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Celiac Listmates,

Today I ordered my Monday lunch, the standard "GF sweet 
and sour pork" from Pei Wei Asian Diner on University in 
College Station, TX.

I was shocked when the manager said, "we can't do that one 
gluten-free."

I have been ordering from the Pei Wei GF menu for the last 
year or so, since it opened. Now I often eat there 
2X/week. There has never been a question about the GF pork 
before, or problem with it. Today, however, the manager 
showed me the current GF menu at Pei Wei - it only 
includes chicken, shrimp, or scallops.

If pork was never on their GF menu, I don't know why I 
would be ordering it - or why they would make it for that 
matter. The fact is, at some point the pork WAS made 
available as a gluten-free option. I liked it - so I began 
eating it exclusively whenever I dined there.

Over the last few weeks I have been having horrible 
headaches, dark bruising, and sore itchy/blistery elbows 
(dermatitis herpetiformis)... along with mild depression 
and irritability. I have had mild intestinal issues for 
months, some recent weight loss after having my baby (1 
month premature). I'm down to 120 lbs. again.

Turns out that the Pei Wei pork is marinated in a soy 
sauce that contains gluten. The manager explained that 
there would be a "very minute" amount of gluten in the 
food I have been eating, but I explained to her that a 
"minute" amount can still do damage, not to mention that I 
had been repeatedly exposing myself over and over again.

She was very, very sorry.

Pei Wei and Outback Steakhouse are the only places in town 
that offer a GF menu. Pei Wei is the only place I dine out 
at, and I carefully cook all of my own meals - due to 
being an excuisitely sensitive celiac.
  
Just thought I'd share, in case anyone else is making the 
same (or similar) mistake.

Several places in Texas have Pei Wei Asian Diner.

Looking forward to getting 100% gluten free again.

Megan Tichy
Bryan, TX

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