Restaurant Card?

[debbie-doodles]

I keep seeing people talking about using a Restaurant Card when dining out to help explain to the waiters and the cooks. What is it exactly and how or where do I get one for my daughter? Thanks in advance!

[mytummyhurts]

I got mine by joining the Gluten Intolerance Group and they came in the packet they sent me. I know you can order them somewhere just by themselves. I'm sure somebody else will get on here and tell you how. But when I used mine a few weeks ago the waiter took it and didn't even look at it. He just held it while I ordered and then gave it back to me. So it may work better if you can be more forceful, but I'm really shy so I didn't press it even though I should have.

[cdford]

I have a couple of different ones, but my card of choice is the one from csaceliacs.org. I had it laminated so that it would stay nice looking after being passed around kitchens at restaurants and I keep it in my purse. It gives a basic outline of what we react to and how to avoid providing foods with problems. It also lists the kinds of foods we can safely eat. Most places you have to explain a little, but some are even recognizing the cards now and know what they need to do.

[KaitiUSA]

Here is also a place to get restaurant cards

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[wittlefairy]

Hi everyone,

I actually got a restaurant card from subscribing to the "Living Without" magazine..I also got a shopping tip card, which honestly, is kind of useless. But they rest. cards are good..

Also, in Jax Peter Lowell's first book I believe in the back she has gluten-free restaurant info cards in about 10 different languages.

[debbie-doodles]

Thanks guys! I got one!

[gf4life]

I was wondering if anyone has the Triumph gluten-free dining cards? They also sell a gluten free dining guide and was wondering if anyone has tried that and if it is worth the money?

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Thanks for any input.

[Guest Viola]

Laminating your card is the best thing to do. I found when I just used the card, they accidently got thrown out in the kitchen, or stained because the chef set it down etc. My daughter actually laminated three cards for me several years ago, and I'm still using the first one, as it is easy to clean and it always comes back!

[elonwy]

I've got the cards from triumph, and have been going on about how great they are on here since I got them. I eat alot of ethnic food, I tend to not go to "diner" style restaurants, and I tend to go to restaurants where no one speaks english. The Triumph cards are perfect. I had the one from Celiac.org, and it seemed a little busy and hard to read. You have to flip it over to see certain stuff, and wait staff would miss entire paragraphs. The blue/white/black motif was also hard to read.

THe triupmh cards are well laid out, and translated very well. THe Jax LOwell ones I have and the ones I've shown to friends from other countries are not translated that well. The french one especially seemed pretty bad, my parisien friend went off about how he couldn't understand it, so I'm wary now. I also find that the Spanish translation on the "American" version of the Triumph cards is invaluable here in Southern California. I also like the Cuisine Specific portion of it. As you can tell, I really like them, and they instantly improved my dining out experience over the old ones I had. ( I also printed some free ones off a website and only used them once, didn't much like them.

The lamination on the Triumph cards is also well done, they live in my purse and I use them often, and they aren't showing any wear and tear yet.

THe restaurant guide they put out is a planned purchase, but I'm in the process of buying a new car, so everything is on hold til thats done. I'll let you know when I get it, i'll probably do another topic with a review like when I got the dining cards.

THis was my original post on the triumph cards:

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Someone mentions having the dining guide there.

Elonwy