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Crooked River BBQ

East Suburban and Lake County

Closed -> Archived by Diane on 10/11/18

crookedriverq.com

2 LOCATIONS!
Lyndhurst
5100 Mayfield Rd.
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
440-605-0227

Mentor
9110 Mentor Av.
Mentor, OH 44060
440-255-3131

A site guest, Mitch, shares:

The manager, Joseph, was extremely nice and helpful. He brought their recipe book out and read off ingredients for the sides I was interested in. Almost everything is made fresh on site. The fries are off limits since they don’t have a dedicated fryer, but there is a nice variety of items to choose from. I tried the apple slaw and garlic mashed potatoes. Very good. The one downside was that they have only one safe sauce. They get the others ready made in bags with no ingredient labels. He said he was going to ask about that. It was an excellent meal. I am new to gluten-free dining so I might have missed asking everything I should have, but I had a good experience. We did go late and were the only diners. The manager was aware that this is serious and not just a fad so I would expect them to be helpful other times too. .

San Francisco Stir Fry

Mentor

Archived by Diane 8/23/2023 -> closed.

sanfranciscostirfry.com

7271 Center Street
Mentor, Ohio
(Across from Yours Truly)
440-255-7000

Diane writes:

Really enjoyed my dinner at this “create your own stir fry” place. The menu has GF options noted. When alerted of the need to be GF I was told the kitchen takes care to use a clean pan and utensils and change gloves, while also being told that gluten containing dishes are prepared in the same space. I’m hopeful that if a restaurant understands the chance of cross contact they will try to avoid it – though I know that may be wishful thinking.

You fill a bowl with veggies, then choose a base (white or brown rice or shredded Napa cabbage are GF, but the noodles are not), choose a sauce (3 GF choices: Brown Sauce, House Sweet and Sour or Spicy Thai Sweet Chili) and add a protein. Gluten eaters have 10 additional sauce choices. Prices vary based on bowl size and protein choice.

I had the large bowl of veggies over a base of 1/2 brown rice and 1/2 shredded Napa cabbage. Just went with the veggie bar which included tofu and edamame among its 25+ options and did not add an additional protein. The Brown Sauce was flavorful with an evident, and appreciated, note of garlic. The portion size was ample.

My dinner was $8.25 with hot tea another $1. The place is not fancy. You fill out a paper form, pay at the register, then get your own silverware and condiments. The paper form even asks: Are your gluten-free selections due to an allergy?

I’d return the next time I’m in the area, though I wouldn’t make a special trip. If I lived nearby I’d frequent the restaurant.

Chinato

4th and Prospect

Archived by Diane 11/18/2020 -> closed.

chinatocleveland.com

2079 E 4th St.
Cleveland, OH 44115

216-298-9080

reservations via opentable.com

Mariann writes:
A Zack Bruell restaurant specializing in Italian delectables. No gluten-free menu but pasta menu includes a vegan dish with a corn pasta. There are a number of pasta dishes on the menu where gluten is not present and that can have the corn pasta substituted. Some entrees also are gluten-free or can be tweaked to make them available to a gluten- free diner. Our table shared mussels and asparagus for appetizers – both gluten-free. My choice of entree was a Pork Osso Buco with Poltenta – perfectly done, beautifully presented and very tasty. The kitchen also offers a g-f bread option.

Help Pass HR 3648 – Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act

Post Archived by Diane on 1/23/2017.

Did you know that some probiotics contain gluten? Because celiac disease centers are concerned about gluten being labeled in over- the-counter drugs as well as prescription medications, Ohio Representative Tim Ryan (District 13) and

Nita Lowey (New York, District 17) introduced House Resolution HR3648, which requires that gluten be easily identified in pharmaceutical products.

The Celiac Disease Foundation has made it easy for you to support this Bill and have your voice heard. They have a sample “cut and paste” patient letter that can be sent to your representative. Go to and simply identify your representative by zip code to send an email. You can also write the content yourself. Either way, let Congress know we want medications labeled if they contain gluten so our medications help–not hurt– celiac patients!

Jennifer’s Way (Commercial) Bakery

55-70 60th Street
Maspeth, NY 11378

Archived by Diane on 2/11/2020 -> website revamp

Over the last few years, I have heard a good deal about Jennifer Esposito’s advocacy endeavors, and the establishment of Jennifer’s Way Bakery in New York. After reading up on it, I have become very impressed with Ms. Esposito’s dedication to not only gluten-free baking, but “clean,” healthy baking, baking of the sort I do for myself, and long to do for those I love and whose health I cherish.

Jennifer’s Way Bakery is free of many food allergens aside from gluten, along with the nasty preservatives and processed sugars and fats that wreak havoc on our bodies. Her offerings are gluten-, dairy-. egg-. refined sugar-, GMO-, soy-, nut-, and trans-fat-free, as well as free of preservatives. These are baked goods you can feel good about eating. And without all of these ingredients, the products really do taste amazing.

I am unable to visit the retail bakery in New York, but discovered recently that several of Ms. Esposito’s products can be mail-ordered from her new commercial bakery via the Jennifer’s Way Website. On the eastern US (we count as being in that area), your goods will arrive within 2 business days to ensure freshness, and this shipping option is automatically applied. For areas further west, there are other shipping choices that ensure the products will arrive within two days, as well. There are occasionally deals on different goodies and on shipping, so check in to see what is being offered. To start out, celiac disease advocate Gluten Dude offers a coupon on his site, if you’d like to give something at Jennifer’s Way a try.

I happened upon the site during a bagel promotion, and… pretty much bought every type of bagel there.

They. Were. Amazing.

Huge, tempting, chewy on the outside, tender on the inside, these Brooklyn Bagels are certainly the best gluten-free bagels I’ve had. I loved all the varieties, but my favorites included the “everything” bagel (I never had the opportunity to try a “normal” everything bagel before my diagnosis, so this was a real treat), and the cinnamon cranberry bagel.

At first, I was wary of trying mail-order bakery goods, but I am so glad I took a chance on Jennifer’s Way. My products arrived fresh and well-packaged, and in a timely manner. I stored many of them in the freezer, where they kept well.

I highly recommend these healthy, delicious goods!