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-Allergy Dad
Monday, January 28, 2008
Cracker Barrel
Well, here's one that wasn't as great as it could have been. We went to the local Cracker Barrel for dinner the other night. We asked our server is there was an allergy-friendly menu and she told us there was not. Usually we would ask the manager, but we had packed plenty of food for Allergy Kid, so we weren't too worried.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Mimi's Cafe
Well, some friends of ours asked us to go out to dinner with them tonight. We were a little wary as we have not had a lot of success with restaurants of late (Allergy Kid has puked 3 of the last four times we have eaten out). Mimi's Cafe was suggested so my wife called to find out if they had an allergy-friendly menu. The hostess said that she didn't think they had anything but offered to get the manager. The manager told us that, yes, in fact, they did have allergy-friendly menus and to ask for him when we arrived.
When we arrived, we asked the hostess to let the manager know that we were there. She returned a few minutes later with a copy of the menu that listed each item and what potential allergens were in it. This was a very simple table layout...we simply looked up an item and could see that it contained, for example: wheat, milk, eggs, and soy. By far the easiest menu we have seen.
When we were seated, we explained our situation to our server and gave him a copy of Allergy Kid's chef card. He went back and spoke with the cook and returned to assure us that Allergy Kid's grill chicken breast and steamed broccoli were being prepared with the utmost caution. Our server made sure to place items on the table far enough away from Allergy Kid that he couldn't reach them and he brought out Allergy Kid's plate separately from the others.
We were extremely impressed with the way that Mimi's treated us and since Allergy Kid did not vomit or show any other signs of exposure, we must assume they did an excellent job keeping his food isolated. They get a very strong recommendation from us!
The only other place that has offered us service even close to this level (that is, to bring out a separate menu) was a Chili's location we visited some time ago. I'll write about that in a separate post.
-Allergy Dad
When we arrived, we asked the hostess to let the manager know that we were there. She returned a few minutes later with a copy of the menu that listed each item and what potential allergens were in it. This was a very simple table layout...we simply looked up an item and could see that it contained, for example: wheat, milk, eggs, and soy. By far the easiest menu we have seen.
When we were seated, we explained our situation to our server and gave him a copy of Allergy Kid's chef card. He went back and spoke with the cook and returned to assure us that Allergy Kid's grill chicken breast and steamed broccoli were being prepared with the utmost caution. Our server made sure to place items on the table far enough away from Allergy Kid that he couldn't reach them and he brought out Allergy Kid's plate separately from the others.
We were extremely impressed with the way that Mimi's treated us and since Allergy Kid did not vomit or show any other signs of exposure, we must assume they did an excellent job keeping his food isolated. They get a very strong recommendation from us!
The only other place that has offered us service even close to this level (that is, to bring out a separate menu) was a Chili's location we visited some time ago. I'll write about that in a separate post.
-Allergy Dad
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