I am updating from my iPhone so I will keep things brief.

The first place I ate was a Chili’s outside of Charlotte, NC as that is where I flew into. The hostess automatically knew what I meant by the gluten free menu. They had all of the allergy menus printed and in a sleeve for customers.
I had half a rack of ribs and seasonal veggies. Honestly I remember the ribs being better before, and the vegetables were over done and underseasoned. But after flying 14 hours a hot meal was delightful.

My second dining out experience was at Mellow Mushroom in Spartanburg. There was a sticker on their front door advertising their gluten free dough. This company creates their own dough instead of buying premade crusts. Most of the crust was crispy and delicious, but some spots were still slightly dough-y. The overall flavor of the pizza (we had the white pizza) was very nice. Our server was on top of it when I asked her to find out if the stuffed portobello appetizer had bread crumbs in it (it didn’t) and knew that the meatballs had crumbs on top (but didn’t know if they had them inside but I told her I didn’t need them anyway).

My third dining experience was at Chipotle and it was delicious. I told the girl at the head of the line that I couldn’t eat gluten and I asked them to change their gloves. It was absolutely no problem, but I always am thankful to servers for changing their routine. The only gluten containing food they offer is their flour tortillas (and beer). The food had very nice flavor, and the company believes in using fresh produce(organic when possible) and natural, open range meats. It was so exciting to eat chips at a restaurant. Their guacamole was delicious!

That’s it for now. I will try to keep you posted.