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Lexington, Ky & Asheville

jenvan

By jenvan
in Gluten-Free Restaurants

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I am going to be staying in Lexington overnight on my way to Asheville--the Grove Park Inn, for vacation next week. Does anyone know of any restaurants in Lexington or around Asheville? Thanks for the help!

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I stopped at a Max & Erma's past Lexington heading south/west at an exit with a mall...sorry I can't remember exactly where but if you check out Max & Erma's, they should be able to tell you how to get there.

I went in, chatted with the manager and they said they were willing to cook my food in its own skillet - they have butter that goes on the grill. I didn't have any problems.

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Hi Jen:

I live just South of Asheville. Now I'm kicking myself for not investigating the restaurant scene a little more closely; we just don't take my daughter out to eat at this point. There are TONS of unique and interesting restaurants in downtown Asheville; most of them are small enough that I think they would be very accommodating of your gluten free diet. One place that you might try is the Laughing Seed - it's a totally vegetarian restaurant and they serve a lot of middle eastern dishes and a lot of beans, rice, vegetables, etc. I would call first and talk to the manager, though. Also, both of the local health food stores, Earth Fare and Greenlife Grocery have cafe's with lots of interesting choices. I'm sure you could put together a gluten free meal at either place.

Asheville is a really interesting town with lots of cultural events going on all the time. Have you been to the Grove Park Inn before? It's a beautiful building with an interesting history. If you are planning a trip to the Biltmore House, I can probably get you discount tickets. Let me know if that interests you; just send me a PM.

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Laurie-

Thanks for the input! I have not stayed at the Grove Park Inn...but it sounds pretty great :) I found Earth Fare online and would like to ck them out. We are planning on going to the Biltmore--so if you could get discount tickets, that would be awesome! I guess I would have to let you know soon though...we leave on Thursday evening. I'll ck with the fam and see what day--would you need to know that? Thanks so much for offering!!

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