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Dining In Saratoga Springs, Ny


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Oh...happy news. My husband and I just returned from a weekend in Saratoga Springs, NY and as far as gluten-free goes saratoga has it down!

My first dinner was at, ironically, a restaurant called Wheatfields on Broadway! It's an Italian restaurant that makes their own light, yummy gluten free pasta from corn. All their sauces are free of gluten and the chicken can be prepared without flour/breading (the veal dishes are pre-breaded). I had an amazing chicken Dish with peppers and onions in a spicy pink sauce. It was so nice to go somewhere that had gluten free pasta!

Both nights I got gelato for dessert at Eugenio's Cafe (right across the sreet). It was amazing- many of the flavors like the sweet cream and chocolate are gluten free (and very decadent).

I had lunch at the Gideon Putnam resort in the grille. They had fewer options but I got a caesar salad with grilled chicken and it was fine!

For the second dinner we went to Open Original Shared Link

which was excellent Mexican. Many of the dishes were made with corn tortillas and the oes made with wheat were not fried in the fryer so I had the homemade tortilla chips as well. They had pork, chicken and beef dishes that were gluten free. I got chicken enchiladas with chile verde. They were delicious- slightly sweet (and old recipe that included white grape raisins) and spicy. Wish i could go there again tonight!


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i lived in the greater Saratoga area until right around the time i was diagnosed. one of my co-workers mentioned Wheatfields and i kind of blew her off thinking, "duh, a place called WHEAT isn't going to have anything gluten-free!" But i checked their website and sure enough...to think i lived so close and i never took advantage of it!

i'm so glad to hear you had a good experience there...i'll have to drag my family the next time i go home to visit!

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Oh...happy news. My husband and I just returned from a weekend in Saratoga Springs, NY and as far as gluten-free goes saratoga has it down!

Good to know. On my way to Vermont I often stop in Saratoga for a bite. I'll look these places up next time.

Walt

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Thanks for the Info! I just went there this weekend, and posted on my blog Open Original Shared Link

:) Thanks for the heads-up on Wheatfields and Cantina- it was FABULOUS!

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