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Thank you to the few that responded.  It appears that there is not a 
support group in Springfield.  The nearest support group is in Pittsfield, 
MA.  We ended up eating at Outback and had a good experience.  The 
waitress was informed and was very good.  We did lunch at Wendy's.  I 
looked at their website before we left and they have recently updated 
their gluten and allergen listings.  My husband (the celiac) avoids 
burgers there because of potential cross contamination but did fine with 
the chili and side salad.

We stayed at the Holiday Inn downtown.  There's a restaurant in the hotel 
(didn't try) as well as a Mexican restaurant and Hooters across the 
street.  Looked at the Hooters menu and it just didn't look promising.  We 
were told that the Mexican restaurant was very limited in their food 
selections, (no fajitas--which is usually the safe thing my husband goes 
for so we didn't try it. 

Thanks to all that responded...the following is what I received from the 
listserve:

West Springfield:
Outback
Riverdale Rd, Rte 5

Carraba's (same road as Outback)

Springfield:
Texas Road House

Better Life Whole Food Store
1514 Allen Street
Springfield, Ma

Enfield, CT:
Red Robin  (note: fries not safe at this location)
Hometown Buffet

Lots of restaurants in Northhampton

Ruby Tuesday at Holyoke Mall
1 person had previous success with an 11 yr old.  My 30-something celiac 
husband refuses to eat at Ruby Tuesday--our experiences haven't been as 
great (other locations)--very little GFCF and the stuff that is was dry 
and tasteless (no seasonings/no sauces).

Thank you for the help!

Angela 

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