Discussions about dining out gluten-free. http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:21:40 +0000 60 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89731-baffled-by-little-caesars-pizza/
From me straying from time to time I found that I never had any symptoms after eating Little Caesar Pizza. This was still shortly after my mom was diagnosed and I started to pay more attention to how I feel after I eat different food. So my mom, still dearly missing some gluteny foods, tried a slice after I told her how I thought it was odd as other pizza will wreak havoc on me. It's been awhile and we've return to that same Little Caesars multiple times and neither of us have had any noticeable problems from eating it.

My questions would be any ideas why something so obviously made with wheat, says so on their website, wouldn't give us problems(in my moms case acid reflex, nausea, fever, cramps, vomiting, and other intestinal distress), and can continuing to eat them still prove to be harmful?

TL:DR
Why would someone with celiac not be bothered by Little Caesars Pizza?
Can it still be harmful?]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:21:40 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89731-baffled-by-little-caesars-pizza/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89695-texas-roadhouse/
They are not knowledgeable about gluten intolerances, as I asked several different people and finally had to instruct the cook on how to prepare food for my family. They were accommodating, but I really wanted to leave without even eating there. Had it not been so late and my kids were hungry, I would have.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:45 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89695-texas-roadhouse/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89611-i-plan-on-opening-a-gluten-free-restaurant/
Weather it be pasta, sandwiches, breakfast foods, soups, fancy entrees, or Stir-fry and Asian cuisine, also specific baked goods whatever you miss being able to go out and eat. Please let me know.

A little about myself:
I'm 26 and currently attending Le Cordon Bleu in Portland, OR. Last June I went off gluten shortly after the baking class at school as I had recognized a correlation between my energy and mood dropping when I ate gluten filled foods. I was also struggling to keep weight on so was turning to fatty high calorie snack foods such as Little Debbie to keep from loosing weight (little did I know then that they were not helping at all and actually hurting me more if I am Celiac). I feel so much better without gluten in my diet and now know when I have been glutened within minutes.]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:28:56 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89611-i-plan-on-opening-a-gluten-free-restaurant/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89609-mcdonalds-shamrock-shakes/ Anyone have an experience with eating Mc Donalds Shamrock Shakes? I read somewhere that the mix for the shamrock ones did contain wheat. Although pretty much anything at Mc Donalds I usually stay away from as even their fries depending on what other things they fried that day in the oil they use causes me to get sick and hivey! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:42:09 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89609-mcdonalds-shamrock-shakes/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89481-my-trip-to-red-robin/
All in all it was a pretty good experience. I’d go there again to eat another meal.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:19:19 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89481-my-trip-to-red-robin/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89415-italian-in-nyc/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:03:40 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89415-italian-in-nyc/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89411-eating-at-restuarants/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:29:57 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89411-eating-at-restuarants/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89394-gluten-free-menus/
Why do they not have prices, you might ask? My best guess is that gluten free food is so darned expensive that they figure if we have to ask the price, we can't afford to eat gluten free! Either that, or you have no choice but to eat from the gluten-free menu so price does not really matter???

I always ask to keep the regular menu in addition to the gluten-free menu and have pointed out in most restaurants where this happens the fact that their gluten-free menus are lacking more than just toxic ingredients.]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:29:07 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89394-gluten-free-menus/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89312-is-anything-at-a-chinese-restaurant-safe/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:55:48 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89312-is-anything-at-a-chinese-restaurant-safe/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89261-mi-ranchito-gluten-free-menu/
Gaby Yanez
Administrative Assistant
Mi Ranchito Corporate Office]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:33:44 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89261-mi-ranchito-gluten-free-menu/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89219-a-safe-restaurant-near-knoxville-tn/ Thank you so much for any suggestions,
Patricia]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:51:19 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89219-a-safe-restaurant-near-knoxville-tn/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89194-virgils-bbq-in-nyc/
Well, when we showed up, first off it turned out they didn't have the printed menus because they're having them redone. Fine, that's responsible of them. The waiter seemed to know the menu well and be well informed about what contained gluten. But the barbecue sauce still has gluten! So basically I could have meat without sauce, which is not exactly what I'd expect when I'm told by a barbecue restaurant that they have a gluten-free menu.

That was disappointing, but my mom and I were fine with just saying thanks, but we're leaving. Then as we got up to go, the waiter started trying to persuade us to stay, even employing the "you can have a salad" line. Thanks, but in Manhattan, I can do better. Then he sent a manager-type over to argue with us! I ended up feeling really stupid because I'm standing there trying to get my coat on and collect my things, having a yelling fight with someone I didn't want to be talking to to begin with.

It was so obnoxious I had to come here and report on it. Honestly, there are many towns where the gluten-free options they have would be welcome and stand out. But in Manhattan, you just have to do better if you're going to say anything more to people than "we can tell you what menu items are naturally gluten free, but almost everything contains gluten." So, if you're in Manhattan and you want barbecue, go to Blue Smoke and don't believe Virgil's when they tell you you can eat there.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:18:24 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89194-virgils-bbq-in-nyc/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89190-asheville-nc/ Posana in Asheville is great food, allhouse made, and everything in the restaurant is gluten free. Bread, pasta, beer, sticky buns. A must! Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:11:23 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89190-asheville-nc/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89187-how-to-ask-if-food-is-gluten-free-in-restaurants/
Like, if no one working at the restaurant knows what being a celiac entails, then I suspect they'll have a very hard time finding out if something is indeed gluten free unless I give them a huge comprehensive list of things, or if they make everything from scratch (and that means everything!). I'm particularly worried about sauces. I can't just go in and say 'absolutely no wheat' because that doesn't cover everything. Is it better to call ahead of time, or should I ask the waitress? I could bring a list of ingredients that they could compare it to, but that list would by necessity be GIANT.
Ideally, I could get an ingredient list for each dish from them, so I can determine it for myself, but that seems unlikely to happen. (Besides which, it doesn't help me choosing new items off a menu; I'd need the entire menu's ingredient list if I wanted to figure something out!) The local restaurants I'm thinking of won't have the same sort of ingredient/allergen menu that large chains have.

I don't want to avoid perfectly tasty gluten-free food because of suspicion, but the entire process of figuring out if a dish is safe seems incredibly unwieldly :-(]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:00:24 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89187-how-to-ask-if-food-is-gluten-free-in-restaurants/ http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89120-chick-filet-announces-gluten-free-kids-meal/
http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Kids/New-Meals-Fact-Sheet]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:32:55 +0000 http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/89120-chick-filet-announces-gluten-free-kids-meal/