<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I emailed Perkins restaurant and asked for a listing of their gluten free products. Below is the response I received. ----- Original Message ----- From: Blake, Linda <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 11:33 AM Subject: Gluten-free Menu Items > Dear Ms. Wubben: > > Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding gluten-free items available on > our menu. As you are most likely aware, Perkins Restaurants & Bakeries serve > an extensive number of items containing gluten such as pancakes, muffins, > pies, cookies, bread bowls, and sandwiches. Additionally, our food > preparation equipment and utensils are multi-purpose, meaning that all foods > are prepared using the same ovens, fryers, grills, etc.; it would be > virtually impossible to isolate items containing gluten to only specific > pieces of this equipment. While there are items on our menu that are > gluten-free (eggs, omelets, grilled meats, baked potatoes, etc.), secondary > to the possibility of cross-contamination from common equipment and/or other > gluten containing foods, we cannot currently assure you that any item served > in our restaurants would be completely gluten free. > > We understand and sympathize with the dietary restrictions imposed as a > result of your gluten allergy. However, ultimately you must decide based > upon the information provided, as well as your personal degree of > sensitivity, whether your safety can be maintained in our restaurants. > > Again, thank you for contacting us. If you have questions in the future, > please let us know. > > Sincerely, > The Restaurant Company *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List*