Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Pittsburgh - Celiac Friendly

eating4life

By eating4life
in Gluten-Free Restaurants

Recommended Posts

eating4life Newbie
eating4life
Posted

Does anyone have any Celiac-friendly restaurants to recommend in the Pittsburgh/Cranberry Township area?

I'm new to this board, but have been treating with a great nutritionist in Cranberry for several years. If anyone is in need of a good nutritionist just let me know and I'll e-mail you his name & number! He's super with kids, too!

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


seeking-wholeness Explorer
seeking-wholeness
Posted

I have had good luck ordering plain baked cod (in olive oil, since I am also dairy-free) with a plain baked potato and sugar snap peas (yum!) at Eat 'N' Park. I take my own bread and margarine. The only bad part is not being able to have Grilled Stickes a la Mode for dessert anymore! :( I hope this helps!

YankeeDB Contributor
YankeeDB
Posted

Hi Eating4Life!

I've heard that Outback Steakhouse and P.F. Chang's restaurants have gluten-free menu items.

I've eaten out a few times and used a "celiac card" to have the waitperson show the chef about what I can/can't eat. Generally, the fancier the restaurant, the more accommodating they are.

In less resplendent places, baked potatoes are nearly always safe and I always ask for oil and vinegar instead of their salad dressings. A plain steak is generally a good bet (ask for no sauces whatever).

Guest laughs8
Guest laughs8
Posted

Hi there!

I'm a student at the University of Pittsburgh, a freshman, and I've just this past week had my first reaction to gluten since being here (a small Chinese buffet on Forbes, in Oakland...I should have known better). There are actually a lot of options around, especially in restaurants with ethnic menus. India Garden on Atwood, Thai Place Cafe (a few locations), the Polynesian Spice and Tea House on Atwood (at least I think that's the name), and Veracruz (Mexican, quick and cheap, on Forbes) are some of my favorites. Also, Aladdin's in Squirrel Hill claims to have gluten free falafel, and while I didn't react to it, I know I'm not the most sensitive person and if I accidentally eat a tiny amount of flour I won't know it. Hope this helps, feel free to e-mail me if you want more specifics (edk3@pitt.edu)

Wish Newbie
Wish
Posted

Hi there! I go to the University of Pittsburgh as well. I think laughs8 has done an excellent job of listing Celiac friendly restaurants...there are only two more I can think of to add. One is Bravo's restaurant in Cranberry. The Greater Pittsburgh Celiac support group had a dinner there and worked with the manager and several chefs extensively beforehand, so the restaurant is already well aware of the special needs of Celiac clients. I know there is at least one chicken dish, one pork dish, and one pasta dish that they can make gluten-free. It's best to call a day in advance, though, because the chicken (and maybe the pork...I'm not sure) have to sit in a marinade overnight, and the marinade has to be prepared differently to make the dish gluten free. Even if you're getting the pasta, it's best to make sure they have rice pasta on hand...if you're in a pinch, though, I bet they'd make the pasta dish for you if you brought your own rice noodles.

The other good restaurant is Buca di Beppo's at Station Square. This restaurant has worked with the Gluten Intolerance Group and has a number of dishes that can be tailored to fit the gluten free diet. Typically, once your server learns that you're requesting a gluten free meal, the chef will come speak to you and explain which dishes are available and what modifications must be made to ensure that they are gluten free. I personally order the chicken marsala (this is gluten free as long as you request that they not dust the chicken in flour during the preparation process), which is really tasty. The only thing you have to watch is that Buca di Beppo's is a family style restaurant, so the portions are huge (typically large enough to feed four people). In other words, bring lots of family members/friends when you go!

I hope this information is helpful!

  • 4 years later...
ashylu929 Newbie
ashylu929
Posted
Hi Eating4Life!

I've heard that Outback Steakhouse and P.F. Chang's restaurants have gluten-free menu items.

I've eaten out a few times and used a "celiac card" to have the waitperson show the chef about what I can/can't eat. Generally, the fancier the restaurant, the more accommodating they are.

In less resplendent places, baked potatoes are nearly always safe and I always ask for oil and vinegar instead of their salad dressings. A plain steak is generally a good bet (ask for no sauces whatever).

Outback, EatNPark. PF Chang's & Uno Grille are all gluten-friendly :)

mamaw Community Regular
mamaw
Posted

Red Robin, Longhorn Steakhouse, Pizza Fusion, Smokey Bones, Chili's,First Watch, Boston Market, Eat n Park, Burger King, Wendy's, Quaker Steak & Lube all in the Cranberry area.

Support Group: GLuten Free Cravings, 220 W North St, Butler, Pa 16002 for anyone on the gluten free lifestyle. For more info send me a pm .

blessings

mamaw

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Join eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):



    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):



  • Recent Activity

    1. xxnonamexx
      - xxnonamexx replied to xxnonamexx's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
      4

      My journey is it gluten or fiber?

      I read that as well but I saw the Certified Gluten free symbol that is the reason I ourchased it.
    2. cristiana
      - cristiana replied to sha1091a's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      2

      Issues before diagnosis

      I agree, it so often overlooked! I live in the UK and I have often wondered why doctors are so reluctant to at least exclude it - my thoughts are perhaps the particular tests are expensive for the NHS, so therefore saved for people with 'obvious' symptoms. I was diagnosed in 2013 and was told immediately that my parents, sibling and children should...
    3. chrisinpa
      - chrisinpa commented on Scott Adams's article in Skin Problems and Celiac Disease
      2

      Celiac Disease and Skin Disorders: Exploring a Genetic Connection

      Maybe they can attribute certain skin conditions to either being susceptible to getting Celiac......or the other way around....but I have to ask if certain people are prone to Celiac because of genetics and some people aren't. It's kind of the same thing as what came first.....the chicken or the egg.?
    4. knitty kitty
      - knitty kitty replied to xxnonamexx's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
      4

      My journey is it gluten or fiber?

      @xxnonamexx, There's labeling on those Trubar gluten free high fiber protein bars that say: "Manufactured in a facility that also processes peanuts, milk, soy, fish, WHEAT, sesame, and other tree nuts." You may want to avoid products made in shared facilities. If you are trying to add more fiber to your diet to ease constipation, considering...
    5. trents
      - trents replied to sha1091a's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      2

      Issues before diagnosis

      Welcome to celiac.com @sha1091a! Your experience is a very common one. Celiac disease is one the most underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed medical conditions out there. The reasons are numerous. One key one is that its symptoms mimic so many other diseases. Another is ignorance on the part of the medical community with regard to the range of symptoms that celiac...
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      132,695
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Aanhmcbride
    Newest Member
    Aanhmcbride
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.5k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):

  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • xxnonamexx
      My journey is it gluten or fiber?

      By xxnonamexx · Posted

      I read that as well but I saw the Certified Gluten free symbol that is the reason I ourchased it.
    • cristiana
      Issues before diagnosis

      By cristiana · Posted

      I agree, it so often overlooked! I live in the UK and I have often wondered why doctors are so reluctant to at least exclude it - my thoughts are perhaps the particular tests are expensive for the NHS, so therefore saved for people with 'obvious' symptoms.  I was diagnosed in 2013 and was told immediately that my parents, sibling and children should be checked.  My parents' GP to this day has not put forward my father for testing, and my mother was never tested in her lifetime, despite the fact that they both have some interesting symptoms/family history that reflect they might have coeliac disease (Dad - extreme bloating, and his Mum clearly had autoimmune issues, albeit undiagnosed as such; Mum - osteoporosis, anxiety).  I am now my father' legal guardian and suspecting my parents may have forgotten to ask their GP for a test (which is entirely possible!) I put it to his last GP that he ought to be tested.  He looked at Dad's blood results and purely because he was not anemic said he wasn't a coeliac.  Hopefully as the awareness of Coeliac Disease spreads among the general public, people will be able to advocate for themselves.  It is hard because in the UK the NHS is very stretched, but the fallout from not being diagnosed in a timely fashion will only cost the NHS more money. Interestingly, a complete aside, I met someone recently whose son was diagnosed (I think she said he was 8).  At a recent birthday party with 8 guests, 4 boys out of the 8 had received diagnosis of Coeliac Disease, which is an astounding statistic  As far as I know, though, they had all had obvious gastric symptoms leading to their NHS diagnosis.  In my own case I had  acute onset anxiety, hypnopompic hallucinations (vivid hallucinations upon waking),  odd liver function, anxiety, headaches, ulcers and low iron but it wasn't until the gastric symptoms hit me that a GP thought to do coeliac testing, and my numbers were through the roof.  As @trents says, by the grace of God I was diagnosed, and the diet has pretty much dealt with most of those symptoms.  I have much to be grateful for. Cristiana
    • knitty kitty
      My journey is it gluten or fiber?

      By knitty kitty · Posted

      @xxnonamexx, There's labeling on those Trubar gluten free high fiber protein bars that say: "Manufactured in a facility that also processes peanuts, milk, soy, fish, WHEAT, sesame, and other tree nuts." You may want to avoid products made in shared facilities.   If you are trying to add more fiber to your diet to ease constipation, considering eating more leafy green vegetables and cruciferous vegetables.  Not only are these high in fiber, they also are good sources of magnesium.  Many newly diagnosed are low in magnesium and B vitamins and suffer with constipation.  Thiamine Vitamin B1 and magnesium work together.  Thiamine in the form Benfotiamine has been shown to improve intestinal health.  Thiamine and magnesium are important to gastrointestinal health and function.  
    • trents
      Issues before diagnosis

      By trents · Posted

      Welcome to celiac.com @sha1091a! Your experience is a very common one. Celiac disease is one the most underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed medical conditions out there. The reasons are numerous. One key one is that its symptoms mimic so many other diseases. Another is ignorance on the part of the medical community with regard to the range of symptoms that celiac disease can produce. Clinicians often are only looking for classic GI symptoms and are unaware of the many other subsystems in the body that can be damaged before classic GI symptoms manifest, if ever they do. Many celiacs are of the "silent" variety and have few if any GI symptoms while all along, damage is being done to their bodies. In my case, the original symptoms were elevated liver enzymes which I endured for 13 years before I was diagnosed with celiac disease. By the grace of God my liver was not destroyed. It is common for the onset of the disease to happen 10 years before you ever get a diagnosis. Thankfully, that is slowly changing as there has developed more awareness on the part of both the medical community and the public in the past 20 years or so. Blessings!
    • knitty kitty
      Dizziness after eating green beans?

      By knitty kitty · Posted

      @EndlessSummer, You said you had an allergy to trees.  People with Birch Allergy can react to green beans (in the legume family) and other vegetables, as well as some fruits.  Look into Oral Allergy Syndrome which can occur at a higher rate in Celiac Disease.   Switching to a low histamine diet for a while can give your body time to rid itself of the extra histamine the body makes with Celiac disease and histamine consumed in the diet.   Vitamin C and the eight B vitamins are needed to help the body clear histamine.   Have you been checked for nutritional deficiencies?
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.