Cape Codders!

[Katie618]

I'm going to Cape Cod (North Turro (sp?)-- near Province Town) this weekend with a couple of friends-- does anyone have any reccommendations on where to eat gluten-free?? one person going with us doesnt know about my diet or celiac disease-- i dont mind answer questions and explaining it, but sometimes i just want to eat like normal and not explain it all...

I also feel awkward on how to tell the server -- I usually say a wheat allergy, but thats not the case at all!!! Any tips on how to tell the server, what foods to look for (besides salad maybe?) should i find my server after we are seated and tell them about celiac disease?

Thank you!!!!!

[dragonmom]

When we go out I ususally order pretty plain stuff, but on cape cod you could have lobster= it is gluten free. If you are ordering something kind of plain just mention that you cannot eat wheat or gluten, and remember the croutons - I forget to mention them a lot . If there is a sauce ask the waiter and he will ask the cook. Generally people are very helpful. ( I think this is a very confused answer) Have a good time.

[Juliebove]

I lived on Cape Cod for a few years and seafood is really big there, much of it breaded and fried. They're big on fried food. We often dined in Pub type places where my husband felt most comfortable. There I would usually order nachos as a meal. Mexican food is not common there and their version of nachos is different than any other place I've seen. They usually do the typical corn chips and cheese, then pile it high with what I'd call a salad. Plenty of lettuce, some black olives, chopped tomatoes and onions. That would be gluten free but you would have to make sure they know about cross contamination. I'd really worry about that with so much breading around. Gluten is not an issue for me but I didn't dine out too much when we lived there simply because I didn't care for the food that was offered in most places. Such as breaded, fried seafood.

[Katie618]

Thank you both for your helpful answers!!! I really appreciate it!

Have a good New Year's and weekend!!