<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> > Dear Listmates - > Wow! Mixed responses on this - and lots of > responses: > > Many listmates said they won't go to Applebee's at all. > Corporate is not helpful, their local Applebee's is uncooperative > and not helpful. Some said they can eat a plain mixed greens > salad, but that even that has a risk of contamination from stray > croutons, according to the Corporate office. > > Others said there are things they or their offspring have eaten > at Applebee's and not had a reaction to - blackened > fish on rice, Fiesta Lime chicken salad, Santa Fe chicken salad. > > One of the people who ate successfully at Applebee's said they wiped > the grill down for her. Well, that wouldn't do it for me - They > probably wipe > it with a cloth full of gluten, and wiping it won't get all traces of > gluten off > anyway. Neither will scraping it. I am very sensitive. > > One listmate said her server was very careful, understood the > restrictions, and she was happy with her experience at Applebee's. After reviewing all of the responses, I have mixed feelings, and feel that it could be more trouble for me than it is worth, unless I go ask a lot of questions when they aren't too busy. I have mentioned to a couple of listmates that one solution for items made on a grill is to request that the item be made in a clean pan, with a clean spatula, in olive oil that you bring in a little squirt bottle, or in uncontaminated pure butter. Thanks to everyone for your great responses! Vicki in Illinois > * Visit the Celiac Web Page at www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/index.html *