Casey's

[Cheryl-C]

So I had lunch out with a friend today...always a gamble, I know. I decided to call Casey's after hearing on another site that they are gluten-friendly.

Big.

Fat.

Lie.

I called them and spoke to a hostess who told me they are able/willing to accommodate for gluten-free diets, and have "lots of options" to choose from. Yeah...

I got the the restaurant and asked to see the menu, and asked the server to point out the gluten-free options. She said "gluten-free options? I don't know about that." Ugh. She got the manager, and the manager came over to the table with the allergy list. Based on the list, there were exactly 5 items on the menu listed as "wheat/gluten-free." 1 item was on the children's menu, 1 was seafood, 1 was dessert, so I had a choice between a cobb salad and the nachos. I had the cobb salad.

After lunch I met some other friends at a local coffee shop for coffee and a chat. About 30-45 minutes later, I had a full-on sinus migraine, bloating, and was running to the bathroom with D.

I called Casey's and spoke to the manager, who assured there's "no chance" of any cc, but I doubt it. That lunch was the first meal I'd eaten today, so it wasn't anything else I'd eaten beforehand. At the coffee shop later I had vanilla ice cream, but I seriously doubt it was the ice cream as I have plain ice cream all the time without issue.

Long and ranty, I know ... being glutened brings out the grump in me. Ugh.