Confused About Sonic

[gfpagan]

So Sonic has this really nice allergen menu and listed under their meats, all of the grilled items (patty, bacon, sausage,ham, hotdog, etc) are all listed as gluten free Except for the grilled chicken. Does anyone know about this? We're going there next weekend so looks like I'll be calling to make sure my only option of salad is still an option at all. It doesn't make sense since I'm assuming all of the grilled items are grilled on the same grill.

[MaryJones2]

I assume the chicken is marinated or has some coating that contains gluten. As with any fast food joint cross-contamination with the fryers and grills are the biggest concerns so my guess is their allergen chart is based on the status of the raw ingredients only.

[hermitgirl]

Many places the grilled chicken is off limits. It has to do with either the processing marinating, or seasoning. Most seem to get the grilled chicken from the same places, so this could be why. The Sonics by me all flat out say that all of their foods come in contact with foods that contain wheat, eggs, and soy. The managers have all said that they do not recommend people with food allergies or sensitivities eat their foods, as there is no way to prevent cross contamination at this time. Considering the things that would happen when I ate there before I was diagnosed, I will more than likely never eat there again.

To the prior reply, I have to agree that this must be from raw ingredients, as their fries and tots are listed as gluten free, when they are fried in the same fryers as everything else.

[gfpagan]

Thank you for the heads up. The one we are going to is 2 hours away for a meet up with a group of people. Looks like I'll be brown bagging it so I'm not having problems that far from home.