On October 1, 2014 Health Care Agency of Orange County closed Zov's restaurant in Irvine due to reports of shigellosis in 6 customers. Ill restaurant patrons ate at Zov's over the course of six days between September 16-22. Three people were hospitalized. No one died. Health officials allowed Zov's to reopen late in the day on October 1 after the restaurant was sanitized and ready-to-eat food was discarded. Employees from other Zov locations were brought in to work at the Irvine location until the Irvine employees could be medically cleared by the health agency.