<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Thanks for the suggestions. Here's the recommended restaurants in the Portland, Salem (and Eugene) areas of Oregon. You'll notice that some of the restaurants were suggested by more than one person. >>there is a restaurant called Old Wive's Tale on the east side of Portland, and it is very accomodating of children. They used to have all sorts of gluten free meals, including pasta. Last time I was there (two years ago) they had all the ingredients listed. >>I live in Eugene (about 40 miles south of Salem) and am familiar with only one restaurant in Eugene that is gluten-free. It is called Chapala's Mexican Restaurant on the 29th Street (just off South Willamette Street). The food is wonderful and my husband and I eat there all the time. He is a celiac and extremely sensitive to gluten. >>Any of the Shari's restaurants in the Portland Salem area are ok. That is if you are willing to eat a breakfast. I had a broiled hamburger with two eggs and hash browns today for lunch. You can also have their omelets with hash browns. For a real treat go to Toms pancake house in Beaverton and have their puffed up omelet with hash browns. Excellent. Up here where I live [Zig Zag] by Mt. Hood we have two GF friendly restaurants. One is Mexican. >>I've moved out of the Portland area, but spent most my life up there. The one place when I go to visit my folks that I usually always eat at is the Mongolian Grill. There's one in Salem too. I always ask the cook to clean the grill before cooking my dinner. What I like about it is you get to pick and choose what you want and can watch the food being prepared. I feel loads more comfortable knowing what is in the food and watching it so there's no cross contamination. The Salem rest. isn't titled Mongolian Grill. I think it's called King's Mongolian Grill or something like that. The ones in Portland (there are several) are called Chang's Mongolian Grill. >>Since Oregon is a coastal state, we have lots of restaurants that serve fish. In Portland, go to Jake's (they have a steak place and a seafood place). We have lots of restaurants in the Northwest area of town on 23th and 21st streets. Try the Thai restaurant called "Typhoon". My favorite restaurant is a small Italian restaurant called Mimi's on 21st street. They have GF food on the menu - let them know what you can/cannot eat and they will take care of you. >>A wonderful (relatively pricey) place on the southeast side of town where the staff always have been most accommodating is Fiddleheads. I am about an "8" on a 1-10 sensitivity scale and also avoid soy and canola oil, and I've never had a reaction to a meal there. A bit riskier (they think spelt is GF, but do label all ingredients on the menu), but a good choice for a simpler meal is Old Wives Tales, a mostly vegetarian place, also on the east side. Finally, there is a sushi place near Fiddleheads called Saburo's (sp?) that is very reasonable in price and good. Generally, I haven't had any difficulty with good restaurants in Portland. I usually order some sort of seafood. Also, Nature's (several locations) has some GF takeout items as well as GF groceries. >>nancys natural foods in canby is worth stopping by..there number is 1-877-862-4457 (toll free) I know that these suggestions will help me, and hopefully others as well. Carl in Boise