Sizzler controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2006
Rat poison found at Australian restaurants
Rat poison was found at two Brisbane restaurants, prompting all Australian Sizzler locations to suspend salad-bar service. Sizzler Australia described the matter as sabotage.
2000
Milwaukee E. coli outbreak
More than 60 people became ill and one person died after an outbreak linked to a Milwaukee Sizzler. Health officials identified meat supplied by Excel Corporation as the likely original source and considered cross-contamination near salad-bar preparation areas a probable mechanism.
1993
E. coli outbreak associated with Sizzler restaurants
An outbreak in Washington and Oregon was associated with contaminated meat and probable cross-contamination involving salad-bar foods. The episode was followed by the closure of the chain's remaining locations in several Midwestern states.