‘I found this restaurant while going thru some coupons, and it stated, "gluten-free" items available. We went for dinner and I mentioned to the server that I needed a gluten-free menu and she said they were on the regular menu with a little icon.

"Within minutes, the chef, Tom Kazmierek, came out, asked what I liked and suggested a few things, then made them for me. He even sent me home with a little bag of the gluten-free "master-mix" to try my hand at creating my own dishes.

“I was served my own bread, my own oil, and I actually was able to enjoy gluten free wine, handmade angel hair pasta, with scallops and shrimp, an eggplant bisque, and a chocolate-raspberry crepe to die for!  He makes everything with the bean flour mix he created. They even do a monthly gluten-free night where the entire menu is a 5-course gluten-free extravaganza.

“I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone that likes Italian food, especially celiacs!”

Giulio’s Cucina Italiana, 31735 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI  48150.

“You may feel free to use my name as I stand firmly behind my opinion of this restaurant.  Sandra Anderson”.

 Thank you, Sandra. I think this is the only time I’ve heard of someone discovering a gluten free restaurant by reading. Celiacs need to keep their eyes open every minute of every day. Giulo’s sounds like “my kind of restaurant”.

I deeply appreciate these “guest reviews”. The gluten free community needs to hear many voices. People who have first-hand experience with a specific restaurant have insight that I can not possibly gain from surfing the internet. If anyone out there is interested in writing a review, leave a comment at the end of this or any article or send me an e-mail at gfceliac@gmail.com

Published 9/09/08