San Fransico Restaurants

[kristi]

I am celebrating a very special date in San Fransico (staying downtown) and don't want to be stuck this time eating snacks out of my suitcase or grocery store. I would really like to be able to go out. Does anyone know any San Fransico Restaurants that have gluten-free options in the bay area?

[VegasCeliacBuckeye]

I had a great experience at "LuLu's".

Its a nice restaurant near the Giants stadium. VERY GOOD food!!

I have also heard wonderful things about a place called "Now and Zen" where the owners are very accomodating.

Here is a link to the Frisco/Bay Area Celiac Page for restaurants...

Open Original Shared Link

Hope this helps,

Bronco

p.s. Molly Duncan Stone might have some good avdvice for ya too -- hse lives near there..

[kristi]

Thanks, I appreciate your quick response. I'm looking up the addresses right now to LuLu and Now and Zen. I went to the link to the bay area celiacs. There doesn't seem to be much posted. Am I missing something? Most of the chains aren't in San Fran although good links when I'm elsewhere and the local restaurants don't seem to have been visited yet. Am I missing a list?

p.s. who's Molly Duncan Stone?

[psawyer]

Who's Molly Duncan Stone?

She is a sixteen year old in Stanford, CA who is a moderator here under the user id "flagbabyds." She has been a celiac almost her entire life.

[kristi]

Thanks, well here are some other places I ended up going to on my trip...I went down to the "seafood grotto" # 8 near fisherman's wharf area on Taylor at Jefferson. My favorite place was NEXT to Alioto's Restaurant outside and I think it was called Sebella's. There was a whole row of outdoor seafood bars. It was a great place to order from because the cooks were right there to talk with and you could see everything they were doing. Steamed areas were separate from fried areas. I had whole steamed crab the first night and ended up going back each day because the meals were so yummy and I felt safe ordering. Shrimp cocktails were good, I didn't eat their cocktail sauce but ate some ketchup one day and some with butter and lemon the next. We went inside the restaurant next to Alioto's named Sebella (I think). I ended up having steak and talking with the waiter. I mentioned not being able to eat wheat and he started talking right away about gluten so I know he knew what I was talking about. The meals were great. We also took a rail car down Market street to the Castro district and I ate a wonderful sashimi meal at "Osaka" 460 Castro Street. I brought my own La Choy soy sauce and I never eat the miso soup. I also had salmon and cream cheese rolls with no problems although I did witness the chef putting soy sauce on someone else's sushi roll so be careful. There was a coffee shop in the bottom of the Fairmont Hotel on Nobb Hill next to the Tonga Bar where I was able to order whole fruit smoothies without the yogurt. I brought my own Ray's Egg White protein powder to put in it and that worked well for breakfast. On the plane I had a Costco size bag of Tillamook steak bites to tied me over. I recommend not having a care and using the three day Muni Pass that is a good value for $18 for Cable cars, light rail and buses. Great trip, I love San Fran.