After accusations that the food at The Cove made people ill, Southwick's Board of Health has closed the facility down until test results are back from the state labs.

It's a wedding no one could forget.

"I was ill. My granddaughter was ill. She was vomiting. I had diarrhea," says Linda Baum, recalling her son's wedding in late June.

That story played out to a total of 16 people at several wedding receptions at The Cove.

"My mother was in the hospital for 7 days. The final diagnosis was food poisoning," Baum says.

Cove owner, Joe Scuderi, doesn't know how it happened. And potential patrons don't either. Steven Giordano and his fiancee are booked for September, but the allegations of tainted food have them scared.

"We have a lot of older people coming and we don't want to see them sick," Giordano says.

Thursday, Southwick's Board of Health ruled that The Cove couldn't reopen because there's no conclusive evidence on exactly what happened.

Food samples are still in the state labs and until tests come back, the Cove will be shut down.

"We have to do this for the safety of the people. I'm all for it," Scuderi says at the open meeting.

Joe's all for it, but it's still not good for business.

"People look at you, and they say they serve bad food, so until we really know what happened, let's not point fingers," Scuderi says.

On first inspection, health officials did point fingers. At two things: a larger than normal sink where workers wash their hands, and a dishwasher that's not hot enough. Scuderi's getting that fixed, but it's still a mystery if that's really the problem. Joe insists, the food is good.

"If you were to serve a banquet tonight, are you confident that your food is ok," asked a CBS 3 Springfield reporter.

"Yes, 100 percent," Scuderi replied.

But the Giordano party will wait until the state's verdict comes in.

"We're at an indecision point of what we're going to do, but we do have to make a decision quick because we're running out of time," Giordano says.

Test results are expected by Monday. The results will be announced at the next Board of Health meeting on July 10.