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Chevys Fresh Mex Introduces Gluten-free Menu As Part Of Brand Revitalization - RestaurantNewsRelease.com (press release)

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According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as many as one in 133 Americans have Celiac disease and gluten-related disorders continue to increase. As part of Chevys Fresh Mex pledge, the brand promises all products are made daily from scratch ...

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Okay, I went to the basic Chevy's website and could not find any information about a gluten free menu. I did find that the company was sold to another one earlier this year.

I then used the power of the google to find 'gluten free Chevy's menus.' I found the OLD gluten free menu suggestions, which are basically for people who are not sensitive, saying for gluten free, off of our regular menu, don't order the marinated meats because the marinade had regular soy sauce, don't eat the chips fried with the other stuff, yadda yadda.

I then compared this menu (which I was familiar with, as I lived pretty close to a Chevy's when we lived in Sac, and we ate there a lot before I went gluten free, and some during the transition phase when I was trying to figure out how to eat gluten free, and noticing that Chevy's wasn't quite working out for me, so I stopped eating there, to what I saw on that webpage. And it looked about the same as I remembered from many years ago. Hmmm. This is not encouraging.

Then I read the actual press release here:

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National Restaurant Chain Simplifies Gluten-Free Ordering During Celiac Awareness Month

Chevys Fresh Mex, a national border cantina-style Mexican restaurant chain, announces a new gluten-free menu with entrees and a la carte items that cater to guests with gluten-related disorders. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as many as one in 133 Americans have Celiac disease and gluten-related disorders continue to increase.

Okay, this shows that Chevy's is aware of the words Celiac Disease.. But is it gluten free, or cross contaminated ?

The restaurant chain created its gluten-free guidelines and menus with guidance from Healthy Dining, and instituted a company-wide training to inform team members of proper food handling and accommodations for gluten-free guests.

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