7/3/07 A celiac in Massachusetts might begin by reading my article “Exploring Gluten Free Boston”. There are so many celiac friendly restaurants in Massachusetts that I decided to write two separate articles.

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND UPDATED. CLICK HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO THAT ARTICLE.

 You will also want to download or bookmark the list of Celiac-Friendly Restaurants published by Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard University. This includes Boston restaurants as well as eating places throughout Massachusetts.

   Click on the Massachusetts listing of the Gluten Free Restaurant Awareness Program to get locations and phone numbers for the nineteen Outback Steakhouse’s in Massachusetts. This same list will introduce you to Rancho Chico in Worchester (508-752-8899). Their website does not mention the restaurant being gluten free.

  Romano’s Macaroni Grill publishes a list of gluten free options and apparently cares enough about food sensitivities to review this list monthly. To see that list, click the link above, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on the words “Allergen Information”.  Restaurants are available in Burlington (781-273-5180), Metthuen (978-946-9803), and Reading (781-944-0575).

  Carrabba’s Italian Grill, a subsidiary of The Outback Steakhouse, provides service in Tyngsboro (978-649-8388) and Peabody (978-535-3600). Click here to read their gluten free menu.

Fans of the Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse can satisfy their hunger and thirst at twelve restaurants in Massachusetts. Click here to find a specific location. Click here to read their gluten free menu.

  Uno Chicago Grill offers its unique bill0of-fare at 35 restaurants in Massachusetts. It would be unrealistic to clutter this article with all the information you need. To find restaurant, click here and follow the directions on the screen. Click here to get to their information page and then click on the appropriate button in the second column to read their list of items appropriate to the gluten free diet.

  99 Restaurants provides meals in 62 locations in Massachusetts. Click here to find the exact locations and/ to see a list of their celiac friendly items.

  Click here to find one of the 22 Chili’s restaurants in Massachusetts. Chili’s also has a wonderful gluten free menu. They care enough about food sensitivities to review and upgrade their food allergens lists monthly.  I don’t know why they then proceed to hide those lists.  Anyway, click on any specific location. When you get to the next plage, click on the words Allegens Info and you will find yourself reading a list of "legal" choices. Remember that this list changes from month- to- month.

  Legal Seafoods operates at several locations in Massaachusetts. Locations outside Boston include Braintree (781-356-3070), Burlington (781-270-0326), Charles Square Cambridge (617-491-9400), Shopping Center in Chestnut Hill (617-277-7300), Fish Market in Chestnut Hill (617-277-0404), Framington (508-766-0600), and Peabody (508-766-0600). According to Legal's frequently-asked-questions page, each restaurant has a gluten free menu.

Your Massachusetts vacation will probably lead you into other states. Here is a link to my article “Gluten Free Dining in New England”. I have also written articles about gluten free restaurants in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut as well as an article describing gluten free opportunities in New York City.