gluten-free Eats In Cape Cod?

[TriticusToxicum]

The family and I are heading to Cape Cod in August so I am starting to scout for some dining out options. Does anybody know of anything in the general area?

Thanks for the help!

[penguin]

I don't have any advice on where to eat, other than just shellfish steamed in water (make sure there's no beer in the liquid)

I love your name! Toxic wheat, love it! I thought it was funny that the scientific name for wheat is "trictum vulgare" it makes wheat sound dirty!

[jerseyangel]

I thought it was funny that the scientific name for wheat is "trictum vulgare" it makes wheat sound dirty!

I have always thought that, too!!

[TriticusToxicum]

I had a great experience at Outback Steakhouse in Bedford, NH over the weekend. It was the first time i've ever gone to a chain restaurant and ordered off the menu with any sort of confidence. The waitress was very knowledgable and helpful. I have been to Applebees and always have the same thing - Santa Fe Chicken salad, never any problems, but how many salads can one eat while on vacation! Ditto McD's grilled bacon ranch salad.

Are there any Cape Cod locals out there with dining suggestions? How about stores that sell gluten-free groceries? I'll be there for a week, so I'm bound to run out or forget something!

Thanks in advance!

[penguin]

I had a great experience at Outback Steakhouse in Bedford, NH over the weekend. It was the first time i've ever gone to a chain restaurant and ordered off the menu with any sort of confidence. The waitress was very knowledgable and helpful. I have been to Applebees and always have the same thing - Santa Fe Chicken salad, never any problems, but how many salads can one eat while on vacation! Ditto McD's grilled bacon ranch salad.

Are there any Cape Cod locals out there with dining suggestions? How about stores that sell gluten-free groceries? I'll be there for a week, so I'm bound to run out or forget something!

Thanks in advance!

Eep! Just so you know, the grilled chicken at McDonald's is NOT gluten-free! Neither is the grilled chicken at Applebee's, it comes pre-marinated in soy sauce

[TriticusToxicum]

Eep! Just so you know, the grilled chicken at McDonald's is NOT gluten-free! Neither is the grilled chicken at Applebee's, it comes pre-marinated in soy sauce

Bummer...

They never make me sick, just a little rumbly in the tumbly - I always thought it was all that lettuce!

All the more reason to come here looking for safe haven!

Thanks for cluing me in!

[gf2000]

I have contacted several locations at the Cape and have not had a response, as I am traveling to Mass in Sept-Oct. I have found a gluten-free Restaurant in Boston, and a cool one "Wildfire" in Chicago. So far that is all I have come up with besides the usual, Chili's, Outback, and anything steamed by itself with no seasonings at all. I also made sure that if I get a baked potato, I tell them not to cut it open, as I have had bread crumbs in the potato from the kitchen preping the plate. Good luck

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I had a great experience at Outback Steakhouse in Bedford, NH over the weekend. It was the first time i've ever gone to a chain restaurant and ordered off the menu with any sort of confidence. The waitress was very knowledgable and helpful. I have been to Applebees and always have the same thing - Santa Fe Chicken salad, never any problems, but how many salads can one eat while on vacation! Ditto McD's grilled bacon ranch salad.

Are there any Cape Cod locals out there with dining suggestions? How about stores that sell gluten-free groceries? I'll be there for a week, so I'm bound to run out or forget something!

Thanks in advance!

[TriticusToxicum]

I have contacted several locations at the Cape and have not had a response, as I am traveling to Mass in Sept-Oct. I have found a gluten-free Restaurant in Boston, and a cool one "Wildfire" in Chicago. So far that is all I have come up with besides the usual, Chili's, Outback, and anything steamed by itself with no seasonings at all. I also made sure that if I get a baked potato, I tell them not to cut it open, as I have had bread crumbs in the potato from the kitchen preping the plate. Good luck

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I'll let you know if I stumble across anything in my travels!

[TriticusToxicum]

If anyone else is interested, I searched the web, and it brought me back here, to some old posts for support groups in the area. The first name/email id from 9/05. I have emailed her for help. The other info is from 2004, so it may be out of date, but maybe worth a try - once a Celiac always a Celiac!

Cape Cod Celiac support group

Margo Finnell margo820@juno.com

Massachusetts

Boston - Support Group

Contact: Marina Keegan

Boston Area Support Group

Tel: (508) 358-2416

Boston - Support Group

Contact 1: Laura O'Donnell

Chidlren's Hospital Boston

300 Longwood Avenue

Boston, MA 02115

Tel: (617) 355-2127

E-mail: laura.odonnell@tch.harvard.edu

Boston - Support Group

The Healthy Villi

(Greater Boston Celiac/DH Support Group, Chapter #67 of CSA/USA)

Chairperson: Elise Gorseth

Email: gorseth@earthlink.net

Tel: (617) 923-0172

Membership Chairperson: Marjorie Rogers

E-mail: mwrogers67@aol.com

Tel: (508) 653-5465

Cape Cod - Support Group

Contact: Jean M. Roma MSN, RN/CS

Cape Cod Support Group

PO Box 653

MA 02635

E-mail: Cotuit428@aol.com

Fall River - Support Group

Contact: Kathy Thiboutot

Southeast New England (including Cape Cod ) Celiac Support Group

Tel: (401) 624-8888.

Lowell - Resource:

Contact: Katherine C. Merrill

45 Tolman Ave.

Lowell, MA 01854

Tel: (978) 454-2822

[gf2000]

Thank you

I'll let you know if I stumble across anything in my travels!

[CeliaCruz]

My family has a house on Cape Cod and I visit a lot. The thing is, we don't eat out that much. Hardly ever actually. What we do is buy lots of seafood at the various roadside fish shops, cook it up and eat in. Now that I'm a Celiac, we grill swordfish or tuna on the grill and serve it with lemon. Sometimes we steam lobsters. On memorial day, I pan seared scallops in butter and olive oil and they were delicious. For sides we make our own cole slaw and potato salad.

So I don't know what your visit entails -- do you have access to a kitchen or are you just staying at a hotel? If you have access to a nice kitchen, you might want to take advantage of the fresh seafood for sale along the highway. Good luck!

[TriticusToxicum]

My family has a house on Cape Cod and I visit a lot. The thing is, we don't eat out that much. Hardly ever actually. What we do is buy lots of seafood at the various roadside fish shops, cook it up and eat in. Now that I'm a Celiac, we grill swordfish or tuna on the grill and serve it with lemon. Sometimes we steam lobsters. On memorial day, I pan seared scallops in butter and olive oil and they were delicious. For sides we make our own cole slaw and potato salad.

So I don't know what your visit entails -- do you have access to a kitchen or are you just staying at a hotel? If you have access to a nice kitchen, you might want to take advantage of the fresh seafood for sale along the highway. Good luck!

Thanks, that's good advice. My in-laws have friends who own a summer home in the area so we are staying there. We'll probably make most of our meals, but it's always (or it used to be) nice to eat out while on vacation!

If they sell lobster along the road count me in! (we only get zucchini and squash around here...or so it seems!)

[TriticusToxicum]

I heard back from Margo Finell ( leader of a Cape Cod support group) and she provided the list of stores and restauants in the vicinity.

STORES –Gluten free items-

Amber Waves -main street Falmouth

BJ’S Wholesale-- 420 Attucks Lane, Hyannis (508) 568-4035

phoneCape Cod Natural Foods 1600 Falmouth Road Rt28, Centerville,

508) 771-8394

Healthy Appetites-exit 5 Plymouth

Naked Earth–Orleans 45 S Orleans Rd, Orleans 508- 255-8195

Naked Eartha Whole Foods Market 2655 Main, Brewster

(508) 896-5071

Dennisport Natural Market –640 Main St 508 760-3043 Chatham Natural Market 1218 Main St. Route 28

508-945-4139 Open Original Shared Link

Here are some stores that sell gluten free items----Ring Bros should have Fresh baked rolls and banana bread made by a Cape celiac who just started a business making them. Always phone to make sure items are available.

Orleans Whole Foods- 46 Main Street, Orleans 508 255-6540

Ring Brothers market place 485 Route 134, South Dennis

508) 394-2244 -Patrick or Ed

Roche Brothers (supermarket)- Mashpee

Shaw’s- Falmouth and other cape towns

Stop & Shop- Mashpee, Falmouth, Dennis, S Yarmouth

Trader Joe’s – 655 Iyannough Rd,Rt 132 Hyannis (508) 790-3008 Print their gluten-free list from their web site to take to the store as they no longer provide it.

Wild Oats Natural Foods 509 Rt 28, Harwich Port

508-430-2507

Windfall Market – 77 Scranton Avenue, Falmouth

(508) 548-0099 ask for Chris-he carries Kinnikinik Canadian gluten-free products, bread, donuts in freezer Also Ina breads from NY,and many other gluten-free items in store-pastas cookies, snacks, dry mixes,cereals ect

www.windfallmarket.com

Restaurants:

Uno's restaurant in Hyannis---just held a gluten-free dinner and everyone said it was great.--they reportedly have a gluten-free menu to help.

In Falmouth--Coonamesset Inn---a bit upscale but very good at accomodating gluten-free. I would give the 5 stars. see the website--www.Coonamesset.com

Daniel Webster Inn and Restaurant in Sandwich--again upscale but will

accomodate.

Go to Cape Cod Dining on the web Open Original Shared Link and

they will give the web sites for many restaurants in different areas of the cape . then you can contact whichever appeals to you and ask about their ability to do gluten-free safely. They are learning everyday----you still need to give instruction and be aware of what individual servers are doing etc. but it is very possible to eat safely on a gluten-free diet on the cape.

[Guest Norah022]

I live on Cape Cod and both my father and I have Celiac's Disease.

Windfall Market has a small but very good gluten free section as does Roche Brothers which is in Mashpee.

Coonamessett Inn is DEFINITELY familiar with Celiac's disease as both my father and I work there so the chefs and managers are quite familiar with gluten and what contains it.

The Flying Bridge in Falmouth is also owned by the same company as Coonamessett and will be familiar with it as well.

[TriticusToxicum]

I live on Cape Cod and both my father and I have Celiac's Disease.

Windfall Market has a small but very good gluten free section as does Roche Brothers which is in Mashpee.

Coonamessett Inn is DEFINITELY familiar with Celiac's disease as both my father and I work there so the chefs and managers are quite familiar with gluten and what contains it.

The Flying Bridge in Falmouth is also owned by the same company as Coonamessett and will be familiar with it as well.

Thank you for the "insider" info!