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I just wanted to make quick posting about PF Changs. 
(http://www.pfchangs.com)

Like outback and some other places they have a gluten free menu 
(http://www.pfchangs.com/cuisine/menu_spec.jsp)

What impressed me was that I met with knew exactly what GF meant.  Most 
times I've gone to Outback everyone is confused and hunts around for the 
menu... and I don't have a tremendous amount of faith that people will do 
what they are supposed to do.

When they bring out the food they say "and GF [this]".

When you get your receipt is shows GF [item] on it... its not just a regular 
food item that the chef made "correctly".

The last time they even made a special sauce for my GF lettuce wraps.  Was 
wonderfully delicious.

I don't have an easy time associating gluten with physical symptoms so I 
can't speak on if the meal was actually GF... but everyone certainly 
understood what they needed to do.  One of these days I will just need to 
eat a couple pieces of pizza so I can know for sure what happens when I eat 
gluten.

Anyways... for me the amount of work it would normally take at a restaurant 
to explain GF to everyone and get the meal is vastly more effort then the 
enjoyment I get out of it.  However a place like PF Changes where everyone 
knows and understands can bring that easy, relaxing and delicious restaurant 
meal back into my life.

They are a big chain so I imagine many people can get to one.  We should 
definitely encourage places to handle GF in this way (educating their 
workforce, separate clearly defined and marked items (I loved seeing GF on 
my receipt!).  So go eat at PF Changs.

I guess in the spirit of most other emails I should mention my affiliation 
with the company.

I am owner of PF Changs and a multi-millionaire... I wish.  :)

If anyone has had problems there I guess you should make a post now. 
Otherwise... go out to eat at this wonderful restaurant!

:) 

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