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Gluten Free In Las Vegas

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livingglutenfree Rookie
livingglutenfree
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My husband and I will be traveling to Las Vegas for 5 days in March. I searched and found a few old (2 years ago) posts regarding eating gluten free in Las Vegas. Does anyone have any recent experience with eating gluten-free in Vegas? We are staying at MGM.

We have not done much traveling and I don't always enjoy eating out. What have you found to be the most successful method to explaining what gluten free is to your waiter/waitress? One thing I learned quickly was to stop using the word "intolerance" and use "allergy". It seems people take it much more serious then. Do you use a card that you hand to the server that explains what foods are ok/not ok and how to avoid CC? I am thinking I should try to find something like this to bring with me on this trip.

I really want to enjoy this trip and not stress about what to eat!

Do airlines allow food to be brought on the airplane in a carry on bag? What about in checked baggage?

Thanks for your help!

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GFqueen17 Contributor
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I actually just went to las vegas last summer with my family...and I didnt get sick!

Two of the nights we ate at a japanese restuarant so I just got sushi.

One night we ate at PF Changs..always delicious!

One night we ate at Outback which was a horrible experience. the chain supposedly has a gluten free menu but the one that we went too didnt even have one and the wait staff was clueless. the food wasnt even good and service was terrible.

The place was ate at the last night was by far the best...I cant remember what it was called but it was at the Venetian Hotel. It served italian food...I ordered a caprese salad and delicioussss tomato rissotto..some of the best rissotto ive ever had. I had a feeling they would both be gluten free but I asked the waitress to double check with the chef and she was good about it. I wish i could remember the name of it but ill describe it to you..the restaurant had an "outside" patio (really inside but the hotel is made to look like its the outdoors) and it was righttt near where the fake venice canal ended. even if you dont find the exact one, all the Italian restuarants in the Venetian had a very similar menu.

For breakfast and lunch I mostly had things that I brought from home (like trail mix, cereal w/ soymilk, larabars, fruit) or maybe bought a salad or chips or something.

climbmtwhitney Apprentice
climbmtwhitney
Posted

Hi.

I went to Vegas over the holidays. So fun! My husband and friends surprised me for my 40th birthday! It was my first trip after diagnosis last August. I went with a bunch of power bars in my suitcase figuring GFCFSF would be ridiculous to accommodate. I did o.k. -- got sick once, but I think it was soy.

We stayed at the Encore/Wynn and mosty ate there. A bit pricey, but worth it to feel good--couldn't miss out on blackjack!

This is where I ate great food:

Tableau at the Wynn. Absolutely amazing entree and very knowledgeabe. Dressy.

Terrace Pointe Cafe at the Wynn. Good food. Also very knowledgable. Casual. At lunch there 3 times!

Maggiano's across from the Wynn. Good gluten-free pasta. Waiter didn't have a clue, but the chef did, and everyone was very nice. Casual.

The Buffet at the Wynn. We got a free meal so we went for breakfast. I stuck to a fresh omelet from the omelet station and it was great!

This is where I didn't eat great food:

Bartolotta at the Wynn. They were super nice, but the veggie dish they prepared for me was just awful. My husband and friends all agreed. So, I sent it back. Not something I ever do. Previously, before going gluten-free, I had a wonderful meal there. Too bad.

Wazuzu at Encore. I got terribly sick a few hours later. It resembled a soy reaction for me even though we specified NO soy. Also, my server was in the dark.

I hope you have a wonderful trip! I LOVE Vegas. I was worried about being a pain in the A. But, you know what? I got used to it! Ha! I was just very polite and extra thankful. I would definitely feel comfortable going back.

Cheers!

Jill

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