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I Love Gluten Cafe Was My First Gluten Free Restaurant Experience!

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Dolcenotte
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I was excited and nervous to eat anywhere but at home, and after a month or so of following my new gluten free lifestyle, I got the urge for some pizza, garlic knots, and other specialities I would not commonly make at home. After hearing all the great reviews of I Love Gluten Cafe on various websites and here, I decided I Love Gluten Cafe would be my first dining out experience. When we arrived we were greeted by Grandma Helen who started telling me about all the "glutens" (lol) that come in and to bring my picture to add to the wall next time. And she told me about all her top picks from the menu items that can be prepared regular or gluten free. The gluten free portion is handled by Joanne (who is also a celiac). She introduced me to her daughter Joanne and we were seated. Before even ordering, I felt welcome and comfortable. It didnt feel awkward to have to order things gluten free. Joanne explained to me that she oversees all gluten free dishes to make sure they do not get contaminated and they are extremely careful in the kitchen. Joanne spoke with us very often and checked on us to make sure everything was delicious and it was indeed. I felt like a regular person and I could not believe I was actually eating garlic knots (crunchy, light), baked clams (juicy and tender), fried calamari (very crunchy with a light crust, perfectly browned and hands down the best calamari we ever had, and thats the word from my boyfriend who is not even a celiac), a real pizza!!!(with olives mmm, crunchy crust edges, thin crust pizza loaded with cheese, just how I like it!), and a delicious cheesecake to end the evening (creamy, smooth, scrumptious). Also, I even ate bread for the first time at her restaurant. I even bought a whole loaf to take home! Her bread does not need to be frozen, it can actually stay in the fridge for 3 weeks! And what is even more exciting and actually weird for me is that I did not bloat up at all after eating all that food, and didnt run to the bathroom or need it when I got home. I've noticed this past week that finally some of my bathroom habits have changed so this lifeystyle is definitely working for me. So I'm still in awe of what I was able to eat and how delicious it was. I am amazed by how well my body absorbed the food even when I did choose some of the greasier options from the menu just because that was what I was craving (which is still much less greasy than typical pizzeria style foods). I got to meet their entire sweet family and we talked for a long time (can't stop a bunch of italians for chatting lol). They made us feel like family in their restaurant, the food was exceptional and my experience was delightful!

Michelle

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Dolcenotte Contributor
Dolcenotte
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I definitely don't love gluten! Why was the name of the restaurant changed when I posted my message?!

C*A*F*F*E* B*A*L*D*O* is the restaurant, not I love Gluten Cafe!!!!

jerseyangel Proficient
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I was wondering why the restaurant would be named 'I Love Gluten'--it made no sense to me.

I don't know why that happened, but at this point the only person who can change it is Scott--I would PM him. (admin)

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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The board is set to automatically replace the name you typed with the other name.

There a quite a few such rules. As Patti said, only Scott would be able to explain this one. Another moderator has already sent him a message asking about it.

Dolcenotte Contributor
Dolcenotte
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Thanks for responding...But I read other comments on this restaurant which is one of the reasons why I went there. Why did they not change the name of the restaurant in those posts, maybe because they put cafe instead caffe? And why would they have a restaurant posting section if they are going to turn it into a fake name? People would have no idea where I'm talking about. i wanted to share my lovely inviting experience with others! I hope they change it!

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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The spelling "Cafe Baldo" gets past the filter, but "Caffe xxx" gets caught and replaced. Again, I don't know why. Some things are blocked because of past spam, but the replacement text for those names is "Lame Advertisement."

I expect that Scott will respond, but he usually takes the weekend off. Running this site, as well as the other two, is his business.

bingmom Newbie
bingmom
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I was excited and nervous to eat anywhere but at home, and after a month or so of following my new gluten free lifestyle, I got the urge for some pizza, garlic knots, and other specialities I would not commonly make at home. After hearing all the great reviews of I Love Gluten Cafe on various websites and here, I decided I Love Gluten Cafe would be my first dining out experience. When we arrived we were greeted by Grandma Helen who started telling me about all the "glutens" (lol) that come in and to bring my picture to add to the wall next time. And she told me about all her top picks from the menu items that can be prepared regular or gluten free. The gluten free portion is handled by Joanne (who is also a celiac). She introduced me to her daughter Joanne and we were seated. Before even ordering, I felt welcome and comfortable. It didnt feel awkward to have to order things gluten free. Joanne explained to me that she oversees all gluten free dishes to make sure they do not get contaminated and they are extremely careful in the kitchen. Joanne spoke with us very often and checked on us to make sure everything was delicious and it was indeed. I felt like a regular person and I could not believe I was actually eating garlic knots (crunchy, light), baked clams (juicy and tender), fried calamari (very crunchy with a light crust, perfectly browned and hands down the best calamari we ever had, and thats the word from my boyfriend who is not even a celiac), a real pizza!!!(with olives mmm, crunchy crust edges, thin crust pizza loaded with cheese, just how I like it!), and a delicious cheesecake to end the evening (creamy, smooth, scrumptious). Also, I even ate bread for the first time at her restaurant. I even bought a whole loaf to take home! Her bread does not need to be frozen, it can actually stay in the fridge for 3 weeks! And what is even more exciting and actually weird for me is that I did not bloat up at all after eating all that food, and didnt run to the bathroom or need it when I got home. I've noticed this past week that finally some of my bathroom habits have changed so this lifeystyle is definitely working for me. So I'm still in awe of what I was able to eat and how delicious it was. I am amazed by how well my body absorbed the food even when I did choose some of the greasier options from the menu just because that was what I was craving (which is still much less greasy than typical pizzeria style foods). I got to meet their entire sweet family and we talked for a long time (can't stop a bunch of italians for chatting lol). They made us feel like family in their restaurant, the food was exceptional and my experience was delightful!

Michelle

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mysecretcurse Contributor
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LOL. I'm glad you guys said something about it because the "I love gluten" cafe was really weirding me out. I even googled it haaha!

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Not one time, but multiple times with gluten-free friends of mine we have ALL gotten sick there! And we all ate different foods but shared the pizza on one occasion. I'm very wary of that place..

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