Most people go out to eat at some point during the month. Just because you now follow a gluten free diet does not mean you should be exempt from going out with your family and friends to eat. It might be a little more difficult, but it is possible.
My husband and I scoured our local towns for restaurants we could eat at. Some chains are getting the idea and starting to have a gluten free menu, which is great! Others are still behind the times... but I am sure they will jump into the ball game soon enough ;)
Other than calling ahead, or going in and asking numerous questions of your server, you can go to http://glutenfreeregistry.com/ Using this website we were able to locate an AMAZING, organic, restaurant that had gluten free items listed in their menu, which we were able to see on their website! When we went on our anniversary trip to California, we used this website to find restaurants and bakeries we wanted to visit both near and far to the area we were staying. While this website does not contain every restaurant in the area you are looking at, a lot of restaurants who want more gluten free customers are hearing about this site and adding their names to the list. Note to self, if your server looks at you dumbly when you ask if they have a gluten free menu or what items they might be able to make gluten free, ask for their manager. I can tell you of many, many stories where we got contaminated at restaurants and banked our health on a well meaning (most of the time), server who did not want to ask questions in the kitchen about the food. We paid for those mistakes, and I would hate for you to get sick because someone didn't want to make the time to do their job, serve you, the customer.
My husband and I scoured our local towns for restaurants we could eat at. Some chains are getting the idea and starting to have a gluten free menu, which is great! Others are still behind the times... but I am sure they will jump into the ball game soon enough ;)
Other than calling ahead, or going in and asking numerous questions of your server, you can go to http://glutenfreeregistry.com/ Using this website we were able to locate an AMAZING, organic, restaurant that had gluten free items listed in their menu, which we were able to see on their website! When we went on our anniversary trip to California, we used this website to find restaurants and bakeries we wanted to visit both near and far to the area we were staying. While this website does not contain every restaurant in the area you are looking at, a lot of restaurants who want more gluten free customers are hearing about this site and adding their names to the list. Note to self, if your server looks at you dumbly when you ask if they have a gluten free menu or what items they might be able to make gluten free, ask for their manager. I can tell you of many, many stories where we got contaminated at restaurants and banked our health on a well meaning (most of the time), server who did not want to ask questions in the kitchen about the food. We paid for those mistakes, and I would hate for you to get sick because someone didn't want to make the time to do their job, serve you, the customer.
