Gastrointestinal illnesses associated with Cho Dang Tofu in Bellevue

Summary

Public Health is investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal (stomach) illnesses associated with Cho Dang Tofu in Bellevue. We did not find a specific food or drink item that might have caused the illnesses.

This outbreak appears to be over, and our investigation is ongoing.

Illnesses

Four people reported becoming sick after eating at the restaurant on August 16, 2026. They reported symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, chills, body aches, and fever.

We did not find any sick restaurant workers with signs of stomach illness.

Public Health actions

We interviewed three people who became sick to learn more about their symptoms and what they ate.

On September 9, we visited the restaurant. We found some unsafe food practices, including restaurant workers not washing hands consistently when handling food and some foods were not cooled and heated properly. However, we didn’t determine what caused the people to become ill. We worked with the restaurant to fix the observed food safety issues.

We will return to the restaurant within two weeks to check that all food safety problems have been fixed.

Laboratory testing

No laboratory testing was done.