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These three restaurant chains may be thought of as “the celiac’s best friends”. You can find them almost anywhere in the country, they provide gluten free food, and serve excellent food and provide great service. “The Outback Steakhouse” and “P.F. Chang’s China Bistro” have gluten free menus that you can read in the restaurant or copy off the internet. Chili’s provides a list of specific suggestions for its gluten free customers (you can read and/or copy that list on the internet).
The Outback Steakhouse and its affiliates have blessed the celiac community by providing a wheat and gluten free menu (prepared by the Gluten Intolerance Group), great food, outlets nationwide, and wonderful atmosphere. Enjoy the Outback Steakhouse, but first print out their gluten free menu. The main issue at the Outback is the seasoning used on most of their vegetables. The problem can be easily overcome, and the gluten free menu will tell you exactly how. My solution: order a sweet potato — they are delicious and gluten friendly. Click here to find the Outback Steakhouse most convenient for you.
These restaurants serve delicious up-scale oriental food in restaurants throughout the nation. They feature a gluten free menu as well as waiters who are very aware of our needs. I recall one feast which ended with a wonderful but completely flourless chocolate cake; the waiter was contentious enough to say that he could not absolutely guarantee its gluten free purity because it had been prepared off the premises. It definitely worked for me!!!! Click here for P.F. Chang’s home page. Use it to find any P.F. Chang’s location.
Chili’s publishes a list of items that are appropriate for its wheat free/gluten free patrons. It also makes the very sensible recommendation that people with anyone with any type of food sensitivity avoid fried foods since they are aware that cross-contamination occurs. Personally, I am rather please when I am dealing with firms that really understand my situation. Click here to reach Chili’s home page. Enter a zip code to find a restaurant that is convenient for you.
Need More Information? Click here to return to the Gluten Free Restaurants page. Click here to read for our Regional Restaurant Chains post. These smaller chains serve various parts of the country. One or more of them probably serve the area that interests you. Click here to read about Fast Food Restaurant Chains. Many of these chains serve items made without gluten. I’ve prepared articles describing gluten free dining possibilities in Seattle, Boston, as well as in Portland, Oregon. Interested in a guide to gluten free restaurants nationwide? I recommend “The Essential Gluten Free Restaurant Guide 2007-2008”. Click on this link to see :The Gluten Free Malls display of books related to our gluten free life style. While you are visiting "The Mall", browse their offerings of dozens of books and thousands of gluten free food items that they make available. Don’t throw money away, of course, but remember that the shipping cost is a significant part of every order but that you reduce the shipping cost per item by making a large order. Still not finding all the information you need? Use this box to search the Google search engine to find the information you need. First, determine whether you wish to search the entire google network or just this website. Type in a phrase like “gluten free” or “gluten free restaurants” and the name of the city of area that interests you. Don’t forget to use the quotation marks around the first phrase.
Beware of Texas Land and Cattle!!! Staff are not trained to follow Gluten Free Menu guidelines. I actually had them create my meal incorrectly, and someone “pulled off” the top layer of offending items, leaving the entire plate contaminated. Manager told me that if I could explain to him how to make my food, he would do it for me. Don’t risk it!!