Good restaurants for gluten (and dairy) free dining?

[Anonymous]

I have recently eliminated dairy and gluten from my diet in an attempt to help DC's eczema. I have found that many restaurants have allergen information and some have pretty decent gluten free options. I am looking for ideas of other places to try out. Here is where I have gone so far:

Austin Grill - They have a separate gluten free menu that has a variety of selections. I had a shrimp and avocado salad that was very good. And their chips are gluten free.
Red Robin - Only option here really is to get a hamburger, chicken or salmon without the bun or any toppings. My salmon was small and not very inspiring.
California Tortilla - Had a very good bowl with rice, beans, chicken and steak.
Bertucci's - They also had a separate gluten free menu with a few options. I got a salad that was very good, but left me feeling still hungry.

[Anonymous]

Z Pizza

Thai restaurants

Seasons 52

[Anonymous]

Maggiano's

Potomac Pizza now offers a gluten free crust, but Z Pizza is MUCH better.

The Great Sage. This is a really good Gluten Free restaurant in Clarksville, MD. They only do vegetarian and everything can be made gluten free.

Lilit Cafe in Bethesda does gluten free sandwiches and pizza.

Bonefish Grill has a gluten free menu.

[Anonymous]

I was just cutting out dairy and not gluten but I believe PF Changs have good info on various allergens. Also a cute little rest./cafe in Bethesda called Lillit have gluten free things.

[Marpepp]

Most Indian restaurants, Chinese if you get gluten free soy sauce

[Anonymous]

asian cuisine is your friend.

pete's pizza does gluten free. not sure if they have soy cheese.

[Anonymous]

PF Changs and Legal Seafood

[Anonymous]

Jason's Deli
Cheeseburger in Paradise

[Anonymous]

Silver Diner has several gluten free menu choices.

[Anonymous]

Teaism has gluten free and dairy free options

[Anonymous]

There is a company called Triumph Dining and they have a whole book with different restaurants for those with Celiac Disease. They also have dining cards so if you go and visit a non english speaking country, you can still avoid gluten. The cards basically say in whatever language it is that you cannot eat wheat, rye, barley or oats and to give you alternatives to that. They have been very helpful!

[Anonymous]

Any Jose Andres restaurant. They are great with allergies.

Vietnamese.

Japanese, though you have to be careful with the soy sauce. We go to Momiji in Chinatown, and they always let us look at the ingredient list on the bottles/packets if we are unsure.

Merzi (owner's son has allergies, so they're allergy aware), and other Indian restaurants.

Steakhouses and seafood restaurants are always good. We went to the Outback Steakhouse recently and they had a gluten free menu.

[Anonymous]

Chipotle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:asian cuisine is your friend.

I have been gluten free for a year and do not find this to be the case at all (unless if by Asian you mean Indian). A lot of the sauces at Chinese restaurants contain soy as a base and are thus off limits, and I have encountered very little understanding of questions about whether soy is in a sauce. Oyster sauce and black bean sauce are often off limits as well. Japanese restaurants are good for sushi, but any meats tend to be marinated in soy sauce. Fish sauce can sometimes have wheat in it (inexplicably) so Thai is a risk, and Thai can also have soy sauce...

If you are doing this for your child it may be OK, but the second ingredient in soy sauce is wheat so it is not like things with soy have just a trace of gluten.

I would love to stand corrected though and expand my own options, so please weigh in!

PS Mandu (Korean) has gluten free options and is delicious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:asian cuisine is your friend.

pete's pizza does gluten free. not sure if they have soy cheese.

even better, Pete's has Daiya cheese.