aggieceliac

I went there recently for a friend's birthday dinner, of course not expecting to be able to eat anything. It was a surprise party so we had quite a bit of time before the guest of honor arrived. I took that time to ask the waitress about gluten free options and to speak to the manager. They were both very nice about it and simply asked what I was thinking of ordering. The manager let the chefs know to take extra caution with my meal and they deal with special food allergies/sensitivity requests often. I can't remember what exactly I ordered but I think it was the "naked" tilapia baked, with steamed veggies and a simple butter sauce. It was delicious! I highly recommend this restaurant and will be revisiting again.

I have been realizing lately that (while it depends on each restaurant) asking for the manager and communicating clearly will get you a safe, delicious, gluten free meal. It's easier than it seems and doesn't always put all the attention on you (which has always been my fear). Enjoy!

-Monica

Laura's Bistro

Plano, TX

If you are anywhere near here (or even if you are not) you must go! Everything in the rest. is gluten-free!!! Baked goods too!

Burgers (with a bun ), Chicken Fingers, and Fried Catfish are some of my favorites

Uno's

Downtown Fort Worth

gluten-free menu and Pizza!!!

Pei Wei

Outback

PF Changs

Rockfish Seafood Grill

Just saw this today

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They just opened a location in the DFW airport

I don't know much more about it but I'm wondering if you can eat there even if you aren't flying in/out of the airport

it's been awhile since i posted but...

you can find Bards at Market Street

Bards has been my favorite "normal" beer - as in my non gluten-free bf likes it and it comes in a six pack

my bf lives in Dallas and I stock up when I visit him

I like Green's as well but yes it is much more expensive

Starburst jelly beans are gluten-free. it says so right on the bag I've been through 2 bags already

i'd be happy to help. i lived on campus the first year of diagnosis. an interesting experience. I've been living off campus for 2 years now. and will graduate this may. let me know what you need me to do.

I love watching this show. And I would love to bring Curtis home with me to cook I've wondered if he would ever cook for someone with celiac disease. I saw an episode where he cooked kosher. maybe one day he'll bump into a celiac

I do not live in Arizona but I have some family there and have visited a few times since diagnosis. Phoenix should have all the major chains (Outback, P.F.Changs, PeiWei, etc.) THere is a pizza place called Picazzo's that is wonderful. And if In N Out is near you (mostly in CA and NV but I think they have branched to AZ...now waiting for them to get to TX) thats a good fast food place to eat

I had almost given up on PFChangs dinner menu because everything I had tried I didn't like enough for the price (plus an hours drive). But I tried the shrimp and lobster sauce (not sure the exact name) over the Christmas break at home and it was delicious. and of course the chocolate dome is a must, whether I have room or not

I too was at home trying to watch every move my mom made and where and what the pot holders touched. i hated to be looking over her shoulder the whole time but did request we use clean towels to take out the gluten-free dishes (which were most of them...besides the yucky rolls lol) thankfully i didn't get sick. and i know it's okay for me to be right behind her correcting her because it's my health but it's just not like me to be fussed over...sometimes. i'm getting used to it though.

yes the thought of wheat often makes me cringe. i think it's almost more of jokingly though sometimes. there's a cingular commercial that has tractors plowing through wheat fields and i always have to comment on it or change the channel. it's like my roommate who is allergic to cats not liking the very thought of them

So that's crazy you're name is Monica too (obviously mine is). Anyways I have felt this way for the past couple weeks. I haven't been eating well due to time constraints and flat out laziness when I do have time. I get to a point where I'm like why even bother eating when it seems everything goes straight through me and makes me sick and miserable. This week I was glutened by who know what. But tues afternoon had the stomach symptoms and was on the phone with my mom complaining to her and attempting to convince her that nothing will make me better(she suggested yogurt, apples, and bananas) and no one understands how I feel and what I'm going through, not even me. I calmed down a bit and started feeling a little better. I had a test in the morning and a paper due the next night. I did well on my test suprisingly but I didn't think I could finish my paper well enough due to me not feeling well so thankfully my professor extended it for me. Good thing too because Wed afternoon the migraine came and has been off and on since. It's just so frustrating and have so many other things to deal with I really just don't want to deal with this anymore. But oh well, life could be worse.

I used to always eat this growing up (pre-diagnosis of course). I'll work on it and see if I can come up with something. Maybe just use a gluten-free bread dough? I've been busy with starting school and all and haven't had a lot of time yet to experiment in the kitchen now that I actually have one. But as soon as I do I will have to try this.

Last time someone in Australia said they had a cure for ulcers it turned out to be true!

and that was against all medical knowledge.

When I went to my doctor last she mentioned something similar. She knows a doctor down there with a pill of some sorts. A long name and I can't remember the abbreviation for it though. She mentioned it's something that most doctor's don't really "believe". He had done something else in the medical field before that no one believed and ended up winning an award or something like that. So who knows. Maybe this is why I've always wanted to visit Australia.

I find it very interesting about celiac going into remission during the teen and young adult years. I had been sick since I was a baby. I had trouble growing and gaining weight so when I was in the fourth grade my doctor put me on steroids. I unfortunately remember it so well because it made me kind of bloated and the kids at school all thought I looked like a chipmunk. But after that I seemed to be fine during middle school and high school. After my first year of college, during which I had few complications from what I can remember just always tired and that Feb my front tooth chipped out of no where, I was diagnosed with Celiac. And about the genetics. I'm still wondering who I got it from because neither of my parents have been diagnosed. I guess genes can skip a generation or two.

7 months and 25 days until I can legally drink. It's going to be hard this weekend as it is my last weekend home before I go back to school and two of my friends are having parties and I'm on this medicine. I've taken a total of 3 pills now. I can't figure out if I feel nauseas or if I didn't eat enough food today.

I'm going to have to go in to my Marshall's and see if they have any. I used to work there for 3 years(off and on because of school). We always got different items in. Hey it gives me an excuse to shop for clothes I don't need too.

Uh-oh now I'm scared to take my flagyl. I just started taking it last night because I was on vacation all last week and well, I wanted to enjoy my vacation. (Well, the prescription wasn't ready yet either.) I'm about to take my third pill as I am on my lunch break and am making sure I take it with food. I noticed the yucky taste in my mouth this morning but for some reason I didn't last night. Luckily I had a caramel frapacino (from starbucks...they are gluten-free right? i know i've read fraps w/chips are not gluten-free but i sometimes get lazy and assume things are gluten-free) that rid the bad taste. How long did you have to take the flagyl for? I forgot what mine said on the label. I go in to see the doctor next week sometime before I leave to go back to school. Ugh...I just want to not be sick anymore. That would be wonderful.

I have brought this idea up to my mom a couple of times. I at first (in anger) wanted to sue all my old doctors. My mom brought up the possibility of me having Celiac to my doctor(who is no longer practicing) almost 10 years ago. All she told my mom was that she read too much. Hmm. I'm thinking it was the doctor who needed to read too much. Anyways. It would be nice to contact old doctors in some way and let them know what's really wrong with me (and probably was wrong with me).

I'm not sure if anyone answered the question about the desserts not being marked gluten-free on the menu. I had the exact same problem and was almost very very dissappointed. The gluten-free menu they gave me had a side flap with the desserts listed but not marked gluten-free. My mom thankfully pointed out the desserts were also listed on the back where the Thunder-From-Down-Under and Sinful-Sundae were marked gluten-free. I also had the Victorian steak(?)(forgot what it's really called) with Ceasar salad and a baked potato with cheese, sour cream and butter. I only ate half of the salad as the garlic flavor was overwhelming and I may be sensitive to garlic. I had no reaction thankfully. Other times I had been there I didn't feel well after eating. It also may have been the portion sizes. Anyways, I can't wait to go back and maybe order one of their sandwhiches without the bread of course!

lvnvaggie

just make sure you tell me who you are...ie i got ur sn off celiac.com. i get some weird ims sometimes