<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I am surprised when I hear people saying they've asked resturaunts to take their food into the kitchen and prepare it. I would be very concerned about the kitchen contaminating the food in a toaster used for wheat bread. One friend even told me she takes pasta to an italian resturaunt and asks them to cook it up. The way wheat pasta puts a hard to clean scum on the sides of pots, I would never trust that they cleaned it well enough. On the other hand, I often take food into resturaunts for my kids. When the food I ordered arrives, I add the bread, etc. to the plate myself. I've never had a resturaunt complain about this. I don't think it is unreasonable for a food establishment to control what goes into their kitchen. I also would not be at all surprised that they would be written up by a health inspector (if caught) for allowing food from an unknown source to be prepared in their kitchen. Deborah Fusco, PE Environmental Regulatory Specialist Hach Company Loveland, CO (970)669-3050