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Vacation To Philadelphia

MollyBeth

By MollyBeth
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MollyBeth
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I'm heading down to Philadelphia this weekend for a little vacation. Planning to hit up a resturant called Lolita. It was on a travel website as being friendly to us celiacs. ANyone been there? Anyone have any advice on a trip to Philly they wish to share? Also this is my first time traveling somewhere and staying in hotel since going gluten free. Any advice on foods I should travel with...like ones that are easy to pack and eat? I've become a pretty elaborate cook but I seem to always fall short on the easy snack foods...

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Hi'

I travel to Philly twice a year at times. I have not heard of the place Lolita's. Are you going to be in Center City? If so, Ted Montana Grill. McCormick & Schmick, Maggianno Little Italy, Sazon on Spring Hill section. Outskirts is Jules ( pizza) they have two locations. In Voohees, NJ ( a side short trip) is a wonderful gluten-free , now I'm having a brain dead m,oment & forget the name! sorry.

If you go back through this section there has been several posts in regards to the Philly area.

Ruth Chris Steakhouse in also Center City.

hth mamaw

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amybeth
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I recommend Sazon for lunch - staff has a lot of knowledge and will help you quite a bit.

Chart House at Penn's landing will also be helpful.

Higher end meals --- any Stephen Starr restaurants will be great in "coaching" you through an order....Tangerine (Market and 2nd) is yummy!!!! If you google Stephen Starr, you'll see he has tons of places in the city --- although Jones is primarily "comfort food" that's full of gluten.

Jake's Firehouse (or Jack's _- I forget) is supposed to be very helpful, too - I haven't been myself.

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MollyBeth
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Savvyseller-

I already took my trip to Philly. I wish I would have known about your blog before I left! I found a great mexican resturant there called lolita that is almost completely gluten free! I think they only have one dish on their entire menu that isn't gluten free and it has the best flourless chocolate cake ever! I talked to one of their employees and he was very nice and said that they were working on changing their entire menu so they wouldn't any gluten in the resturant at all. You should check it out. I loved it! I think it was at 106 13th st. Not sure about that address though. You shuold check it out and add it to your blog! My apologies if it is already on there and I overlooked it!

-MollyBeth

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