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Red Lobster

conniebky

By conniebky
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conniebky Collaborator
conniebky
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Ten of my family are going to Red Lobster tonight. I just called and asked if we need to make a reservation she said no.

I said, and I quote, "I can't have any wheat, flour..."

She cut me off and said "I'm the manager, my name is Debra, my daddy has Celiac, dont worry about a thing, tell your waitress to come and get me, I'll tell the staff to expect your question and you will not get sick eating here, don't worry one thing about it"

:P:lol::P:):D

Now, see? Was that so hard to be nice to a customer?

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kaki-clam
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This didn't even happen to me and it totally made my day!! We don't have Red Lobster's here in Maine, but if we did, I would eat there every night on account of that manager! Thanks for sharing!

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MWIXON
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Not every manager is like that one - so you should feel blessed!

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missy'smom
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Enjoy!

conniebky Collaborator
conniebky
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That just cracks me up - no Red Lobster in Maine which is famous for lobsters!

That just struck me funny!

Sure enough, I got there, asked for Debra, she came right over, even asked me if I have a problem with xanthan (sp?) gum! She was ON TARGET! I had a delicious supper with crab legs and three different kinds of shrimp, salad, no croutons, and I saw her over by the corner explaining everything to our 2 waitresses.

I told her I'm going to post on celiac.com what a WONDERFUL experience I had and now I'm going to write to corporate about her. She told me that the crab legs are steamed in separate, clean steamers, they have a dedicated grill for unbreaded things,

Oh, and I said I wanted bleu cheese dressing and she said, "nope, you can't have that!" So I got some oil vinegarette stuff. She said it's the only one I could have.

Then I went in the restroom and got my hand stuck in the toilet paper thing, it had two huge rolls and both were new and not "started" so I was trying to get my hand up there to get one started then I noticed this thing at the bottom slid over, so I was trying to do that and got 3 of my fingers stuck all up in there. Finally got that taken care of, stood up, the toilet flushed itself, scared me so I jumped, hit my head on the wall, opened the stall door and hit myself in the face with the stall door. Then I got tickled and it was awful cuz I laughed and giggled all the way back to my table and people musta thought I was drunk, but, ... that's just me. I'm a caution!

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GlutenFreeManna
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Wow, you really found a great place! That's so cool she knew about blue cheese. Some people say bleu cheese is okay, but the cultures used to make it can be started on bread. I have read that in the US cultures are started in a lab without any bread or that even if they are started on bread, something about the process makes it a very small amount of gluten in the final product, but I still won't try bleu cheese.

Anyway, glad you are having some success eating out. I'm very allergic to shellfish, so I would never step foot inside a Red Lobster, but I'm happy to hear about positive dining experiences. :)

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

OMG! Connie! I can't stop laughing. It has taken me 7 tries to type that! Girl, I so wish states that start with a K were next to each other! Actually, it's probably good KS & KY aren't too close. Between the 2 of us, we would probably destroy the middle of the country. :P

I'm glad that your Red Lobster was so good. I have heard that most aren't but that corporate is working on it.

I luv luv luv crab legs. Hub has made them for me so I can eat a whole stick of butter with them at home! :P

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Wow, you really found a great place! That's so cool she knew about blue cheese. Some people say bleu cheese is okay, but the cultures used to make it can be started on bread. I have read that in the US cultures are started in a lab without any bread or that even if they are started on bread, something about the process makes it a very small amount of gluten in the final product, but I still won't try bleu cheese.

Anyway, glad you are having some success eating out. I'm very allergic to shellfish, so I would never step foot inside a Red Lobster, but I'm happy to hear about positive dining experiences. :)

Never have any problems with the Kraft Bleu Cheese or any non expensive brands. Now the stuff my Chef orders from Europe....I don't touch! B)

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