Customers of the Seasons on the Pond Restaurant in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, developed infections caused by Salmonella. The case control study indicated that ill patrons were more likely to have consumed fruit salad than well patrons. The possibility that the fruit was contaminated prior to reaching the restaurant was investigated, but was ruled out. Nine restaurant employees were laboratory confirmed to be infected with salmonella, and five other employees reported having illness consistent with salmonella, but did not have laboratory proven salmonella. The restaurant had been open for only two months when the outbreak occurred.