We celebrated my Mom's 80th birthday Saturday. We had a room at Wildfire in the Chicago area. It is a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant. My sister told them I had food intolerances.
We were served family style. When we first got there, the manager and the waitress came over to talk to me. They ask what I was intolerant of, went through the menu item by item and we figured out what I could have. They knew all of the right questions to ask. I was almost embarrassed by the attention. I was served separately.
They said they do at least 100 special meals a week. They do paper work on every intolerance meal. They wear new gloves when they prepare our food and have a separate place to cook it.
I had shrimp sans cocktail sauce, chicken and porttabella mushrooms on skewers, spinach salad with vinegar and oil on the side, salmon and a filet mignon. I have never been treated so well or had such a satisfying meal since discovering all of my intolerances. Even though I was full, I had to eat everything, because I COULD!
If anyone has the opportunity to go to one of the restaurants, DO IT! They are pricey but I would pay double for the experience I had. Their website is www.leye.com. Most of their places are in the Chicago area, but they are also in MD, AZ, CA and more.
Jean
Treated like a queen at a resturant!!!
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Treated like a queen at a resturant!!!
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Treated like a queen!! Wow, how wonderful it sounds - almost like a fairy tale isn't it?! 
I had an almost similar experience a few days ago when I was in Atlanta. I discovered almost by accident that one of the little restaurants at the antiques show will prepare your eggs in a seperate skillet cooked in olive oil if you ask. They will even make an omelet with sauteed vegetables - cooked in nothing but olive oil. It was the most amazing thing to actually have fresh cooked scrambled eggs at a restaurant - I was almost in tears. Next month I am going to try their omelet. And I will go back for extras; just because I can!!
Congrats on finding a restaurant that works for you!!!
Love,
Karen
I had an almost similar experience a few days ago when I was in Atlanta. I discovered almost by accident that one of the little restaurants at the antiques show will prepare your eggs in a seperate skillet cooked in olive oil if you ask. They will even make an omelet with sauteed vegetables - cooked in nothing but olive oil. It was the most amazing thing to actually have fresh cooked scrambled eggs at a restaurant - I was almost in tears. Next month I am going to try their omelet. And I will go back for extras; just because I can!!
Congrats on finding a restaurant that works for you!!!
Love,
Karen
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Queen Jean, 
What a lovely and unexpected royal treat for you! The meal sounds scrumptous with service to match. Makes my mouth water looking just at the site. I had never heard of Lettuce Entertain You.
I miss eating out too.
I'm so glad you were able to enjoy your meal knowing it was safe for you.
Love,
Joanna
What a lovely and unexpected royal treat for you! The meal sounds scrumptous with service to match. Makes my mouth water looking just at the site. I had never heard of Lettuce Entertain You.
I miss eating out too.
I'm so glad you were able to enjoy your meal knowing it was safe for you.Love,
Joanna
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