tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434787495961507027.post7673293209594945983..comments2024-03-24T18:22:01.073-04:00Comments on Learning to Eat Allergy-Free: When a Server Doesn’t Take Your Allergies SeriouslyColettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246719800332561032noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434787495961507027.post-68754365723759792682010-02-28T22:29:28.105-05:002010-02-28T22:29:28.105-05:00Upon entering a restaurant with my daughters who b...Upon entering a restaurant with my daughters who both have life-threatening allergies, I ALWAYS ask to speak to a manager. They are very accommodating, pull out ingredient lists and the way things are prepared. It helps to go out at a time that is typically not too busy. Also, do your homework online before you go to get menus and narrow down the possible options for your child (mine are both teens now) so they can have some ideas on what they might like to eat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434787495961507027.post-38452359931003099042010-02-08T18:07:50.599-05:002010-02-08T18:07:50.599-05:00Anonymous 9:47 -- great suggestion -- I should hav...Anonymous 9:47 -- great suggestion -- I should have called them the next day. And yes, we all need to work together on this.<br /><br />Anonymous 10:02 -- I wonder what made her look at the ingredients after she had served the food. If only she had looked before she placed the order. Luckily you're reaction wasn't too serious but none-the-less, this shouldn't happen!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08246719800332561032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434787495961507027.post-10663805094598753102010-02-08T10:02:45.069-05:002010-02-08T10:02:45.069-05:00I had a similar experience recently. I am allergi...I had a similar experience recently. I am allergic to wheat, but fortunately not as seriously allergic as someone with Celiac's. I went to an authentic Mexican restaurant. They served homemade corn chips, and I asked if there was wheat in them, they assured me they were 100% corn. I ordered a meal with corn tortillas, again asking if there was wheat in them. 5 minutes later, and 20 minutes since I'd started eating about half the basket of corn chips, the waitress ran back, frightened, with a package in her hand: The tortillas and corn chips were made from the same packaged tortillas, and the first ingredient- you guessed it- was wheat, not corn. I stopped eating them, changed my order, and had some allergy symptoms the next day. I let the waitress know how displeased I was, and will not go back to that restaurant. I'll also be more careful at other Mexican restaurants. If I were more seriously allergic, this could have proved more than an irritating experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1434787495961507027.post-41989729561021489182010-02-08T09:47:24.639-05:002010-02-08T09:47:24.639-05:00I'd have cast the vegetables aside, as your so...I'd have cast the vegetables aside, as your son did, and let it go during the celebration - but then I'd have followed up with a call to restaurant management the next day. I feel we owe it to our food-intolerant fellows to continue educating others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com