RE: Re: Weird Fish -NOT GF ANYMORE

[Guest guest]

I just posted the following review:

Sadly, I am unable to write a review. Why, you ask? Because

this restaurant has turned its back on people with Gluten Intolerance/Celiac

Disease.

Since they now refuse to cater to the 1 in 133 people who get horrifically ill

when they consume gluten, I will never be able to eat there, as their food is

(now) poison - literally - to me.

I'm glad that vegans can now eat there, but I am very disappointed

and bitter that I cannot - especially when there are already so few

places/foods we can eat - and NO fish & chips *anywhere* in the Bay Area we

can eat - and I had been looking SO forward to going...

Poo.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of seamaiden399

Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006

7:43 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Weird

Fish -NOT GF ANYMORE

The Vegetarian thing puzzled me initially, as it is a

fish and chips

restaurant, but this may explain some things:

Just wanted to thank all the people who are YELPing my restaurant. It

means a lot to the staff and myself that we have been welcomed with

such opens arms. We are getting a new chef on December 20th. Because

of this, the menu will get a tweaking in the most positive direction.

He specializes in vegetarian and vegan food. I am very excited about

the future product. We will still have our fish and seafood.

(Owner's response on yelp at

http://www.yelp.com/biz/2zqqYMV4Y8-M5dpYKr2NYA)

Somehow I don't think the all GF thing is going to happen, and three

fryers sounds like a kitchen remodel to me. Ah well.

>

> I'm sure that veggitarians WOULD walk out because there food was

fried in fish oil. Most veggies I know would have a huge problem with

that. Sounds like they need THREE fryers! Or they could just go GF

with ALL their batter!

>

[Guest guest]

Looking at Yelp, we could probably use this site well to our advantage by

writing and reviewing on our gluten-free dining experiences. Perhaps we can

promote and persuade through this medium. I see one, now two of us have

already posted something at Yelp's Weird Fish listing. I already posted two

decent reviews from the past couple days in there - Uncle Yu's in Livermore

(I wrote them and they are very accommodating) and the new P.F. Chang's in

Pleasanton at Stoneridge.

The pen is indeed mightier than the sword. Or in this case, the fillet

knife...

--

Joe

http://sanbeiji.com/

" Every society honors its live conformists, and its dead troublemakers. "

-- Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

> From: seamaiden399 <seamaiden399@...>

> Reply- " " < >

> Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:42:49 -0000

> " " < >

> Subject: [ ] Re: Weird Fish -NOT GF ANYMORE

>

> The Vegetarian thing puzzled me initially, as it is a fish and chips

> restaurant, but this may explain some things:

>

> Just wanted to thank all the people who are YELPing my restaurant. It

> means a lot to the staff and myself that we have been welcomed with

> such opens arms. We are getting a new chef on December 20th. Because

> of this, the menu will get a tweaking in the most positive direction.

> He specializes in vegetarian and vegan food. I am very excited about

> the future product. We will still have our fish and seafood.

>

> (Owner's response on yelp at

> http://www.yelp.com/biz/2zqqYMV4Y8-M5dpYKr2NYA)

>

> Somehow I don't think the all GF thing is going to happen, and three

> fryers sounds like a kitchen remodel to me. Ah well.

>

>

>>

>> I'm sure that veggitarians WOULD walk out because there food was

> fried in fish oil. Most veggies I know would have a huge problem with

> that. Sounds like they need THREE fryers! Or they could just go GF

> with ALL their batter!

>>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree – I know my post about weird

fish was a little bitter (heck – I even acknowledged that).

Normally I wouldn’t post something like that about a restaurant, except

that they had willfully chosen to stop catering to our demographic. I’m

not gonna go picket them or anything, but I thought the owner should know that

he has now alienated a large demographic of people who have FAR less options of

where to eat than vegans.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of seamaiden399

Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006

12:35 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Weird

Fish -NOT GF ANYMORE

I think that is an excellent idea. Restaurants should

be favorably

rewarded for offering gluten free options. I think we might want to be

careful not to hit those that aren't as accomodating with too heavy of

a stick, though.. flies and honey, blah blah blah. So, anybody have

any positive recommendations for places in San Francisco that are

especially good for gluten free menus or happening to have gluten free

stuff? I've got a handle on the chain types, but would like to know

what specific mom n' pop, vegetarian, international, etc. places I

should be frequenting when we go to SF...

BTW, my yelp page is http://lillyth.yelp.com.

Feel free to link to it & check out reviews (two

for right now, but more to come)

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> >> I'm sure that veggitarians WOULD walk out because there food was

> > fried in fish oil. Most veggies I know would have a huge problem with

> > that. Sounds like they need THREE fryers! Or they could just go GF

> > with ALL their batter!

> >>

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[Guest guest]

When I was a vegetarian I would have been disturbed by the fish oil. Even now that I am an omnivore, I would walk out if I ordered non-fish dinner and my French fries tasted like fish. I had that happen in the Philippines once - something at a Mexican restaurant that tasted like fish. Ewwww!!!

Trudy

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

From: Cory Katt

Date: 12/22/2006 1:06:16 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Weird Fish -NOT GF ANYMORE

I'm sure that veggitarians WOULD walk out because there food was fried in fish oil. Most veggies I know would have a huge problem with that. Sounds like they need THREE fryers! Or they could just go GF with ALL their batter!