Grandview – Columbus Area
CAP CITY DINER
Grandview Area
1299 Olentangy River Road
614-291-3663
Eileen shares (7/14)
CAP CITY DINER is located in the Columbus, Ohio area. I was thrilled to find their extensive gluten-free menu. I was also pleased with how gluten friendly their service and waitstaff were. All sandwiches are served on a GF bun. I think I was able to eat their french fries too. For dessert they have a GF Creme Brulee. They also carry Redbridge Beer.
Erie, PA and Multiple Locations
Firebirds Restaurant
680 Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA 16565 (just off I 90)
814-864-1599
If you are traveling to or from the Cleveland area on I 90 passing Erie you have a gluten friendly restaurant you can stop at easily. Firebirds Restaurant is on the outside of the mall. I was very worried when our GPS sent us to the door of the food court. It’s a very pretty restaurant with a gluten free menu and knowledgeable staff. Their gluten-free menu is available on their website.
South Euclid (Cedar Center), Beachwood (Across from Ahuja), Rocky River and elsewhere in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan
3870 Richmond Rd (across from Ahuja Medical Center)
Beachwood, Ohio
216-450-1093
13947 Cedar Road (Cedar Center)
South Euclid, Ohio 44118
216.862.8872
19925 Center Ridge Road,
Rocky River, Ohio 44116
440.333.1530
We ate lunch at Piada and we were excited to see a billboard in the restaurant announcing gluten-free options. It looks like the set up of Chipotle but very upscale and nice. We opted for the salads since they do not have gluten-free pasta or breads. Be careful in the serving line as breadcrumbs were in one area. We asked to speak with the chef, and there is always a chef on hand. We asked for our salad items to be taken from the kitchen and not the line to avoid cross contamination. Almost all of the ingredients were taken from the back. The chef seemed very knowledgeable about G.F. practices. The salad was great nicely tossed and containing a nice mixture not the regular bowl of lettuce with a few things on top. The serving line moves very quickly since it is designed for you to get your order and be able to return to work very quickly.
My go to bread is the gluten-free frozen baguettes made by Against The Grain. It is frozen and if you defrost it for about 15-20 seconds you can slice off a sandwich size piece and refreeze the rest. You then toast it and it has a wonderful crust like a “real” baguette. It also worked to toast it in the morning and eat it as a sandwich at lunchtime.
Recently I tried Against The Grain Bagels and was pleased with the taste and texture which is very similar to their baguette. It’s not quite a real bagel but, really nice compared to some other gluten-free bagels and breads I’ve purchased only to be totally disappointed. These bagels are also frozen need only to be defrosted for 15 seconds and then toasted. The website for both bread products is www.againstthegraingourmet.com
ROASTED CORN SALAD
This is a wonderful side dish perfect for a potluck.
Dressing
Mix the following together:
1 teaspoon salt or less
3/4 teaspoon cumin
6 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
5 Tablespoons olive oil (or less)
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
You can put the dressing ingredients in a small jar with a lid and shake them together.
Salad
3 ears of corn
Cook fresh corn by dropping cleaned ears into boiling water and cook on a low boil for 7 minutes. You could also roast corn on the grill. Let corn cool and then cut kernels off the cob. You could also use 2 cans of corn roasted when fresh corn is out of season.
1 cup fresh cilantro chopped (or you can substitute flat leaf parsley)
1/2 cup chopped red onion
3 Italian plumb tomatoes seeded and chopped
2 jalapenos seeded and chopped ( I left this out)
1 red bell pepper seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons garlic chopped (optional)
2 15 ounce cans of black beans strained and rinsed
Put the salad ingredients together and add dressing to taste and chill. The fresher the corn the better!
