<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Laurie, I have traveled all over the country/world in the 12 years I have been diagnosed and eat out here in CA at least once a week. Nowhere have I ever run into anyone in a restaurant anywhere that has heard of Gluten-intolerance/CD. On the other hand EVERY restaurant that I have been to - including PF Changs in Newport Beach - has been most acommodating and I have NEVER had a reaction to restaurant food, although I am highly sensitive to gluten. At PF Changs the waiter took special care because four of us wanted to order and share different dishes, as one likes to in this type of restaurant. He checked with the cook and came back and told me I could have three of the dishes and the cook would make a small GF version of the other for me. My advice: Go to a FINE restaurant or cook at home. Bring a restaurant card. Choose something on the menu that appears to be GF and have the waiter check with the chef before you order. Barb