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Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you everyone for your suggestions! A few people mentioned pizza as a good options. Does anyone have firsthand experience dining at Pete's a Pizza with a peanut/nut allergy?

I'm not sure what what you want to hear exactly. My son has a peanut allergy, we ate there, and he survived. You can either stay home live in fear, or go about your life with a sense of preparedness (ask questions, reading menus, carrying Benadryl and epipen).

Wow, that's a pretty insensitive response. Maybe your son only has a peanut allergy (and does Pete's even have peanuts on its menu?) but mine is also allergic to other tree nuts which are used in the restaurant and on some pizzas (i.e. Pesto). Now obviously I wouldn't order that pizza but it does increase the risk for cross contamination and I was wondering if anyone knew if there were protocols in place. Contrary to what you say I don't want to live my life in fear. I want to go out and eat and have my son do that too. But there is nothing wrong with digging deeper than just staying away from items on the menu with obvious allergens.

We eat at Petes (peanut/tree nut allergy), because we live nearby and love their pizza. That said, it's not the most accommodating (we ask questions, but there doesn't seem to be a high level of awareness). We stick to the pizza. The gelato is not safe.

Thank you! That's the type of info I was searching for.

tree nut allergic here: oh, absolutely, never let your child have chocolate from other countries.. Toblerone, etc. Nuts are in, on, around it. Also I discovered that hazelnut oil is in "fine" chocolates very often, like the kind that comes in pretty heart shaped boxes.so if it isn't Hershey, I don't eat it. Just not going to take a chance.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you everyone for your suggestions! A few people mentioned pizza as a good options. Does anyone have firsthand experience dining at Pete's a Pizza with a peanut/nut allergy?

I'm not sure what what you want to hear exactly. My son has a peanut allergy, we ate there, and he survived. You can either stay home live in fear, or go about your life with a sense of preparedness (ask questions, reading menus, carrying Benadryl and epipen).

Wow, that's a pretty insensitive response. Maybe your son only has a peanut allergy (and does Pete's even have peanuts on its menu?) but mine is also allergic to other tree nuts which are used in the restaurant and on some pizzas (i.e. Pesto). Now obviously I wouldn't order that pizza but it does increase the risk for cross contamination and I was wondering if anyone knew if there were protocols in place. Contrary to what you say I don't want to live my life in fear. I want to go out and eat and have my son do that too. But there is nothing wrong with digging deeper than just staying away from items on the menu with obvious allergens.

We eat at Petes (peanut/tree nut allergy), because we live nearby and love their pizza. That said, it's not the most accommodating (we ask questions, but there doesn't seem to be a high level of awareness). We stick to the pizza. The gelato is not safe.

7:20 again. We did Sweet Frog regularly before it closed down. Just avoided nut toppings and those nearby.

OP someone mentioned other allergies like dairy. I find those so much harder to deal with than peanut allergies. Most people are so aware of peanut allergies, and they accommodate. Many food prep people take a standardized class that deals with kitchen cleanliness, safety, and cross contamination, so it's becoming much more common to find safe places to eat.

I avoid Thai. My son loves pho and had a reaction at age 3 from it from a new restaurant. I now check which restaurants have peanuts on the menu. Pho 75 in Rockville does not and he eats pho there once a month or so.

We don't do Thai food at all. Very careful with Indian. But other than that, he's been good to go at all restaurants. Desserts are iffy but many places have allergy information for that. (Many restaurant desserts are prepared elsewhere, FWIW).

My son is fine with items cooked in peanut oil. Chik fil a is fine. His allergist said he's only had one patient in his 30+ years who had a reaction to peanut oil.

Chocolate from foreign countries also often has nuts as flavoring even when not listed on the label.

And for my son, things made in facilities that "also process" nuts are just fine. We avoid Anything that says "may contain" peanuts except for regular plain M&Ms. He's been eating them forever with no issues. He never reacted before diagnosis, so I didn't stop letting him have those on occasion.
My kid has no problem sitting next to other kids who are eating PB&J.

Each kid is different. You'll find your level of comfort. Just keep the epipen and Benadryl with you everywhere. And inhaler of your kid also has asthma: mine does. They are at worse risk of anaphylaxis and (knock on wood) my son has never had a sever reaction.

Good luck!

Mellow Mushroom is where my brother takes his allergic kid.

I think McDonalds and Chipotle are good.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you everyone for your suggestions! A few people mentioned pizza as a good options. Does anyone have firsthand experience dining at Pete's a Pizza with a peanut/nut allergy?

I'm not sure what what you want to hear exactly. My son has a peanut allergy, we ate there, and he survived. You can either stay home live in fear, or go about your life with a sense of preparedness (ask questions, reading menus, carrying Benadryl and epipen).

Wow, that's a pretty insensitive response. Maybe your son only has a peanut allergy (and does Pete's even have peanuts on its menu?) but mine is also allergic to other tree nuts which are used in the restaurant and on some pizzas (i.e. Pesto). Now obviously I wouldn't order that pizza but it does increase the risk for cross contamination and I was wondering if anyone knew if there were protocols in place. Contrary to what you say I don't want to live my life in fear. I want to go out and eat and have my son do that too. But there is nothing wrong with digging deeper than just staying away from items on the menu with obvious allergens.

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you everyone for your suggestions! A few people mentioned pizza as a good options. Does anyone have firsthand experience dining at Pete's a Pizza with a peanut/nut allergy?

I'm not sure what what you want to hear exactly. My son has a peanut allergy, we ate there, and he survived. You can either stay home live in fear, or go about your life with a sense of preparedness (ask questions, reading menus, carrying Benadryl and epipen).

Op here. Thank you everyone for your suggestions! A few people mentioned pizza as a good options. Does anyone have firsthand experience dining at Pete's a Pizza with a peanut/nut allergy?

Anonymous wrote:Eating at home is way easier and less anxiety producling.

I completely disagree. I have 3 children with life-threatening allergies and eat out all the time--allergies span from tree nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs and shrimp. In the hundreds of times we have eaten out, only twice has one of our kids received an allergic food. Both times it was our DD with the milk allergy--we've found that people don't take this allergy as serious as nuts and assume it's just lactose intolerance (not anaphaltic). We eat at ice cream parlors, Asian restaurants (Chinese and Indian) and have no issues. We are teaching our children to manage their allergies, enjoy food (not fear it) and be prepared.

Anonymous wrote:DS is allergic to peanuts, walnuts and pecans. [/b] We avoid all Asian restaurants. [b]Chipotle is nut free. Lebanese Taverna Cafe has no peanuts on their menu but they have pine nuts and almonds on their menu. They recommend you avoid their fried items if you have a tree nut allergy, and our son has eaten the Shwarma sandwiches with no problem. We find Irish pubs tend to be safe as are Italian and Mexican restaurants. We always tell our server about the allergies to make sure his food is prepared away from the nuts. Finally, make sure you know whether your child is allergic to peanut oil or not. Onur allergist said DS is only allergic to peanut protein, so unless a place uses cold pressed unfiltered peanut oil we don't have to worry.

Japanese restaurants are safe for treenut allergies as they do not use nuts in Japanese cooking.

All the other asian restaurants are too risky.

DS is allergic to peanuts, walnuts and pecans. We avoid all Asian restaurants. Chipotle is nut free. Lebanese Taverna Cafe has no peanuts on their menu but they have pine nuts and almonds on their menu. They recommend you avoid their fried items if you have a tree nut allergy, and our son has eaten the Shwarma sandwiches with no problem. We find Irish pubs tend to be safe as are Italian and Mexican restaurants. We always tell our server about the allergies to make sure his food is prepared away from the nuts. Finally, make sure you know whether your child is allergic to peanut oil or not. Onur allergist said DS is only allergic to peanut protein, so unless a place uses cold pressed unfiltered peanut oil we don't have to worry.

Most restaurants are pretty accommodating. Be sure you talk to the server/chef ahead of time.

Places to avoid: Any THAI restaurant - even if they are careful; the risk is too great. I was intubated the last time I risked it.

Five guys, Lone Star - any place with peanuts on the floor

As far as ice cream - cold stone is great

Eating at home is way easier and less anxiety producling.