Re: Travel Ideas for Food- Universal Studios

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We just got back from Universal Studios. Eating was a bit of a challenge in the park mostly because almost everything seems to have chicken in it and no one in my family eats chicken! But they have incredible "Korean tacos" which are made on 100% corn tortillas heated on their own dedicated (taco size) steamer and all the fixings and fillings are gluten free. Delicious. There are also gf baked potatoes, gf cole slaw, and probably at least a couple gf chicken options, though I didn't look into that. There are also regular restaurants just outside the amusement park in City Walk, where it would be pretty easy to eat gf if nothing in the park suited you.

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From: Groff <megroff01@...>

Sent: Tue, Dec 8, 2009 9:38 am

Subject: RE: [ ] Travel Ideas for Food

We also loved Taste Pilots in the California park – great hamburgers

and fries and I think the ribs are GF also. Talk with the chef before you

order. They are always very helpful.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Joe

Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009

9:14 AM

Subject: Re: [ ]

Travel Ideas for Food

Disneyland, Walt Disney

World, and the Disney cruise lines are all very well set up to handle

gluten-free food. There have been corporate decisions made by the executive

chefs to ensure that everyone's dietary needs are well met. You will love it.

All the disney hotel restaurants and the nicer table service

restaurants in the parks have gluten-free options, including GF pizza, burgers,

hot dogs, pancakes, and waffles. The chef will come out and explain everything

personally - just say you need to speak with the chef when you arrive, and call

Disney Dining to make reservations & let them know you have the gluten-free

dietary restriction. If it's buffet, ask that a special plate be prepared in

the kitchen to avoid cross contamination (they will probably offer this

anyway). For character breakfasts, I think the hotel restaurants (Lilo &

Stitch's, Goofy's Kitchen, and Storyteller's Cafe) do better than the options

in the park.

For tray service, you can get GF hot dogs & hamburgers at

Tomorrowland Terrace, GF pizza and pasta at Redd Rocket's Pizza Port, and

Zocalo in Adventureland has a mostly GF menu. In California Adventure, Pizza Om

Mow Mow has GF pizza too. Speak with the manager or head chef to make sure

things are handled well.

There's tons more than this. When you enter Disneyland,

go to the City Hall on the left, next to the fire station. Go in there and ask

for a gluten-free info sheet, and they will give you a printout of everything

gluten-free at the park. It is very detailed.

Have fun!!

-Joe

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Cara <caradeurioste> wrote:

Hi Everyone - We are wondering if

you all have some ideas for travel and feeding our Celiac daughter

safely. We are considering S. CA with Universal Studios and/or Disney Land.

I am wondering if it would be realistic to bring along a box of cereal and soy

milk for breakfast, sandwich stuff for lunch and pasta already made for dinner

and supplement with fruits/veggies and sushi (which she loves). I was

thinking if we stayed at a club level we could heat our own food for breakfast

and dinner and then pack a backpack for lunch? Then again,,,,,,if

something opens up on the plane ride…..ideas?

C

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Joe

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