Nice Experience

[par18]

I have eaten a couple of times at one of the local Chinese resturants. The next to last time I brought my own soy sauce (La Choy). When I left I forgot to take it with me. On my last visit I stopped on the way and got a new bottle. When my waitress came back with our beverage order she had the bottle I had left on my previous visit. I thought it was wonderful that they remembered.

Tom

[penguin]

There's a local ice cream place here called Amy's ice creams, and they are kind of like a localized version of cold stone or marble slab.

Anyway.

I emailed them from their website and one of the two owners replied himself and said that most of the ice creams are gluten-free, etc.

I went that weekend and the second I said "wheat allergy" (I don't like having to explain celiac if I don't have to) they said, "so we need to get new scoops and stuff, right?" I'm still shy about it and before I could say yes, all 3 of the workers were getting new scoops, boards, and the ingredient listings. One even scooped out the top layer of ice cream in the one I was getting with a new scoop so that any traces of other ice creams were gone, and then got another new scoop to get my ice cream. One of them was interested in Celiac so I told her all about it. It was a great experience, and I let the owner know how great his employees did.

Even if I don't like their ice creams the best (their mexican vanilla tastes a bit like play doh, in a pleasant way ) I will go there because 1: they're local, and 2: they were so darned helpful.

It gave me hope

[angielackner]

thats really nice! its great when a restaurant is so helpful and everything.

btw...you use la choy soy sauce??? it was my understanding that that brand isnt gluten-free...or am i wrong???

angie