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I wanted to pass along another restaurant I think celiacs would enjoy!

My husband and I drove from San Jose to Union City last Friday night 
to "try out" the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant.  I really wanted to 
experience a new restaurant, so I did not mind driving in the Friday night 
traffic up that way.  My husband went along with my idea of driving up 
there because he knows how excited I get when I can try a new restaurant!  
I had exchanged e-mails with the owner, Tony Robinson, and he faxed me 
their gluten-free menu.

The restaurant is awesome!  It has a great western atmosphere, with 
buckets of peanuts in shells at the table to snack on (naturally gluten-
free for a celiac-not great for someone who is allergic to nuts, 
though!).  You can eat the peanuts and throw the shells on the floor!  The 
staff would sometimes break out into western dancing-so fun to watch!  
Their prices for the entrees are very, very reasonable, too!

The waiter was very attentive to my food needs, and Tony even served us 
our meal.  I ordered the Smothered Chicken with melted cheese and sauteed 
onions and mushrooms on top (anyone could also order the Smothered Chicken 
with cream gravy, except for a celiac).  You can choose two sides, so I 
ordered the caesar salad with no croutons and a baked sweet potato topped 
with marshmallows and caramel sauce on top.  It was unbelievably 
delicious!  The caramel sauce is stated as gluten free on their g-f menu.  
I cannot tell I am 100% certain that the marshmallow is gluten free, but 
all the marshmallows I have seen have been g-f, so I ordered it. The other 
sides you could order with your meal are the regular baked potatoes, fresh 
vegetables and regular salad.  You cannot order the mashed potatoes or the 
beans.  I had brought my own g-f croutons I had made the week before and 
sprinkled them on the caesar salad.  When the waiter came by and saw the 
croutons, he panicked a bit until he saw my little baggie full of g-f 
croutons! 

They have steaks (no grill shortening), ribs (no BBQ sauce), fish, country 
dinners such as pork chops and chicken, even sandwiches you can order 
without the bread (bring your own g-f bread and put in the fixins' 
yourself!).  If you choose to order the steaks and ribs, be sure to go 
over with the wait staff where on the grill they would be cooked because 
I'm sure the gluten containing "grill shortening" and "BBQ sauce" are all 
over their grills.  

At this point, I am going to add the usual disclaimer that "eating out is 
risky."  I just wanted to pass along my experience that I had a wonderful 
meal and intend to go back their soon.  Just ask for a copy of their 
gluten-free menu when you arrive.  A manager will print it from their 
computer in the office.  There is no official "gluten-free menu" available 
at their front desk at this particular restaurant.  I am presuming the 
more we frequent their restaurant, they may just print some menus and have 
them available all the time, but for now, you need to ask them to print 
one.

If you would like to dine there, their address is 32115 Union Landing 
Boulevard, Union City, CA 94587.  Their phone no. is (510) 324-7623.  Tony 
Robinson is the owner and very accommodating.  Enjoy!

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