A Chili’s restaurant in San Bernardino County has temporarily shut down after several employees became ill.
Closure of the restaurant, located at 10020 Alabama Street in Redlands, was implemented “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a Chili’s spokesperson.
It’s unclear what illness the workers were infected with, but an employee who did not wish to be identified told KTLA it may have been a stomach virus. That detail, however, has not been confirmed.
During the closure, the restaurant will undergo a deep cleaning and sanitization procedure.
Chili’s responded to KTLA’s request for a comment saying:
“The health and safety of Guests and Team Members is our number one priority. After discovering several of our Team Members recently became ill, we elected to temporarily close our Redlands location out of an abundance of caution. Though we have no confirmed diagnoses of any specific illnesses, we are using this as an opportunity to fully sanitize the restaurant and reinforce our strict cleaning policies and procedures.”