The Brief
- A teen is preparing for surgery after battling a gastrointestinal illness.
- His family believes he caught it after eating food from a South Tampa Japanese restaurant, where dozens of other customers also complained about similar symptoms.
- A state inspection last month indicated employees admitted to working while they were sick, but didn’t notify management or the owners.
TAMPA, Fla. – A teenage boy is preparing for surgery after battling a gastrointestinal illness his family believes he caught after eating food from a South Tampa Japanese restaurant, where dozens of other customers also complained about similar symptoms.
The backstory:
Tony Infante said he and his children ordered takeout from Yoko’s Traditional Japanese Restaurant on South MacDill Avenue during the first week of April.…