Spaghetti Factory has gluten-free pasta on the menu!

[Guest guest]

My nephew came over for dinner tonight and told me that last night he ate at the Spaghetti Factory in downtown San . He saw on the menu that you could choose regular spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti or gluten-free spaghetti!! Is that unbelievable or what! I am sure we need to confirm with the chefs that they use clean pots and new water for our g-f spaghetti, but I so excited about this!

Sue

[Guest guest]

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From: Hersom, A.

My nephew came over for dinner tonight and told me that last night he ate at the Spaghetti Factory in downtown San . He saw on the menu that you could choose regular spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti or gluten-free spaghetti!! Is that unbelievable or what! I am sure we need to confirm with the chefs that they use clean pots and new water for our g-f spaghetti, but I so excited about this!

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: Hersom, A.

My nephew came over for dinner tonight and told me that last night he ate at the Spaghetti Factory in downtown San . He saw on the menu that you could choose regular spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti or gluten-free spaghetti!! Is that unbelievable or what! I am sure we need to confirm with the chefs that they use clean pots and new water for our g-f spaghetti, but I so excited about this!

It is on their menu on-line as well

http://www.oldspaghettifactory.com/menu/location-menus/generic_west_coast_dinner.htm

I wonder if they have given thought to other GF items on their menu. The soup, salad dressings, and so on........

-patrick

[Guest guest]

has anyone checked this out... cross-contamination issues?? if it is

cool i wonder abou the one in SF!

Naren

On 3/13/06, M. <@...> wrote:

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> My nephew came over for dinner tonight and told me that last night he ate at

> the Spaghetti Factory in downtown San . He saw on the menu that you

> could choose regular spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti or gluten-free

> spaghetti!! Is that unbelievable or what! I am sure we need to confirm

> with the chefs that they use clean pots and new water for our g-f spaghetti,

> but I so excited about this!

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[Guest guest]

I just ate at the Spaghetti Factory in downtown San a couple of

nights ago. They usually carry the g-f pasta, but sometimes run out

of it, so I always bring some g-f pasta with me when I dine there.

Yes, you definitely have to go over with the server and chef to make

sure they use a clean pot with clean water to boil the pasta. I am

not sure the chefs at Spaghetti Factory are as knowledgeable as the

chefs at Maggiano's Restaurant in Santana Row are regarding cooking

g-f.

I ordered the Baked Chicken with the Browned Butter Mizithra Sauce

over g-f Noodles. Absolutely delicious. I always bring my own

salad dressing and order my salad dry with no croutons. I also

always bring my own garlic bread to enjoy with my dinner.

I am attaching the g-f menu items sent via e-mail by The Old

Spaghetti Factory, which is listed on the San Diego Celiac website

under Restaurants. Hope this helps. However, remember to always,

always check with the server and chef when you order your g-f dinner.

" Since our specialty is pasta and all of our regular pasta items

have gluten in them, our Gluten-Free options are slightly limited.

However, we are currently testing a Gluten Free Corn Rotelli in some

of our units in (OR, WA and CA, except, Sacramento, Concord , Elk

Grove, Roseville , Stockton and Rancho Cordova ). We also have the

following Gluten Free options available at all of our locations.

Main Courses:

* Baked Chicken. This is a chicken breast with the wing bone

attached. It is marinated in oil and spices and baked in the oven.

You can order this meal with the broccoli and or a side of Gluten

Free pasta if it is available.

* Caesar Salad (with or without chicken) - ask for it without the

croutons and without Caesar Dressing (substitute the Caesar Dressing

for our Famous Creamy Pesto Dressing or our Balsamic Vinaigrette

Dressing)

Sauces

* Tomato Sauce

* Mushroom Sauce

Side Dishes:

* Chicken strips. These are grilled chicken strips and have no

breading.

They are a great addition to the Caesar Salad or a pasta dish!

* Broccoli covered with Mizithra cheese, Brown butter and Olive oil.

Salad Dressings:

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing.

Creamy Pesto Dressing

(Select test areas only):

* Cobb Salad - no Blue cheese crumbles or dressing (sub. Pesto or

Balsamic Dressing)

* Salmon Tuscany without the Orzo pilaf (sub. Broccoli or GF pasta)

We also suggest that you make sure to alert your server to your food

allergies so they can better help you with your special order. We

hope this information helps and we look forward to serving you!

NOTE: Locations that have Gluten Free pasta the pasta is cooked

separately, stored separately and reheated separately.

Creamy Pesto Ingredients

Mayonnaise, Salad Oil, Sweet Basil Leaves, Tabasco Sauce, Salt,

Granulated Garlic, Grated Romano Cheese, Buttermilk, Half & Half.

In an 8.5 gallon recipe there are 2 teaspoons of Tabasco Sauce.

Tabasco has distilled vinegar in it, which can be unsafe to some

Celiacs.

Sincerely,

The Old Spaghetti Factory "

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> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: Hersom, A.

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> > My nephew came over for dinner tonight and told me that last

night he ate at

> > the Spaghetti Factory in downtown San . He saw on the menu

that you

> > could choose regular spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti or gluten-

free

> > spaghetti!! Is that unbelievable or what! I am sure we need to

confirm

> > with the chefs that they use clean pots and new water for our g-

f spaghetti,

> > but I so excited about this!

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing this info - It's great news, though now that the

Spaghetti Factory in Oakland has closed down I'm not sure if there's

one that's accessible to me!

When I spoke to Pasta Pomodoro, they verified that they do make the

noodles in the same water the gluten noodles are made in - So I would

suggest always assuming this, and asking if they can make your noodles

in a clean pot.

-- Come visit my food blog...Gluten-Free By The Bayhttp://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com

[Guest guest]

Great except for the uninformed comment about distilled vinegar. Oh

well, they're trying. When you bring your own pasta, do you bring it

raw and ask them to cook it, or??

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> > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > From: Hersom, A.

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> > > My nephew came over for dinner tonight and told me that last

> night he ate at

> > > the Spaghetti Factory in downtown San . He saw on the menu

> that you

> > > could choose regular spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti or gluten-

> free

> > > spaghetti!! Is that unbelievable or what! I am sure we need to

> confirm

> > > with the chefs that they use clean pots and new water for our g-

> f spaghetti,

> > > but I so excited about this!

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[Guest guest]

When I dine at Maggiano's (Santana Row) or The Old Spaghetti

Factory, I always bring along my own g-f pasta in case they have run

out of g-f pasta. These restaurants usually stock g-f pasta, but I

know how disappointed I would be if I could not order a pasta dish!

If they have run out of g-f pasta, I just hand it over to the server

and have them give it to the chef, always with the instructions of

cooking it in a clean pot and clean water.

Sue

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> > > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > > From: Hersom, A.

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> > > > My nephew came over for dinner tonight and told me that last

> > night he ate at

> > > > the Spaghetti Factory in downtown San . He saw on the

menu

> > that you

> > > > could choose regular spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti or

gluten-

> > free

> > > > spaghetti!! Is that unbelievable or what! I am sure we

need to

> > confirm

> > > > with the chefs that they use clean pots and new water for

our g-

> > f spaghetti,

> > > > but I so excited about this!

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[Guest guest]

Cool, Sue. I've never tried to do that before- but you have inspired me.

On another note, DH gave me a sweet little flask for Christmas

(coincidentally with an Amy Brown fairy on it) to fill with wheat free

soy sauce to take to Japanese restaurants. The prepacked stuff was too

salty for my taste... I like it because it's smaller than the general

whiskey flask, and much, much cuter. Anyway, I used it last night and

it worked very well.

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> When I dine at Maggiano's (Santana Row) or The Old Spaghetti

> Factory, I always bring along my own g-f pasta in case they have run

> out of g-f pasta. These restaurants usually stock g-f pasta, but I

> know how disappointed I would be if I could not order a pasta dish!

> If they have run out of g-f pasta, I just hand it over to the server

> and have them give it to the chef, always with the instructions of

> cooking it in a clean pot and clean water.

>

> Sue