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Chillis

Jean-Luc

By Jean-Luc
in Gluten-Free Restaurants

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Jean-Luc Rookie
Jean-Luc
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Went to Chilli's for dinner and requested a gluten free menu -- to my surprise they have one and make specific recommendations for menu choices.

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jkmunchkin Rising Star
jkmunchkin
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Wow!!! Thanks for letting us know. I knew that some people had e-mailed them and gotten responses about what was safe, but it's so much better when there is a menu on location. I feel that much safer.

Jean-Luc Rookie
Jean-Luc
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It is a computer print out the waiter went and retrieved for me. Very understanding waiter, he even knew which items were gluten free and recommended a specific item before he went and obtained the menu. :D

VydorScope Proficient
VydorScope
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It is a computer print out the waiter went and retrieved for me. Very understanding waiter, he even knew which items were gluten free and recommended a specific item before he went and obtained the menu. :D

So he went to thier web site and printed it? What state was this in?

jnifred Explorer
jnifred
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I have had great luck so far at my local Chili's too......the manager was very helpful and our waitress too. I always get the chicken fajitas with a plain unmarinaded chicken (the marinade has soy sauce in it!!) and no fajitas obviously, ask for more lettuce and veggies and have done ok so far, 3 x's since October when I started this.

And the chips and plain salsa are ok too. And I just found out the baked potato soup is listed as gluten-free, which THRILLS me to no end......at least in Wisconsin it is.....

Moongirl Community Regular
Moongirl
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So he went to thier web site and printed it? What state was this in?

Well if you contact chilis yourself, they give you a list of things on the menu that would be safe for celiacs, and it changes every month, so im sure that the staff at chilis has access to it. Which is actaully great, cause if it changes every month they have access to the updated info! i still havent gone out to eat yet, but that was one of my fave places to eat, i miss it

Jean-Luc Rookie
Jean-Luc
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So he went to thier web site and printed it? What state was this in?

I am not sure if he went on the website or if it was something readily available. I was at the Chilli's in Farmington, CT by the Westfarms Mall.

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pumpkin Rookie
pumpkin
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The manager at the Ormond Beach Chili's printed the menu off of their intranet website. I wasn't able to get it off the internet itself. They have been very helpful and understanding.

maxcarr Newbie
maxcarr
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I was at the Chili's in Manchester, NH last weekend and they were great, the manager printed out the menu and stayed right on top of it. They weren't sure of the chips however, since they didn't use a dedicated fryer. But overall, they were awesome and I had no problems with a plain cheeseburger..

tiredofdoctors Enthusiast
tiredofdoctors
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That's really good news -- another restaurant willing to help (especially in the midst of the whole McD's thing . . . ) -- my husband is going to be really happy about this!!!!

SharonF Contributor
SharonF
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I haven't been to one that still carries the baked potato soup, lately, which really makes me sad because that does sound SO good.

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VegasCeliacBuckeye
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Not to rub it in,

but the Baked Potato Soup is the "BOMB"...

I love it...

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