Sunday, October 11, 2009

Chicagoland Restaurants

Vinci (menu)
1732 North Halsted, Chicago, 312-266-1199
Many gluten free appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Excellent risotto.

P.F. Changs (menu)
Chicago, Lombard, Northbrook, Orland Park
Extensive gluten free menu and, of course, GF soy sauce. Reasonably priced and one of the few places you can go for Chinese food. We have gone many times and always had a good meal.

Da Luciano (menu)
8343 West Grand Avenue, River Grove, 708-453-1000
Wonderful gluten free selection - pasta, pizza, appetizers, soup, desserts. If you try one gluten free restaurant in town this should be it. They also have freshly frozen meals to go - the ravioli is excellent. Small restaurant, so make reservations.

225 Harrison, Oak Park, 708-358-8555
Although they do not have a separate gluten free menu, they are happy to substitute GF pasta in all their dishes. They are quite knowledgeable about GF meal preparation and make dressings/sauces from scratch (so know the ingredients). I have had the baked penne pasta and pan seared tilapia - both are excellent! They also carry Redbridge GF beer!

Flattop Grill
Old Town, West Loop, Lakeview, Evanston, Oak Park
Flattop Grill does not have a separate gluten free menu, but they have a list of all ingredients in the various sauces (some of which are gluten free) and will cook your stir-fry on a separate cooking surface. They are very accommodating of all types of food allergies.

Wildfire (menu)
Chicago, Oak Brook, Lincolnshire, Schaumburg, Glenview
Wildfire has a separate (and extensive) gluten free menu, which includes sandwiches on GF bread, GFbeer, and flourless chocolate cake.

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