Resource: Reliably GF Restaurant Chains

[jesse_the_k]

Until I got some experience under my belt eating gluten-free on the road, I was an anxious traveler. In hopes of sharing calm to our community, let’s post places we’ve had positive experiences.

If your searching skills are limber, looking for "name of restaurant" + "allergen" usually leads to a GF menu or a list of which things to avoid.

Find Me Gluten Free helps locate those wonderful unicorns: the dedicated GF restaurants, as well as limiting one’s search to locals and/or national chains.

Here’s the good news in Portland:

https://www.findmeglutenfree.com/us/or/portland

They collate ratings and comments from users; they post users’ bad experiences; they offer smartphone apps at an annual $20 subscription.

Comments

[sonia]

Hey, thanks! Some places I knew about, some places I didn't. Someday I can use that as an exploration list!

[lunabee34]

Very cool. Thank you!

Two "wheat optional" chains

[jesse_the_k]

...where the insides and the outsides are always separate:

Chipotle is a "fast-casual" restaurant with a Mexican-inflected menu which lends itself to GF modification. The only items with wheat are the wheat tortillas, which are an add-on. They’re happy to serve the insides of a burrito on greens or rice or beans (or all three), and they have the correct plates for doing it.

https://chipotle.com/allergens advises:

GLUTEN INTOLERANCE & CELIAC DISEASE If you avoid gluten, don't eat our flour tortillas. If you are highly sensitive to gluten and would like us to change our gloves, just let us know at the start of your order. You should be aware items containing corn, including corn tortillas (chips and crispy corn tortillas) and corn salsa, may have trace amounts of gluten from potentially co-mingling with gluten-containing grains in the field.

They invite you to request their staff to don new gloves before making your food.

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Subway Sandwiches Shops are very wide spread in the US. They're sometimes tucked inside big box stores like Walmart, or sharing space at rest-stop emporia like Love’s Truck Stop. While "sandwiches" are in the name, they’re happy to serve you "protein bowls" or "salads," both of which chop up all the sandwich insides and spread them over greens. Some locations stock GF bread that’s prepared in a dedicated kitchen and stored in plastic until serving.