quote :

"complaints of illness "

this doesn't necessarily mean they have the shits. they could have the barfs too.

12/22/2009 1:25:57 PM

if thats the case, i have been breaking news for years

12/22/2009 1:26:24 PM

blue oyster bar?

12/22/2009 1:27:48 PM

im burnin', im burnin', im burnin' for you!

12/22/2009 1:29:08 PM

they have really good filet mignon there, maybe this breaking news will drive down the prices

12/22/2009 1:34:58 PM

Breaking News: No reservation required and short wait times at 42nd St. Oyster Bar for anyone eating out tonight.

12/22/2009 1:40:46 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/6671509/

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"42 St. Oyster Bar Dozens sickened at 42nd St. Oyster Bar Posted: 13 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. — Wake County public health officials said Tuesday that they are investigating complaints of illness among people who have eaten at 42nd St. Oyster Bar in downtown Raleigh. About 40 people have reported getting sick after eating at the popular restaurant on West Jones Street in the past two weeks, said Andrea Pierce, Wake County's environmental health and safety director. Officials are evaluating cases and symptoms, Pierce said, and they ask that who has eaten at the restaurant in the last two weeks and later felt ill to call the county health department at 919-856-7400."

12/22/2009 1:41:49 PM

haha, we should blow up the health dept. phones just to make this interesting

12/22/2009 1:44:13 PM

it's tempting

12/22/2009 1:44:27 PM

^^ sounds good, but it will never be as epic as news14

12/22/2009 1:50:54 PM

i might roll up there tonight

no foolin'

12/22/2009 1:51:21 PM

i am genuinely curious how many customers they'll have tonight for dinner

12/22/2009 1:52:44 PM

Meh. It's the week before Christmas, there is NOTHING going on to report about. Stuff like this will make the headlines every time, because they are desperate for anything even vaguely newsworthy. TWW could crash for two days and they'd put it on the 11PM news.

12/22/2009 1:53:22 PM

sunny side too is better

12/22/2009 2:40:22 PM

last time I was there I got way too many super bloated water gooshing oysters... fuckers were nasty as hell, it was like drinking the water right out of the steaming pot

12/22/2009 2:42:51 PM

I ate there the 4th, and was violently ill on the 5th. needed a few days to recoop.

12/22/2009 3:01:27 PM

CALL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT!!!!!!

i hope you saved some of your stool so they can run tests.

12/22/2009 3:06:19 PM

12/22/2009 3:06:38 PM

They can get my doctor to give them what they need, since I went to see him.

12/22/2009 3:08:02 PM

Awesome. I had plans to go there tonight.

Good thing we got that reservation!

12/22/2009 3:10:05 PM

any bets on what it is?



I'm voting for Hepatitis A.

12/22/2009 3:48:08 PM

I boned my boss there.

12/22/2009 3:49:25 PM

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"i hope you saved some of your stool "

this made me chuckle

12/22/2009 3:50:03 PM

Me and my GF ate there a couple months ago when we were in Raleigh. I was fine, but she got sick as shit.

12/22/2009 3:50:21 PM

Not knowing any of the details of the illnesses, I'm going to guess Norovirus.

There have been some Gulf Coast oysters that have been recalled for that reason.

12/22/2009 3:51:57 PM

Most of their oysters are gulf oysters unless they get a special order.

12/22/2009 3:52:30 PM

^^good thinking

[Edited on December 22, 2009 at 3:52 PM. Reason : ^]

12/22/2009 3:52:31 PM

^^ troof

12/22/2009 3:53:27 PM

Norovirus is a bitch.

FDA: Link between norovirus and oysters?
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/12/07/FDA-Link-between-norovirus-and-oysters/UPI-93731260196167/

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising people not to eat oysters harvested from San Antonio Bay on or after Nov. 16.

The FDA said it took the action because of reports of norovirus-associated illnesses in some people who eat oysters harvested from that area, which is located on the Gulf of Texas.

Officials from the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas are investigating about a dozen reports of norovirus-related illnesses from South Carolina and North Carolina consumers who ate oysters recently harvested from San Antonio Bay.

"Consumers who purchased oysters on or after Nov. 16 that have a label showing they came from San Antonio Bay are advised to dispose of the oysters and not eat them," the FDA said. "At restaurants, consumers can ask about the source of oysters offered as menu items.

"Restaurant operators and retailers should not serve or offer for sale oysters subject to this advisory," the FDA said.

The Texas Department of State Health Services has ordered a recall of all oysters harvested from San Antonio Bay between Nov. 16 and Nov. 25.

The FDA said noroviruses are a group of viruses that cause gastroenteritis, with symptoms that can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramping. Affected individuals often experience low-grade fever, chills, headache, muscle aches and a general sense of tiredness. Norovirus usually is not life-threatening and does not generally cause long-term effects, officials said.

12/22/2009 3:55:03 PM

i knew some of the cougar meat was old, but damn, I didnt think it made people sick?

12/22/2009 4:02:06 PM

^got any other, really funny and/or hilarious jokes?

12/22/2009 4:02:54 PM

I ate there a couple years ago with my older brother and uncle. I was sick for a whole day. Both of them where fine.

12/22/2009 4:04:47 PM

^you're just weak. i've never gotten sick from eating there and shall continue to dine

12/22/2009 6:36:33 PM

Where can I find a crate of these Gulf oysters?

I'm tryna slim down this New Year.

12/22/2009 6:39:45 PM

I didn't get sick

but I thought the oysters (first time trying them ever) tasted like fresh boiled intestines/chitlins

12/22/2009 6:40:06 PM

Quote :

"i've never gotten sick from eating there and shall continue to dine"

I mean, if I could have punched out the bacteria or virus that caused me to spend 8 hours hugging a toilet bowl, I would have. Too bad I didn't.


I've eaten there twice since that time, and both times you were there too

12/22/2009 6:51:02 PM

haha, interesting.

12/22/2009 6:53:30 PM

Oysters this weekend!!!

[Edited on December 22, 2009 at 6:54 PM. Reason : See ya Sunday]

12/22/2009 6:54:22 PM

Group of badass Asian kids say:



I rike it

12/22/2009 6:55:20 PM

Norovirus was awful. I feel bad for anyone who gets it.

I need to start calling the health department every time I get sick.

12/22/2009 11:27:53 PM

place is overrated anyway. when you're most known for your hushpuppies, thats not a hallmark of a great restaurant.

12/23/2009 12:01:41 AM

Yeah right...What if they are hush puppies stuffed with BBQ?

[Edited on December 23, 2009 at 12:03 AM. Reason : l]

12/23/2009 12:03:38 AM

Aside from the oysters, the cioppino, and the seared ahi special the menu isn't very good.

12/23/2009 12:03:42 AM

Sucks for them. I'm still eating there!!

12/23/2009 12:34:03 AM

I have only been there one time with my company and the rest were at Angus Barn so this isn't a big loss if we never go back

12/23/2009 12:42:11 AM