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Vacationing Orange County California


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teankerbell Apprentice

Can anybody give me some safe restaurants in Orange County? Could you also give me a grocery store or two that has gluten-free items too? We are staying in Dana Point.

Thank you! :unsure:


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Can anybody give me some safe restaurants in Orange County? Could you also give me a grocery store or two that has gluten-free items too? We are staying in Dana Point.

Thank you! :unsure:

Hi!, If you google Gluten Free Restaurants there is a list of places in California tons of places! They seem to be pretty up on the Gluten free menu. It's really good!

Stef 4 dogs

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I personally reccommend In & Out burger (out of this world!) and El Pollo Loco

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Here are some OC restaurant recommendations:

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If you happen to end up near Newport Beach you might want to try Taifoon (located in Fashion Island mall). I ate there last weekend. They had a gluten-free menu and a very helpful server. She told me she's seen people go into anaphylactic shock from food allergies and so she would go out of her way to make sure my food was safe. The menu is a little tricky (it states they have gluten-free soy sauce but when I asked about this they told me they didn't). I didn't get glutened from the food though and it was good. There's also a PF Changs in the same mall.

jknnej Collaborator

PF Chang's and Outback Steakhouse are nearby in Newport Beach.

There's also Claim Jumper in Fountain Valley, which isn't too far.

In N Out is wonderful, too.

teankerbell Apprentice

Thank you all for the suggestions! It is a great start.

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