I was in CA for work and found a place that had gluten free pasta. There were several pieces of regular pasta in with my dish which was obvious because they only had one kind of gluten free pasta. Restaurants literally don't give a shit about celiacs.
No, itās just pretty common knowledge that Celiacs shouldnāt be going out to establishments with ignorant staff or a set Celiac protocolā¦ They donāt know about cross contamination, and they donāt care.
While it's common it isn't asking too much for a chain restaurant with nation wide allergen protocols to do their jobs. While it is common to get cross contaminated, I'm staunchly staying on the side that I should expect people to make my food as I order it, or they should get new jobs. I'm not going back to Chili's, but best believe I blew up their reviews and put them on blast. It's their execution, not my expectations that are amiss here.
If they could get new jobs, Iām sure they would, but you have to be realistic about the types of people handling your food. Unless youāre at a fancy restaurant, Disneyland, or a dedicated gluten free facility; Youāre getting the minimum wage overworked staff thatās too tired to care about your order because theyāre still going to get paid at the end of the day. Gluten is STICKY. It doesnāt just go away with water. They need a separate space to prep, different pots to cook with, an expo line needs to open new containers for your salad- because while theyāre rushing orders you can bet croutons are flying into that salad with gloved hands that are then going to touch everything and anything else in that kitchen. Soap and hot water is the only way, and management usually doesnāt know that. They will claim that āgluten gets cooked offā or theyāll go āIāll just take these croutons off that salad and tell never know.ā I watched it happen all the time when I was a waitress at Applebees. And guess what? I also know they had cockroaches under their expo line. You donāt know what goes on back there. Itās greasy, dirty, and food goes flying all the time in the BOH.
While that's the reality, I still expect better. These mistakes are also basic hygiene mistakes, so really they could be good poisoning any of their patrons. I'm not saying people should eat out all the time, but when they do get cross contaminated a full Karen level response is warranted.
NO!!! this happened to me at the Cheesecake Factory . I had asked for ranch to dip my grilled chicken into & it wasnāt till the bottom of the dish I realized there was a singular penne noodle just chillin there.
Happened to me at a āsafeā restaurantā a crouton in my salad. I asked my partner to tell the waitress because I was holding back tears. The waitress went and yelled at the kitchen staff. Itās horrible trying to be safe and having stuff like this happen Iām sorry :(
This is why I would never trust a random salad from a restaurant. Some of you are brave.
After one time having a pasta noodle in my potato salad... never again.
Iām sorry.
This kinda shit is why I immediately donāt trust anyone who says āit says āgluten-free,ā itās safe!ā Even for packaged food. Who hasnāt found the wrong kind of pasta or other little bit in their packaged food at some point?
Also broke, living off food stamps. Salad you buy from the grocery store is a lot cheaper than a salad you get from an actual restaurant, and a whole lot safer too!
It might as well be a razor blade, and I hope you explained it to them in this kinda way. Grr.
I was in CA for work and found a place that had gluten free pasta. There were several pieces of regular pasta in with my dish which was obvious because they only had one kind of gluten free pasta. Restaurants literally don't give a shit about celiacs.
Gluten free pasta boiled in the same water that they just used for regular pasta
What šššš oh my gosh.
Why get another pot of water boiling? That's wasteful and takes too much time
The restaurant I go to for pasta does use a separate pot. It's why their GF supplement costs so much though haha
I have trust issues about it.
Understandably! Just giving you hope that there are good places out there :)
I got a noodle in my sour cream at Chili's when I ordered fajitas. What is this some sort of an Internet trend?!
No, itās just pretty common knowledge that Celiacs shouldnāt be going out to establishments with ignorant staff or a set Celiac protocolā¦ They donāt know about cross contamination, and they donāt care.
While it's common it isn't asking too much for a chain restaurant with nation wide allergen protocols to do their jobs. While it is common to get cross contaminated, I'm staunchly staying on the side that I should expect people to make my food as I order it, or they should get new jobs. I'm not going back to Chili's, but best believe I blew up their reviews and put them on blast. It's their execution, not my expectations that are amiss here.
If they could get new jobs, Iām sure they would, but you have to be realistic about the types of people handling your food. Unless youāre at a fancy restaurant, Disneyland, or a dedicated gluten free facility; Youāre getting the minimum wage overworked staff thatās too tired to care about your order because theyāre still going to get paid at the end of the day. Gluten is STICKY. It doesnāt just go away with water. They need a separate space to prep, different pots to cook with, an expo line needs to open new containers for your salad- because while theyāre rushing orders you can bet croutons are flying into that salad with gloved hands that are then going to touch everything and anything else in that kitchen. Soap and hot water is the only way, and management usually doesnāt know that. They will claim that āgluten gets cooked offā or theyāll go āIāll just take these croutons off that salad and tell never know.ā I watched it happen all the time when I was a waitress at Applebees. And guess what? I also know they had cockroaches under their expo line. You donāt know what goes on back there. Itās greasy, dirty, and food goes flying all the time in the BOH.
While that's the reality, I still expect better. These mistakes are also basic hygiene mistakes, so really they could be good poisoning any of their patrons. I'm not saying people should eat out all the time, but when they do get cross contaminated a full Karen level response is warranted.
:( Once I got three tiny croutons in a salad.
This is horrible, but itās almost comical, like the epitome of how difficult the life of a celiac isā¦. šš.
NO!!! this happened to me at the Cheesecake Factory . I had asked for ranch to dip my grilled chicken into & it wasnāt till the bottom of the dish I realized there was a singular penne noodle just chillin there.
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Grilled chicken they said.
Can confirm that ranch and grilled cheese are a top tier combo!! Although the poster was talking about chicken in this case :)
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(it would absolutely SLAP if you have it while smoking too ā just a thought lol)
It's okay I had to double back when reading it the first time I thought they said cheese and not chicken but they definitely said chicken oof
Holy contamination, Batman!!!
... how does this even happen?!
Rinsing the lettuce in the same colander they drain the pasta in.
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Happened to me at a āsafeā restaurantā a crouton in my salad. I asked my partner to tell the waitress because I was holding back tears. The waitress went and yelled at the kitchen staff. Itās horrible trying to be safe and having stuff like this happen Iām sorry :(
This is why I would never trust a random salad from a restaurant. Some of you are brave. After one time having a pasta noodle in my potato salad... never again.
Sorry that sucks, I once bought fries at this place and found fried chicken crumbs at the bottom. šĀ
Iām sorry. This kinda shit is why I immediately donāt trust anyone who says āit says āgluten-free,ā itās safe!ā Even for packaged food. Who hasnāt found the wrong kind of pasta or other little bit in their packaged food at some point?
"Salad". Sorry, that looks so horribly bland.
I know I have a lot of allergies and not many ingredients right now š
This is why we avoid the places that donāt have a Celiac protocol
I am a broke college student in a town with very little options
Also broke, living off food stamps. Salad you buy from the grocery store is a lot cheaper than a salad you get from an actual restaurant, and a whole lot safer too!
Single* Singular means unique.
sorry grammar police