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Hello all,
My apologies - I meant to do this a long time ago, and then I saw today's
message with the same question that I posted a while ago..
Thank you all for the answers regarding SF and the Bay area GF. Some of you
sent your own summaries, so I'm posting those as well.
Stores: Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are the major ones carrying a nice
selection of GF stuff in SF. I found that WF (on Franklin & California) have
the better selection. Also, supermarkets such as Cal-Mart (Laurel Village)
and Cala-Foods have some stuff too.
Dining:
Jane recommended Outback which has a GF menu (in Sausalito) and Nick's
Lighthouse, where she was able to have the chef make a few changes.
Terri recommended Crave, A San Francisco Bakery - cravebakery.org -
brownies, cookies, etc. they have a list of locations where their goodies
can be found.
Jeff suggested www.goodhealthpublishing.com for a list of 105+
national/regional restaurants and their lists of gluten/wheat free items.
Summary 1:
Anne forwarded to me the following summary that was posted by Marian from
Feb. '05 list:
Restaurant list:
Rainforest Cafe
Alioto's
Lori's Diners
Frantoio's
Scoma's
The Fish Market
Max's Deli
Hobees
PF Changs
Outback
Whole Foods (groceries)
Trader Joes (groceries)
Following are excerpts from responses I received:
Contact Rainforest Cafe at their website and they will accommodate you =
in=20
S.F. =20
Alioto's and Fisherman's Grotto on the pier. Great view.
Lori's Diners...a chain. Just make sure your eggs are not mixed in with =
the pancakes, etc.=20
They're all designed like 1950's era.
Marin county.... Frantoio's or something like that,=20
where they actually press olives in a real olive press in front of the=20
diners....behind glass. Expensive. Not kid oriented.
... Scoma's, where I've had great meals....in Sausalito...
I think there is also a Scoma's at Fisherman's Wharf in=20
S.F.
South of the airport in the San Mateo area is The Fish Market. Loved =
their=20
food. Lots of choices.=20
Max's Deli, where you can buy lo-carb....just meat...dishes and I'm =
sure, salads. Not sure of the night,=20
but the waiters sing opera sometimes. There are other Max's Deli's in =
the=20
city. The portions are enormous and everyone enjoyed the ice cream =
sodas.
"Hobee's" in the Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale area.=20
They are kid friendly, they have veggie=20
meals, BUT I can not guarantee that you will get a gluten-free meal.=20
http://www.hobees.com/
PF Chang's in Sunnyvale w/ GF menu.
PF Changs. Outback. Both of those places are kid friendly and would =
have veg. options. Maybe not so much at Outback but they do have salads =
and steamed veggies. =20
I sent a summary to the list regarding SF and the Cuppertino areas for =
food options. Here is one of the links I got for information:
Click here: San Francisco Bay Area Celiac Support Groups Restaurants =
with Gluten Free Items=20
Try going to www.goodhealthpublishing.com for a list of 59 =
national/regional
restaurants and their lists of gluten/wheat free items. There's also a
gluten free dining card that can be presented to restaurant personnel to
ease the ordering process.
Summary 2 ( by Shereen):
Hi, Thanks to all for your suggestions. First there is a website,
>www.bayareaceliacs.org/restaurants.htm, which is a blog on restaurants
>in the Bay Area. They don't have restaurants that have gluten free menus
>except for the usual Outbacks and PF Chang's, etc. That was disappointing.
>I am from New York and we are fortunate to have numerous restaurants with
>special GF menus courtesy of GFRAP. The Bay Area should too!
>
>Old files were generously provided, but some restaurants and cafes that
>were accommodating are no more, like Alma's. The Dolores Park Cafe's
gluten
>free baker passed away,I was told, and not replaced.
>
>I went to an organic live food restaurant, reasonably priced and lovely,
>Cafe Gratitude, located at 1336 9th Ave, which is near Golden Gate
>Park. It is also at 2400 Harrison St in SF and 1730 Shattuck Ave in
Berkeley.
>Its web site is at www.CafeGratitude.com. They said that most of
their menu
>is gluten free except for what contained soy sauce. I felt okay after
eating
>their pizza, no stomach complaints nor telling DH symptoms. I would highly
>recommend them.
>
>I went to Eric's, a Chinese restaurant in Noe Valley (Sanchez and 27th)
that
>was recommended. They were not very communicative about the gf, and I was
>disappointed in this. I was steered away from the mango chicken by the
waiter,
>who said that it might have soy sauce. He would not let me talk to the
cook
>or manager (not there he said). I had a cod dish and veggie/tofu with
white
>sauce dishes. I did not get sick, but was turned off to their lack of
>communication. Would not go back there.
>
>I went to Amberjack Sushi, also on 27th and Sanchez. It was fine. My
friend
>insisted on my getting vinegar free rice and they were accomodating. My
>friend recommends this restaurant for the quality of the sushi.
>
>I was told that the Daily Grill at 347 Gearywas accomodating. I went to
>Buckeye's in Marin. The waiter's mother in law had celiac disease,
>miraculously, and he was helpful. However, I itched my DH the next day. I
had
>eaten simply with salad fish and veggies.
Eat well and stay healthy!
Cheers,
Asya
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