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  On 4/2/2013 at 12:54 AM, Nikki2777 said:

I was diagnosed with Celiac about a month ago and have tried to be strictly gluten-free since then, while still trying to go to restaurants with my kids and husband.   I was excited to try Chipotle, as I'd read here and elsewhere that they're very gluten-free aware and would make efforts to avoid CC once told that you have Celiac.  So, today we stopped into our local Chipotle (one of my favorite quick serve restaurants before diagnosis), and it was clear that the first two servers/employees had no idea at all what I was talking about.  

 

I was too scared to order anything (actually teared up in frustration and went outside to calm down).  When the line got shorter, I asked to speak to the manager on duty and told him that I thought that Corporate had policies and practices for this and could he get in touch with them on how to handle it, so I can try and eat there again.

 

So, my question is -- when I go back, what should I expect?  Do all of you go to Chipotle and just order off the menu or do you tell the first employee that you have Celiac and they take precautions?  

 

Thanks.  I'm really trying to figure out how to handle 'the disclosure'.

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Chipotle is not safe! Keeping gluten ingredients so close together will lead to contamination. Flour and crumbs go everywhere. At all the Chipotles I've ever visited, the staff taps the spoon ONTO THE FLOUR TORTILLA to empty it and then puts the spoon back in the container. That contaminates the entire container and it may not be safe. Don't take a risk like that even if you're not highly sensitive. Who wants to find out?