Mcalister's Deli

[dksart]

Here's the email I got in response to "the" question at McAlister's Deli in Slidell, Louisiana. I wish there were more veggie options, but at least there ARE options. Also, I love the personal message instead of the form letter "we can not guarantee...." blah, blah, blah answer we usually hear.

Mrs Debbie~

Hi my name is Stacy Weaver. I'm the General Manager here at McAlister's Deli in Slidell. I am glad for your email. I have some good news and bad news for you. None of our soups are gluten free. However, we do have many options. Here is a list of the items that are gluten free at McAlister's Deli:

• Chicken strips
  
• all cheeses
  
• all salad dressings
  
• steamed broccoli and carrots
  
• fruit salad
  
• potato salad
  
• mashed potatoes (without gravy)
  
• plain spud (you could add chicken)
  
• our land o lakes butter
  
• smoked turkey
  
• roast beef
  
• corned beef
  
• chicken salad
  
• tuna salad
  
• ham
  
• bacon
  
• garden or Caesar salad (without croutons)
  

I hope this helps and you come in and see us a lot. : )

Thank you, Stacy

[teacherkd]

I looked at their website and apparently it is only their *Fajita* chicken strips that are gluten-free. They also note that their grilled chicken breast is NOT gluten-free due to the seasonings used. I would bear that in mind if you add chicken to a plain potato per this manager's suggestion. The website also lists Southwestern Corn Soup as gluten-free [is that like chili? if so you could have a plain baked potato with chili on top a' la Wendy's].

I haven't been to McA's for awhile. Maybe soon--my wife likes this place.

[dksart]

Thanks for the update! I still haven't tried them yet.