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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

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