Outback Steakhouse I got sick from eating their cheese fries and they refused to pay my medical bills Chicago Illinois

Giselle, the problem is you've laid a foundation for what can best be described as an invalid cause and effect. It is not logical in this case to assert that the restaurant was somehow to blame for giving you this bug because of the isolated nature of your situation, and the other comments that the incubation period for such an illness requires anywhere from 24-48 hours to occur, not the immediacy you alledge. And then to try and stick them with your medical bills for something that you'd never be able to prove a valid cause and effect is....problematic, in light of the many fraud cases perpetrated against restaurants in the more recent past.

You definitely may not want to eat there again - that is your choice. I simply would not blame them for something you'd never be able to effectively prove.

Yes, everyone has a valid point. However, no one considered the fact that it may not have been food poisining but another bug. My friend and her boyfriend just got sick at the Melting Pot after determining it was from the cheese fondue.

Maybe there is something in cheese which causes people to get sick which does not mimic the usual symptoms of food poisoning.

However, it cannot be ignored that the cause of the illness (whatever illness it happens to be) initiated from the consumption of the suspected food product served by the restaurant.

Any rebuttals ?

Scott,

Your points are somewhat valid, but you probably could have picked a better report for them.

In this report, you have a lady who is convinced that she caught food poisoning by eating cheese fries. When you couple her report with established scientific knowledge and actual medical protocols, her report doesn't fly.

Now, she may well think that she got food poisoning from the cheese fries, and her thinking may have been justified at first, so there is no problem with her filing a complaint.

But the purpose of the rebuttal box is twofold. Yes, it is there for advice on how to rectify situations. But it is also there for other people to come to the defense of a company that has been accused of something.

In this case, the report doesn't substantiate the claim. In fact, it contradicts the claim, due to what science knows about food poisoning and the procedures that are actually used to detect food poisoning.

But this reporter is sticking to her guns, even as medical professionals have attested to the impossibility of her conclusion. I hate to make such a comparison, but this is a lot like a "Charles from Phenix City" report. The reporter would do well to pay heed to the old addage "if it seems like everyone is wrong but you, maybe you're the one who's wrong."

This is one of my favorite websites. Mostly because I like to check out companies. I have also posted complaints and really enjoy seeing others complaints and points of view. Just like Giselle, who originally posted HER experience, gets attacked. To all of you people who write in just to comment on someone elses experience, BACK OFF and GET A LIFE. I can only imagine that you have nothing else to do except read about other peoples problems and give your "advice", which was never asked for. I also think that in REAL LIFE that NO ONE listens to you, or anything you have to say, so you can only give your opinion in writing so no one can rebute anything you say. Lets use this website to learn about good and bad companies, instead of assuming anything about someones reasons for telling us about their personal experience.

Boy, you people out there are really vicious with your nasty comments about scammers. Would a scammer even bother going to this website and wasting their time posting complaints? Let me guess, NO, I DON'T THINK SO!! THEY'D PROBABLY BE PLANNING THEIR NEXT SCAM! For all you ignoramuses out there, instead of slamming someone you know nothing about, maybe you need to be asking more questions in order to find out from the source. Everyone seems to have an answer for everything, but doesn't ask why. Maybe instead of running their mouths and claiming to be experts, they could ask a few questions and learn a few things.

If I had only known what a bunch of ignorant people would respond, I never would have posted. I will reiterate: If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck, guess what? It doesn't take a scientist or PhD. to figure out that you got sick from eating something at a restaurant. Especially when both you and your dinner companion both get sick from eating the same thing! DUH! Can I prove it?

After hearing all these nasty vicious comments from people, maybe not. But I am not here to try a case in court. It is a public complaint forum and this is exactly what I am doing - VOICING A COMPLAINT! If I was trying to pull a scam, would I bother airing my dirty laundry in public? Only if I was a complete and blithering idiot!

Giselle (THE SOURCE OF THIS POSTING)

Bad soda, such as Pepsi or Coke will give you a real bad stomach ache of all stomach aches and if it was the last in the cannister - no one else might get sick.

Just my 6 cents worth (2 cents adjusted for inflation and the price of crude)

lets talk terrible service,i went into the newington new hampshire outback a few months back and was SERVED BY THE OWNER,said his name was jay,when i asked why he was serving us,he said he didnt think it would be that busy,looking around i saw all the servers running around like chickens with their heads cut off and looking really disgruntled,i cant imagine an owner serving me,it was crazy,the guy was arrogant and uncaring,and all the servers looked like they wanted to quit,i wouldnt blame them working for a guy like that,i can just imagine how the kitchen was working out...

It is called Phosphate - and I had to take it at 7 pm and 7 am - the day before my colonoscopy I could eat nothing but jello, popsickles, broth
I could not have anything that was red or purple -so your cheese fries BS is just that BS - you are trying to get money for nothing - but your scam did not pay off

It is called Phosphate - and I had to take it at 7 pm and 7 am - the day before my colonoscopy I could eat nothing but jello, popsickles, broth
I could not have anything that was red or purple -so your cheese fries BS is just that BS - you are trying to get money for nothing - but your scam did not pay off

It is called Phosphate - and I had to take it at 7 pm and 7 am - the day before my colonoscopy I could eat nothing but jello, popsickles, broth
I could not have anything that was red or purple -so your cheese fries BS is just that BS - you are trying to get money for nothing - but your scam did not pay off

It is called Phosphate - and I had to take it at 7 pm and 7 am - the day before my colonoscopy I could eat nothing but jello, popsickles, broth
I could not have anything that was red or purple -so your cheese fries BS is just that BS - you are trying to get money for nothing - but your scam did not pay off

Speaking as a Chef, a certified food saftey manager, and 25 years in the industry, all I can do is parrot what the others have said and add a couple of things.

If it was a cheese fries, there would have been an outbreak, diarhea is caused when something is irritating your intestines and your body tries to flush it out. It is possible for something that is infected to give you diarhea within a few hours, but a true food borne illness takes 24-36 hours to incubate.

Most people who experience this, without there being a full blown outbreak, do it to themselves, the most common cause is using the bathroom with washing hands afterwards.
You say that they only thing you and your friend had in common that night was that you both ate the cheese fries, but you forget the other thing you both had in common, WORKING ON A COMPUTER PROJECT!

Do you know how many germs are in computer keyboards? There have been medical reports on the hazards of that alone! Did you wash your hands after leaving work or before eating?
My mother had a colonascopy once, it involved 12 hours of fasting and drinking this awful tasteing s**t called Neulytal (sic?) to Clear her intestines, and she was told to drink it until she was passing nothing but the clear liquid. It is anything but a routine procedure

"How many doctors have you seen about a condition that tell you that they have no idea what caused it and don't know???"


And every time that happens, *I* know more than the doctor does because *I* can diagnose it as food poisoning.

Total crap. (No pun intended)

As for the guy who ate the sandwich... One of the many NPs here can correct any mistakes, but I think I have the basics right on this... What you are describing sounds like your friend had diverticulitis (sp?) which is basically nothing more than a puncture of the colon/intestines. It might be that diverticulitis is the weakening and the puncture is a different condition, but basically... Anyhow.. That's something which will definately get you your very own demerol drip and a lengthy stay in the hospital.. Along with your very own colostamy bag.

As I understand it, just about anything can cause it once you have the weakening of the colon wall, from peanuts to something as small as a sesame seed. Once the hole is punched, you're leaking crap into your body and infection is very, very bad.

I do find it unlikely that he would receive a settlement for that, however. As it could have just as easily been a handful of peanuts as the sandwich to cause it.

Hey Giselle here is a great idea, why not have your "doctor" come on Rip Off Report and tell us why he or she wanted to look up your arse for defective cheese fries with the scope? Why she / he did not work up your case in normal medicaly prudent way?

I would LOVE to hear why you had to have a colonoscopy?

In order to have a colonscopy you must FAST! THAT MEANS NO FOOD AT ALL - No Reputable Doctor would administer a procedure without due cause - which is only used to ulcers, hemmoroids, etc etc
NOT FOR SO CALLED FOOD POISIONING AND GEE IS THIS NOT YOUR POST!

Having lived both in Australia and the U.S., I know a little bit about both cultures. When I hear those sappy Outback commercials, I cringe. Real "Aussies" would probably not eat at such a "wannabee" eating establishment which is pretentious and overpriced. I have had better steak at other places and don't think much of "theme" restaurants. By the way, I never understood the fascination with "Yanks" and the American culture when I lived in Australia, nor do I understand the caricatures of Aussies by our country. Get a life, people!!!!!!!!!!!

First of all, the average cost of a colonoscopy is about $1400 and would not be at all diagnostic in suspected food poisoning. Colonoscopies are done to diagnose diverticulitis, diverticulosis, polyps, carcinomas, etc.

You expect Outback's insurance carrier to hand you money without concrete proof? Did your physician ascertain what type of food poisoning you had by getting cultures? Insurance carriers want to see labs, proof of purchase, a medical statement indicating that more likely than not, your symptoms were caused by ingesting contaminated food.

As someone who has treated food poisoning more times than I care to remember, as well as getting food poisoning (campylobacter) from precooked chicken wings, believe me, if you actually had food poisoning, you would NOT have waited a few days to go to the doctor..you would have gone to ER, almost begging for IV fluids and something to ease the cramping and diarrhea. If it were food poisoning, it doesn't just "go away" by itself. Your symptoms sound more like stomach flu or viral than anything....symptoms can be similar, but with food poisoning, you will be off work more than two days...I was out for ten days and not totally okay for close to a month.

There is nothing wrong with filing a product liability claim..problem is that you have to have proof. I did have proof (labs, medical report, not to mention that the Health Department as well as Tyson Foods tested the wings left in the package for campylobacter..positive). Your word and your friend's word isn't proof enough for Outback to give you money.

First of all, the average cost of a colonoscopy is about $1400 and would not be at all diagnostic in suspected food poisoning. Colonoscopies are done to diagnose diverticulitis, diverticulosis, polyps, carcinomas, etc.

You expect Outback's insurance carrier to hand you money without concrete proof? Did your physician ascertain what type of food poisoning you had by getting cultures? Insurance carriers want to see labs, proof of purchase, a medical statement indicating that more likely than not, your symptoms were caused by ingesting contaminated food.

As someone who has treated food poisoning more times than I care to remember, as well as getting food poisoning (campylobacter) from precooked chicken wings, believe me, if you actually had food poisoning, you would NOT have waited a few days to go to the doctor..you would have gone to ER, almost begging for IV fluids and something to ease the cramping and diarrhea. If it were food poisoning, it doesn't just "go away" by itself. Your symptoms sound more like stomach flu or viral than anything....symptoms can be similar, but with food poisoning, you will be off work more than two days...I was out for ten days and not totally okay for close to a month.

There is nothing wrong with filing a product liability claim..problem is that you have to have proof. I did have proof (labs, medical report, not to mention that the Health Department as well as Tyson Foods tested the wings left in the package for campylobacter..positive). Your word and your friend's word isn't proof enough for Outback to give you money.

First of all, the average cost of a colonoscopy is about $1400 and would not be at all diagnostic in suspected food poisoning. Colonoscopies are done to diagnose diverticulitis, diverticulosis, polyps, carcinomas, etc.

You expect Outback's insurance carrier to hand you money without concrete proof? Did your physician ascertain what type of food poisoning you had by getting cultures? Insurance carriers want to see labs, proof of purchase, a medical statement indicating that more likely than not, your symptoms were caused by ingesting contaminated food.

As someone who has treated food poisoning more times than I care to remember, as well as getting food poisoning (campylobacter) from precooked chicken wings, believe me, if you actually had food poisoning, you would NOT have waited a few days to go to the doctor..you would have gone to ER, almost begging for IV fluids and something to ease the cramping and diarrhea. If it were food poisoning, it doesn't just "go away" by itself. Your symptoms sound more like stomach flu or viral than anything....symptoms can be similar, but with food poisoning, you will be off work more than two days...I was out for ten days and not totally okay for close to a month.

There is nothing wrong with filing a product liability claim..problem is that you have to have proof. I did have proof (labs, medical report, not to mention that the Health Department as well as Tyson Foods tested the wings left in the package for campylobacter..positive). Your word and your friend's word isn't proof enough for Outback to give you money.

First of all, the average cost of a colonoscopy is about $1400 and would not be at all diagnostic in suspected food poisoning. Colonoscopies are done to diagnose diverticulitis, diverticulosis, polyps, carcinomas, etc.

You expect Outback's insurance carrier to hand you money without concrete proof? Did your physician ascertain what type of food poisoning you had by getting cultures? Insurance carriers want to see labs, proof of purchase, a medical statement indicating that more likely than not, your symptoms were caused by ingesting contaminated food.

As someone who has treated food poisoning more times than I care to remember, as well as getting food poisoning (campylobacter) from precooked chicken wings, believe me, if you actually had food poisoning, you would NOT have waited a few days to go to the doctor..you would have gone to ER, almost begging for IV fluids and something to ease the cramping and diarrhea. If it were food poisoning, it doesn't just "go away" by itself. Your symptoms sound more like stomach flu or viral than anything....symptoms can be similar, but with food poisoning, you will be off work more than two days...I was out for ten days and not totally okay for close to a month.

There is nothing wrong with filing a product liability claim..problem is that you have to have proof. I did have proof (labs, medical report, not to mention that the Health Department as well as Tyson Foods tested the wings left in the package for campylobacter..positive). Your word and your friend's word isn't proof enough for Outback to give you money.

I had a colonoscopy and it cost $1000.00
Well thank God I have health insurance - you are a scam artist to the nth degree - or you so called "Doctor" is a quack - Either way you lose Giselle or Gazelle or whatever you real name is
Oh and by the way - I read another rip off report about Outback where you DEFENDED them -

I had a colonoscopy and it cost $1000.00
Well thank God I have health insurance - you are a scam artist to the nth degree - or you so called "Doctor" is a quack - Either way you lose Giselle or Gazelle or whatever you real name is
Oh and by the way - I read another rip off report about Outback where you DEFENDED them -

I had a colonoscopy and it cost $1000.00
Well thank God I have health insurance - you are a scam artist to the nth degree - or you so called "Doctor" is a quack - Either way you lose Giselle or Gazelle or whatever you real name is
Oh and by the way - I read another rip off report about Outback where you DEFENDED them -

I had a colonoscopy and it cost $1000.00
Well thank God I have health insurance - you are a scam artist to the nth degree - or you so called "Doctor" is a quack - Either way you lose Giselle or Gazelle or whatever you real name is
Oh and by the way - I read another rip off report about Outback where you DEFENDED them -

Made by labs, including serum and fecal/emesis cultures. Patient is given antibiotics and/or antimicrobials (Flagyl) pending culture results (usually 48-72 hours). Patient given fluids and anti-emetics and Immodium in cases of diarrhea. Results from the lab are discussed with the patient in a few days, and if indicated, meds adjusted.

Colonoscopy? Nope. Used to diagnosis pathologies such as diverticulosis, diverticulitis, colonic polyps, cancers..totally useless and would not be ordered to diagnose food poisoning.

But what do I know? I'm just a lowly Nurse Practitioner in an Emergency Department.

If that was all, I would not even have bothered going to a doctor. Diarrhea does not require one to take off work and be sick in be all day long for 2-3 days and take off work. In fact, I NEVER see my doctor unless it is very serious and am not wimpy when it comes to getting sick. This was truly painful and so was the colonoscopy which I have also heard people say is painless. BULLCRAP!

Also, all you know-it-alls, I did not work all day with my friend, just for a few hours, and I did not come into contact with anyone else for the past 2 days, nor did he (he works out of his home, nor was he sick previously).Food poisoning also does not take 24 hours to "incubate" - I know from prior personal experience of getting sick several hours after a eat something bad. DUH!!!

Plus, I NEVER vomit when I get ill (Maybe 3 times in my entire life have I ever vomited). I know I didn't have the flu because I never had symptoms like this before. I have health insurance also, that's why my bill was not higher - the $400 was my co-payments, I don't know how much the entire bill was, because I had to see my primary physician, who referred me to the other doctor, who gave my the colonoscopy.

Also, I drank Pepro-Bismol, Tums, ginger-ale, etc, and waited several days before I went. I'm not one who frivolously goes to doctors for headaches!!DUH!! As for the person who claimed I was out for a handout, I sent the insurance company by bills to pay for me and did not ask for an additional dime, not even the cost of our DINNER! And for the person who said the doctor would have detected it, UM, I DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR FOR AT LEAST 4 DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS SO SICK OF BEING SICK I COULDN'T STAND IT ANYMORE!!! They could not empty my stomach because it had been several days later and my stomach was emptied already, Mr. KNOW-IT-ALL(S)! Nor I am lactose-intolerant.

I eat cheese EVERY day, I am addicted to cheese!!! (DUMBASS),And, excuse me, ROBERT, I have been in the hospital 2X in my entire life (I am 45) once because I had stitches in my hand, and once for appendicitis, so I am not a little wussy when it comes to pain, and I would NEVER abuse the health care system to DRIVE UP THE COSTS OF INSURANCE, whoever said this is a real moron!

As for people who don't believe a doctor would order a colonoscopy, I have the medical reports to prove it, ask Rich CALLAHAN. Get over it! You people who think you are such experts out there, get over it!! I don't see your medical qualifications.

How many doctors have you seen about a condition that tell you that they have no idea what caused it and don't know??? But all of you people out there seem to have all the answers. Where is your medical degree?????? This is exactly why the insurance adjuster refused to pay. Would it surprise you to know that I am a law enforcement officer who could lose their job for insurance fraud? If I was going to defraud an insurer, IT SURE AS HELL WOULD NOT BE FOR $400.00, but for a hell of a lot more!!!!!!!! All of you people judging me without knowing all of the facts are just like the insurance investigator who did not even conduct a proper investigation by not confirming the facts with my friend, who also got sick!!!!!!!!

Where there's smoke, there's fire!! Sorry if that's not enough to take into a court of law, all of you people with law degrees. I think I have enough for preponderance of evidence, I don't need proof beyond a reasonable doubt, for all you law experts out there!!!!!!

For all you know-it-all people, I just hope that something like this happens to you so you can experience pain like I did (not just for a few hours, or a day or two, but it was almost a week before I could eat and be back to normal) Let's talk then....and maybe I'll accuse you of trying to get a free lunch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can tell you that a colonoscopy would NOT be ordered for suspected food poisoning. Food poisoning is diagnosed by blood and fecal samples and for most, cultures take 48-72 hours to obtain. Usually, in the interim, antibiotics/antimicrobials are prescribed and upon confirmation of food poisoning and type, other antibiotics or antimicrobials are then prescribed if medically indicated. If a patient has signs of dehydration, they are hydrated with fluids and sent home,with the aforementioned prescriptions and often a prescription for medication to control nausea.

Your story does reek of scam...

Wow so many replies so fast all saying the same thing. This lady may need a colonoscopy all the way to the brain. Now lets all go to Outback and order up in her honor.

VIVA LA Rip OFF REPOERT.

Do these rogue cheese fries not have chili on them?

You had nothing more than a bad case of the "runs", period!

As the other individual said, "do you get an MRI every time you have a headache?" You sound to me like a typical major hypochondriac who wanted a little, if you call $400.00 little, Bling from a large corporation. You said it in your first sentence, I don't usually eat there becaus (sp) it is expensive. This leads me, and others, to believe that you are at a loss for money and are looking for a quick payday.

You get sick driving by the restaurants and when you hear one of their commercials? Grow up and take some responsibility for yourself and stop being the typical American that always blames the other guy, it's always some one else's fault isn't it, you drama queen, you're making me sick now. I think I'll be in bed for a week or two.

Search google for colonoscopy prep and you'll see what I mean.

You don't just go in and they stick a telescope up your a*s. You modify your diet and drink liquids in advance.

Besides, I can't see any physician doing this for food poisoning anyway.

Plus, the food would have to be so bad in order to get that sick.

As a truck driver, I bought new food everyday. The buffet, usually.

I let the food sit in my truck, unrefrigerated. The next day, I ate the left over chicken breast and the cold mashed potatoes when I woke up in the morning.

Sat out all night. Room temperature.

Never a problem. And, I did that for years.

Works the same way with milk.

It takes a hell of a lot to actually make you sick.

On the other hand, I once met a driver who bought a sandwich from a national chain. He claimed that he needed surgery and lost a portion of his intestine over it. I didn't ask to see the scar. And, he claimed to get a settlement from it.

Oh, I did the same exact thing with my sandwiches too. Cold cut combo, 12 inch. Half today. Half tomorrow. No refrigerator.

Never got sick even a little.

I don't know about you, but I didn't think they did colonoscopies for food poisoning and I sure thought they cost a hell of alot more then $400. Come on you medical people, give us the straight scoop on this post. "I work full time and have two side jobs to pay the bills"? "Because I waited too long, they did not believe me"? "I have very little free time and when I finally had some time off, I discovered I had forgotten to make a Xerox copy of the medical records and frankly I didn't want to go to the trouble of obtaining them again, in order to file a lawsuit"? "I can't even listen to their commercials without feeling nauseous". Now, I'm starting to feel nauseous. Maybe one cheese fry too many?

Do you really think the insurance company should pay your claim? You waited days before you called Outback. You have no medical evidence linking your symptoms to your meal. There were no reported cases of food poisining at Outback.

Every restaurant in the country would go out of business if they were forced to pay up whenever a customer came down with a case of the trots.

You really think any restaurant is going to reimburse you for $400 worth of medical care that was wholly unneccessary? You got the galloping trots. Big deal. Take an Immodium and be done with it. Hello people! This is the type of person I have told you all about as far as driving up the costs of health care. She got diarhea and went to the hospital and had a colonostomy done for DIARHEA! For crying out loud! It's diarhea, not cancer. Do you get an MRI every time you get a headache? X-Rays for a stubbed toe? I'm betting the answer is yes. Unbelievable.

You really think any restaurant is going to reimburse you for $400 worth of medical care that was wholly unneccessary? You got the galloping trots. Big deal. Take an Immodium and be done with it. Hello people! This is the type of person I have told you all about as far as driving up the costs of health care. She got diarhea and went to the hospital and had a colonostomy done for DIARHEA! For crying out loud! It's diarhea, not cancer. Do you get an MRI every time you get a headache? X-Rays for a stubbed toe? I'm betting the answer is yes. Unbelievable.

You really think any restaurant is going to reimburse you for $400 worth of medical care that was wholly unneccessary? You got the galloping trots. Big deal. Take an Immodium and be done with it. Hello people! This is the type of person I have told you all about as far as driving up the costs of health care. She got diarhea and went to the hospital and had a colonostomy done for DIARHEA! For crying out loud! It's diarhea, not cancer. Do you get an MRI every time you get a headache? X-Rays for a stubbed toe? I'm betting the answer is yes. Unbelievable.

You really think any restaurant is going to reimburse you for $400 worth of medical care that was wholly unneccessary? You got the galloping trots. Big deal. Take an Immodium and be done with it. Hello people! This is the type of person I have told you all about as far as driving up the costs of health care. She got diarhea and went to the hospital and had a colonostomy done for DIARHEA! For crying out loud! It's diarhea, not cancer. Do you get an MRI every time you get a headache? X-Rays for a stubbed toe? I'm betting the answer is yes. Unbelievable.

What planet are you from? Cheese Fries at Outback are a very hot item, if you really got sick, then others would've gotten sick as well. I think your trying to scam your way into some money. Your story reeks of scam. We eat at Outback a couple of times a month, and not the same location. And I ALWAYS get the cheese fries. Read on, you'll understand that last statement.

Now, I just had surgery, 12" of colon removed, and I have experienced the colonoscopy. NOT pleasant??? Jeesh, I didn't remember a thing. Not unpleasant in the least. No pain, nothing. Secondly, the reason they DID a colonoscopy is because you obviously have OTHER PROBLEMS. They don't stick a handi-cam up your butt FOR FOOD POISENING! They PUMP YOUR STOMACH and analyze the contents.

Now, back to my operation... Diverticulitus. That is what I had, and when I ate the CHEESE FRIES at Outback before the operation, I experienced discomfort, and did get up close and personal with the toilet a few times, but that was because they are so rich. Couple of hours, I was back to normal. So, stop blaming Outback... you have a medical condition, deal with it. You could be lactose intolerant too, that causes the SAME symptoms. My ex was that way, and if she didn't take that little pill before eating anything made with milk, she got really sick.

The older you get...you know the rest!

So the two of you, who were working in close proximity for a day on a computer related project.

Were you in isolation wards? Any contact with other people?

Outback and their insurer are quite correct in that you have no proof that the illess came from eating their food. Were it a bad batch of something (food poisoning) then the two of you would not be the only ones experiencing problems. I'm fairly certain you were not the only two to eat cheese fries there that day. Follow that up with your doctor telling you he doesn't know what caused it.

You also damage your credibility by starting off with "I don't usually eat there becaus it is expensive, but have been there before and I though it was a little over-rated. "... Sounds like you already have a bone to pick before you start.

Then you come up with "I would make sure their name got dragged through the mud, but he didn't seem to care. " - Now, had you come to me with this story, then pulled this line, I immediately would chalk you up to someone looking for a handout or a quick settlement. Right here is where all your credibility with me, and with any court system, goes out the window. You basically attempted to extort money from the owner.

Next is "I have gotten sick before at reataurants and just dealt with it because it usually went away in a few hours. But let me tell you, this was the worst experience I ever had and would not wish it on anyone." - Yes.. Food poisoning lasts for roughly 24 hours at the maximum. Once you pass the offending items out of your system, it clears up. This didn't happen, which lends more credence to the assumption that it is NOT food poisoning, but something else. Were it E.Coli or similar, your doctor would have detected it. In addition, far more people would have become ill.

You can sue, but I doubt it will make it past a review, and will probably be thrown out of court for lack of evidence.

They did not pay because your describing a condition that would not last 48 hour 12 at best. Ask your M.D. because the facts you present would not hold water in court. Why? If you were sick for two days it could not be the cheese or fries WITHOUT your doctor finding the cause. Are you sure you want to drag them through the mud pie here?

Sure getting sick is no fun and having the scope up the tail pipe is the WORST! Hope you are well now GOOD LUCK but they will eat your lunch in court.

They did not pay because your describing a condition that would not last 48 hour 12 at best. Ask your M.D. because the facts you present would not hold water in court. Why? If you were sick for two days it could not be the cheese or fries WITHOUT your doctor finding the cause. Are you sure you want to drag them through the mud pie here?

Sure getting sick is no fun and having the scope up the tail pipe is the WORST! Hope you are well now GOOD LUCK but they will eat your lunch in court.

They did not pay because your describing a condition that would not last 48 hour 12 at best. Ask your M.D. because the facts you present would not hold water in court. Why? If you were sick for two days it could not be the cheese or fries WITHOUT your doctor finding the cause. Are you sure you want to drag them through the mud pie here?

Sure getting sick is no fun and having the scope up the tail pipe is the WORST! Hope you are well now GOOD LUCK but they will eat your lunch in court.

They did not pay because your describing a condition that would not last 48 hour 12 at best. Ask your M.D. because the facts you present would not hold water in court. Why? If you were sick for two days it could not be the cheese or fries WITHOUT your doctor finding the cause. Are you sure you want to drag them through the mud pie here?

Sure getting sick is no fun and having the scope up the tail pipe is the WORST! Hope you are well now GOOD LUCK but they will eat your lunch in court.

I'm Sorry you got sick from eating at Outback. It could have been one of the other things you ate there that night, not just the cheese fries. I hope you can resolve this soon. P.S. NEXT TIME USE SOME PEPTO BISMOL AND SAVE YOURSELF THE $400.00

I can see why they didn't pay your claim. Food poisoning has an incubation period, usually 24 hours.

If you were sick all night long, it is most likely something you ate the day before. If you get sick sooner than the incubation period, you would have been vomiting. It takes upwards of 8 hours for something to travel through your intestines, so the fact that you got sick so soon after basically indicates it happened the day before. The fact that you could barely move for 2-3 days sounds a lot more like the flu than food poisoning.

Do you not have health insurance?