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Texas Roadhouse Restaurant In Union City, California

CalicoSue

By CalicoSue
in Gluten-Free Restaurants

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CalicoSue
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I wanted to pass along another restaurant I think celiacs would enjoy!

My husband and I drove from San Jose to Union City last Friday night to "try out" the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant. I really wanted to experience a new restaurant, so I did not mind driving in the Friday night traffic up that way. My husband went along with my idea of driving up there because he knows how excited I get when I can try a new restaurant! I had exchanged e-mails with the owner, Tony Robinson, and he faxed me their gluten-free menu.

The restaurant is awesome! It has a great western atmosphere, with buckets of peanuts in shells at the table to snack on (naturally gluten-free for a celiac-not great for someone who is allergic to nuts, though!). You can eat the peanuts and throw the shells on the floor! The staff would sometimes break out into western dancing-so fun to watch! Their prices for the entrees are very, very reasonable, too!

The waiter was very attentive to my food needs, and Tony even served us our meal. I ordered the Smothered Chicken with melted cheese and sauteed onions and mushrooms on top (anyone could also order the Smothered Chicken with cream gravy, except for a celiac). You can choose two sides, so I ordered the caesar salad with no croutons and a baked sweet potato topped with marshmallows and caramel sauce on top. It was unbelievably delicious! The caramel sauce is stated as gluten free on their Gluten-free menu. I cannot tell I am 100% certain that the marshmallow is gluten free, but all the marshmallows I have seen have been Gluten-free, so I ordered it. The other sides you could order with your meal are the regular baked potatoes, fresh vegetables and regular salad. You cannot order the mashed potatoes or the beans. I had brought my own Gluten-free croutons I had made the week before and sprinkled them on the caesar salad. When the waiter came by and saw the croutons, he panicked a bit until he saw my little baggie full of Gluten-free croutons!

They have steaks (no grill shortening), ribs (no BBQ sauce), fish, country dinners such as pork chops and chicken, even sandwiches you can order without the bread (bring your own Gluten-free bread and put in the fixins' yourself!). If you choose to order the steaks and ribs, be sure to go over with the wait staff where on the grill they would be cooked because I'm sure the gluten containing "grill shortening" and "BBQ sauce" are all over their grills.

At this point, I am going to add the usual disclaimer that "eating out is risky." I just wanted to pass along my experience that I had a wonderful meal and intend to go back their soon. Just ask for a copy of their gluten-free menu when you arrive. A manager will print it from their computer in the office. There is no official "gluten-free menu" available at their front desk. I am presuming the more we frequent their restaurant, they may just print some menus and have them available all the time, but for now, you need to ask them to print one.

If you would like to dine there, their address is 32115 Union Landing Boulevard, Union City, CA 94587. Their phone no. is (510) 324-7623. Tony Robinson is the owner and very accommodating. Enjoy!

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kabowman Explorer
kabowman
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We eat at ours all the time - the bar-tenders recognize me and fix me my special margarita with their corn syrup free lemonaid too.

Lymetoo Contributor
Lymetoo
Posted

Cool! I understand that the one here is good for gluten free too. I haven't been there since being dxd.

I did, however, go to our Olive Garden last night with good success! Had grilled salmon and steamed broccoli!

mamaw Community Regular
mamaw
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I love Texas Roadhouse....l...And ours the staff is very nice. Plus I have been sending packages to Ramadi Iraq for over six months (I started support our troops in my area). These men & women are on the front lines and they run out of alot of things, anyway I ask the resturant to donate peanuts, to date I have sent 75# of peanuts to Ramadi, Iraq.......I just think that is so kind of Texas Roadhouse..... I tell everyone in my area to support this resturant because they care about our loved ones far from home.....

mmamw

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Lymetoo
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anyway I ask the resturant to donate peanuts, to date I have sent 75# of peanuts to Ramadi, Iraq.......I just think that is so kind of Texas Roadhouse..... I tell everyone in my area to support this resturant because they care about our loved ones far from home.....

mmamw

That's awesome!!

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hineini
Posted

Thanks for this! Very cool.

See my post in this folder about another Bay Area restaurant ;-P

Nice to meet other local folks.

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