Re: Question about the gluten free restaurants

[Guest guest]

Well, the waffle fries may be gluten-free, but double check about

the fryer. They may only be going by the ingredients in the fries.

As for the burgers at chili's... they are fine! larger places & sit

down restaurants dont normally add filler to burgers. They just

charge you more for a burger than the fast food chains.

However, don't eat the omelettes at IHOP. They use some pancake

batter in the egg mixture to make them fluffier!

>

> Hi, I have been looking over this gluten free restaurant guide,

and I have a question. I have not been eating at ANY fast food

restaurants since I found out the extent of gluten in food in those

places. It has been really difficult, since I used to frequent them,

especially Chick fil A. I noticed that Chick fil A lists their

waffle fries as gluten free. This can only be true if they use a

dedicated fryer, not combining them with their ckicken products. Is

this true? I wonder if the restaurants understand the guidelines for

what a truely " gluten free " item is. I was also looking over

Chilli's gluten free items and they list their hamburgers without a

bun as GF. But sometimes I know that places add flour to burgers and

mashed potatoes, etc for a filler. Can we really trust these guides?

I know I will get a lot of responses on this one!! I certainly DO

NOT mean to offend anyone!

> Sonja

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[Guest guest]

IHOP restaurants vary according to

location. Some use the pancake batter

and some do not. The location close to

us does not and we can happily order omelettes. But, when we went to another location they did

use pancake batter and wouldn’t even consider cracking a fresh egg for us

unless it was fried.

I was surprised at the difference but the

level of cooperation probably varies with who’s on duty at the moment. The IHOP is a favorite in my son’s group

because they are open all night – he eats there frequently and his blood

tests stay clear so I feel o.k. about it. Just be sure to always ask and not make

assumptions about any restaurant based on a good experience at a different

location. They are not all created

equally!

Becky

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of doremusv

Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006

12:16 PM

To: SillyYaks

Subject: Re: Question

about the gluten free restaurants

Well, the waffle fries may be

gluten-free, but double check about

the fryer. They may only be going by the

ingredients in the fries.

As for the burgers at chili's... they are

fine! larger places & sit

down restaurants dont normally add filler to

burgers. They just

charge you more for a burger than the fast food

chains.

However, don't eat the omelettes at IHOP.

They use some pancake

batter in the egg mixture to make them fluffier!

>

> Hi, I have been looking over this gluten free

restaurant guide,

and I have a question. I have not been eating at

ANY fast food

restaurants since I found out the extent of gluten

in food in those

places. It has been really difficult, since I used

to frequent them,

especially Chick fil A. I noticed that Chick fil A

lists their

waffle fries as gluten free. This can only be true

if they use a

dedicated fryer, not combining them with their

ckicken products. Is

this true? I wonder if the restaurants understand

the guidelines for

what a truely " gluten free " item is. I

was also looking over

Chilli's gluten free items and they list their

hamburgers without a

bun as GF. But sometimes I know that places add

flour to burgers and

mashed potatoes, etc for a filler. Can we really

trust these guides?

I know I will get a lot of responses on this one!!

I certainly DO

NOT mean to offend anyone!

> Sonja

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Yahoo! Photos

> Ring in the New Year with Photo

Calendars. Add photos, events,

holidays, whatever.

>

[Guest guest]

Interestingly, I learned of the pancake batter in the omelet at IHOPs from Melonie's restaurant list. Sure enough, when I inquired at our location, they confirmed it.

Now, I notice that it is clearly listed on the menu that they "add a touch of pancake batter to make the omelet fluffy and light." I'm glad they have removed that mystery for us.

Donna in Littleton Colorado

RE: Re: Question about the gluten free restaurants

IHOP restaurants vary according to location. Some use the pancake batter and some do not. The location close to us does not and we can happily order omelettes. But, when we went to another location they did use pancake batter and wouldn’t even consider cracking a fresh egg for us unless it was fried.

I was surprised at the difference but the level of cooperation probably varies with who’s on duty at the moment. The IHOP is a favorite in my son’s group because they are open all night – he eats there frequently and his blood tests stay clear so I feel o.k. about it. Just be sure to always ask and not make assumptions about any restaurant based on a good experience at a different location. They are not all created equally!

Becky

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of doremusvSent: Friday, January 06, 2006 12:16 PMTo: SillyYaks Subject: Re: Question about the gluten free restaurants

Well, the waffle fries may be gluten-free, but double check about the fryer. They may only be going by the ingredients in the fries. As for the burgers at chili's... they are fine! larger places & sit down restaurants dont normally add filler to burgers. They just charge you more for a burger than the fast food chains. However, don't eat the omelettes at IHOP. They use some pancake batter in the egg mixture to make them fluffier!>> Hi, I have been looking over this gluten free restaurant guide, and I have a question. I have not been eating at ANY fast food restaurants since I found out the extent of gluten in food in those places. It has been really difficult, since I used to frequent them, especially Chick fil A. I noticed that Chick fil A lists their waffle fries as gluten free. This can only be true if they use a dedicated fryer, not combining them with their ckicken products. Is this true? I wonder if the restaurants understand the guidelines for what a truely "gluten free" item is. I was also looking over Chilli's gluten free items and they list their hamburgers without a bun as GF. But sometimes I know that places add flour to burgers and mashed potatoes, etc for a filler. Can we really trust these guides? I know I will get a lot of responses on this one!! I certainly DO NOT mean to offend anyone!> Sonja> > > ---------------------------------> Yahoo! Photos> Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever.>

[Guest guest]

About IHOP omelets - you can ask for " plain egg " omelets for any of their

special omelets. Pete eats there without any problems. Faye, Dalton, GA

[Guest guest]

Gross! I wonder if Denny's does that too - I always hated omelettes at both places. Fluffy but kinda styrofoamy.

--Trudy San , CA "People who believe in absurdities will eventually commit atrocities." ~Voltaire

-------------- Original message -------------- However, don't eat the omelettes at IHOP. They use some pancake batter in the egg mixture to make them fluffier!

[Guest guest]

I don't know about fresh eggs, but we always ask ours to use Egg

Beaters instead and they are happy to do so.

Jonyce

> >

> > Hi, I have been looking over this gluten free restaurant guide,

> and I have a question. I have not been eating at ANY fast food

> restaurants since I found out the extent of gluten in food in

those

> places. It has been really difficult, since I used to frequent

them,

> especially Chick fil A. I noticed that Chick fil A lists their

> waffle fries as gluten free. This can only be true if they use a

> dedicated fryer, not combining them with their ckicken products.

Is

> this true? I wonder if the restaurants understand the guidelines

for

> what a truely " gluten free " item is. I was also looking over

> Chilli's gluten free items and they list their hamburgers without

a

> bun as GF. But sometimes I know that places add flour to burgers

and

> mashed potatoes, etc for a filler. Can we really trust these

guides?

> I know I will get a lot of responses on this one!! I certainly DO

> NOT mean to offend anyone!

> > Sonja

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Yahoo! Photos

> > Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events,

> holidays, whatever.

> >

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[Guest guest]

I don't know about fresh eggs, but we always ask ours to use Egg

Beaters instead and they are happy to do so.

Jonyce

> >

> > Hi, I have been looking over this gluten free restaurant guide,

> and I have a question. I have not been eating at ANY fast food

> restaurants since I found out the extent of gluten in food in

those

> places. It has been really difficult, since I used to frequent

them,

> especially Chick fil A. I noticed that Chick fil A lists their

> waffle fries as gluten free. This can only be true if they use a

> dedicated fryer, not combining them with their ckicken products.

Is

> this true? I wonder if the restaurants understand the guidelines

for

> what a truely " gluten free " item is. I was also looking over

> Chilli's gluten free items and they list their hamburgers without

a

> bun as GF. But sometimes I know that places add flour to burgers

and

> mashed potatoes, etc for a filler. Can we really trust these

guides?

> I know I will get a lot of responses on this one!! I certainly DO

> NOT mean to offend anyone!

> > Sonja

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Yahoo! Photos

> > Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events,

> holidays, whatever.

> >

>

>

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