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Looking for a few good restaurants
As a mere beginner in the gluten-free, casein-free world, I am reluctant to venture out to restaurants. Even after scoping out the menus in advance, talking to a manager and being assured that the ingredients are safe to eat, we can never be sure if the cooks know not to prepare our meals on the same grill, fryer or pot as other foods that contain gluten or casein.
We have asked for chicken to be cooked on tin foil and vegetables to be prepared without butter, but how do we really know the food was not contaminated? We figured we would just have to test the waters and compile a list of a few good restaurants that are "safe" to eat at. Here is what we have found so far:
1. We have had good experiences at Outback Steakhouse, which had a gluten-free menu and was recommended by the Tri-County Celiac Support Group.
2. According to a list here, Carrabba's also caters to the gluten-free. We will be attempting dining there next.
3. I recently received information on an ALL gluten-free restaurant in Sterling Heights called G.F. Cucina's.
That's, unfortunately all I've got. I am curious to know your experiences eating out. Please comment with any restaurants in the Metro Detroit area you have found that cater to gluten- and/or casein-free diets.
We have asked for chicken to be cooked on tin foil and vegetables to be prepared without butter, but how do we really know the food was not contaminated? We figured we would just have to test the waters and compile a list of a few good restaurants that are "safe" to eat at. Here is what we have found so far:
1. We have had good experiences at Outback Steakhouse, which had a gluten-free menu and was recommended by the Tri-County Celiac Support Group.
2. According to a list here, Carrabba's also caters to the gluten-free. We will be attempting dining there next.
3. I recently received information on an ALL gluten-free restaurant in Sterling Heights called G.F. Cucina's.
That's, unfortunately all I've got. I am curious to know your experiences eating out. Please comment with any restaurants in the Metro Detroit area you have found that cater to gluten- and/or casein-free diets.
posted by Alissa Malerman at
7:44 PM
3 Comments:
Hi Alissa!
I used to work as a server at Stir Crazy at Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills. Although I don't think there are any specifically gluten-free items on the menu, the chefs there were always happy to specially prepare gluten-free stir fry for customers. There was a family that came in often with a little boy who couldn't eat gluten, and he became good friends with one of the cooks, who would always stop by his table and make sure he liked his food. It might be worth checking out!
You'd be surprised at the places who are providing gluten free menus...or who can cook GF for you if you ask. Another restaurant that has a GF menu is Uno's (locations across MI).
Also, when I dined at J.Baldwin's in Clinton Twp, Chef Jeff made an amazing GF chicken picatta for me. Instead of anglehair pasta, they provided zuchinni strings. They also substituted the wheat flour coating by grilling the chickena and adding the artichoke hearts, capers, tomatoes, etc. It was excellent!
Hi Alissa,
You mentioned G.F. Cucina's. I make a regular stop there for my pizza dough. They also sell the pizza made to order as well but I like to make my own. Their cheese cake is out of this world. Most of their items can be frozen for quick meals. I would highly recommend this restaurant.
Also my local Chinese restaurant in Ortonville provided me with a list of items that have a gluten free breading as well as making my Shrimp Fried Rice with Kikkoman’s Soy Sauce instead of their usually Mushroom Soy Sauce.
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