RE: Addis Ethiopian Restaurant in Oakland

[Guest guest]

They put white wheat flour in their injera

as do most of the Ethiopian restaurants around here. And injera is the “plate”

you eat from.

I’ve managed a very tasty GF meal at

Pizziola just down the street although the cross contamination is an issue

there as they make their pizzas from scratch.

Donna Tomas near Pizziola is high end

Mexican, but the chips are fried in the same fryer as the flautas with the

wheat tortillas but you might be able to put a GF meal together.

We took GF soy sauce to Takahara (used to

be a different name Isusobon?) Sushi on College and had a lovely meal –

Ben, one of the Sushi Chefs, made me a California roll with real crab – I

have not had one of those for years and years – fake crab is held

together with wheat starch. Ben really got the GF issues – he almost

started to make it and then caught himself and really washed down his countertop,

washed the rice paddle, got me a new avocado since the ones already cut seemed

to have some soy sauce on them, etc. I was so impressed! We bought

him a beer as a thank you.

Connie

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of julie_mueller

Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:56

PM

Subject: [ ] Addis

Ethiopian Restaurant in Oakland

Have any of you tried eating at Addis Ethiopian

Restaurant in Oakland?

I'll be going there with friends tomorrow afternoon, if anyone has had

any experience with the restaurant please let me know! In any event, I

won't eat the bread and I'll have my own bread-free plate to avoid

contamination.

The restaurant is on Telegraph and 61st in Oakland. If anyone knows of

any reliable gluten-free restaurants that are also soy-free right around

there that are open for dinner I'd really appreciate knowing about

them. If there are good options maybe I can convince my friends to

change their plans.

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Wow, glad you weren't glutened at Pizziola. A family member is one of the chefs

there

and I would never risk it personally even though I hear the food is fabulous.

As you say

the flour from making the pizzas is always in the air and therefore settling on

other

things so cross contamination is very likely. Guess I am more conservative

about taking

risks since I was so very ill before going gluten free. Glad the food was tasty

and you

didn't get sick.

Maia

> I've managed a very tasty GF meal at Pizziola just down the street although

> the cross contamination is an issue there as they make their pizzas from

> scratch.

[Guest guest]

Well, it was only once, early in the day

and I mostly had salad. I have not chanced it again, but at least I was not

faced with the meal sitting on bread.

Does anyone know of any stores near burg, PA

that stock GF food? I have to go to a family reunion and just don’t know

the area.

Connie

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of food4maia

Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 6:30

PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Addis

Ethiopian Restaurant in Oakland

Wow, glad you weren't glutened at Pizziola. A family

member is one of the chefs there

and I would never risk it personally even though I hear the food is fabulous.

As you say

the flour from making the pizzas is always in the air and therefore settling on

other

things so cross contamination is very likely. Guess I am more conservative

about taking

risks since I was so very ill before going gluten free. Glad the food was tasty

and you

didn't get sick.

Maia

> I've managed a very tasty GF meal at Pizziola just down the street

although

> the cross contamination is an issue there as they make their pizzas from

> scratch.

[Guest guest]

You might want to log into and search the archive --

someone had a report on an Ethopian restaurant they went to last year

I think that was very accomodating -- I think it was one of the ones

on Telegraph.

Let me know how it works out. I love Ethiopian food -- I used to go

Cafe Coulluci a lot before I went GF. That's the one at Alcatraz and

Telegraph I think - across from Jack in the box. I'd been thinking

about giving it a try again without the bread but haven't mustered up

the energy to ask questions about ingredients yet.

-L

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 1:56 PM, julie_mueller <julie_mueller@...> wrote:

> Have any of you tried eating at Addis Ethiopian Restaurant in Oakland?

> I'll be going there with friends tomorrow afternoon, if anyone has had

> any experience with the restaurant please let me know! In any event, I

> won't eat the bread and I'll have my own bread-free plate to avoid

> contamination.

>

> The restaurant is on Telegraph and 61st in Oakland. If anyone knows of

> any reliable gluten-free restaurants that are also soy-free right around

> there that are open for dinner I'd really appreciate knowing about

> them. If there are good options maybe I can convince my friends to

> change their plans.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

>