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jhhigh

By jhhigh
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jhhigh Newbie
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My family took me to Bone Fish Grille tonight for my birthday. I researched the restaurant before I went, they had a gluten free menu. I went over it with our waitress. It is a top of the line restaurant so I thought I was safe. I started with their gluten-free garden salad w/citrus herb vinegarette dressing, it was lucious. Then I had the gluten-free filet mignon, I took 3 bites and had to go to the restroom - my night was over from there. That was almost 4 hours ago and I'm still sick. Where did I go wrong? Could it have been the salad dressing? If anyone has any insight to this I would sure appreciate it. I go to the gastroenterologist on Tuesday. I'm ready to give up...

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angel-jd1 Community Regular
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They might have mixed the salad in a contaminated bowl. With that chain (outback, bonefish etc) I know at least outback mixes their salads in a bowl usually. You have to ask them to use a clean one so that there are no crouton crumbs that get into your salad. Sorry you are sick.

-Jessica :rolleyes:

jhhigh Newbie
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Thank you so much Jessica. I have been going through websites trying to break down all the ingredients seeing if there was something I missed. I appreciate your thoughts. Janet

eleep Enthusiast
eleep
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The other possibility might be that the steak was cooked on a grill that hadn't been cleaned. Most of the issues I've had eating out seem to have come from that kind of cross-contamination problem -- I was skeptical about being that sensitive at first and wasn't careful about mentioning the cross-contamination issues to the server, but two rather traumatic glutenings finally got me to wake up and smell the coffee.

eleep

hez Enthusiast
hez
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I am so sorry you got sick :( Eating out is always risky, no matter where you go. My guess would be cc with the salad or the steak (susupect salad since you hadn't had much of your steak). I have had horrible experiences eating out and great ones. I feel like I am in Vegas whenever I eat out!

I hope you feel better soon.

Hez

jhhigh Newbie
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I agree about the cross-contamination too. It's 12:11am and I am still sick. I think my days of eating out are over. The table next to us the folks stared at me - I was so humiliated! Hez, that made me laugh...I can't eat at a fine restaurant but I know I can digest the #7 combo at Burger King <_<, how wierd is that! Janet

sspitzer5 Apprentice
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Sorry to hear that you are sick! I know how that goes.

As far as Bonefish goes, the main issue seems to be that they don't train their employees on the gluten free menu and how to prepare the food properly. The staff seems to have no clue that they even have the menu.

P.F. Changs seems to do a much better job with education on the issue.

The last time I was at Bonefish, the manager told me not to eat the mashed potatoes even though they are maked on the menu as gluten free. She thought there might be something in them that I shouldn't have.

I have to eat out a lot because I travel for work. I usually try to get stuff as plain as possible, no sauces or dressings, even at places like Outback and Bonefish. I seem to be pretty sensitive and I've definitely gotten sick numerous times. :( I use a restaurant card, which seems to help quite a bit.

S

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hez Enthusiast
hez
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jhhigh-

What's the #7 combo at BK?

Hez

jhhigh Newbie
jhhigh
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Hi S,

I can't imagine traveling with this...I had a really good, gluten free day and am feeling much better. I made a dish out of my Gluten free gourmet comfort food cookbook and loved it, so did my family but tomorrow at work it's water and fruit - that's it for me!

Have a good one!

jh

Hez,

:lol: The #7 combo at BK is the chicken fries, how healthy is that!!!

jh

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