New sandwich at Wendy's Possible Cross Contamination Issues

August 2014: Wendy's Introduces New Sandwich Containing Egg and Milk

These notices are distributed when food manufacturers provide information to FARE about upcoming changes in their products.

Wendy’s recently introduced a new limited time offer sandwich, the Smoked Gouda Chicken on Brioche. This product is served on a brioche bun that contains egg and milk and should be avoided by egg and milk allergic consumers. The bun is also topped with an egg glaze and is placed in the same toaster as our premium sandwich buns, which are used for our larger sandwiches. The brioche bun may be used for future products as well.

Each of our sandwiches are made to order, so please request your premium hamburger, chicken, or pretzel sandwich buns WITHOUT TOASTING if you have concerns about eggs and milk.

Contact Wendy’s Customer Service at (800)-443-7266 or consumer.relations@wendys.com with any additional questions.

Restaurant Food List ~ Olive Garden

The time has come for the one and only Olive Garden. On their restaurant food list it states that everything is made to order but things on their grills or fryer can not be guaranteed free from cross contamination. My son and my daughter were able to share a meal here which is something that doesn't get to happen very often but when it does it is an amazing feeling that is hard for people to understand unless they go through this as well. They had the kids build your own pasta, and had boiled small shells with no sauce and an add on of a single meatball which was on its own plate and came completely separated from the pasta.

Here is the list of items that has been written as dairy free on the food list the manager handed me from his kitchen.

• Kids create your own (CYO) Fettuccine
• Kids CYO Whole Wheat Linguine
• Kids CYO Cavatappi
• Kids CYO Small Shells
• Kids CYO Tomato
• Kids CYO Meat Sauce
• Kids CYO Add Italian Sausage
• Kids CYO Add Shrimp
• Kids Add Pepperoni
• Herb-Grilled Salmon (order from GF menu)(Grilled so possible CC)
• Breadsticks (Plain)
• Tomato Sauce
• Pasta Fagioli
• Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
• Spaghetti & Italian Sausage
• Bucanti
• Cavatappi
• Large Paccheri
• Tri-Colored Vegetable Penne
• Whole Wheat Linguine
• Gluten-Free Rotini
• Sausage Meatballs
• Sauteed Shrimp
• Crab Meat
• Raspberry Sauce

Items in orange are actual meals everything thing else is add ons, side items, and sauces. As always you want to make sure you tell your server about your allergy so they will know not to add butter and to be more careful in the kitchen with the cross contamination.

If you have a restaurant or other eatery that you would like to have information for let me know in the comments or on facebook. 

Restaurant Food List ~ Logan's Steak House

Logan's is a steak house restaurant which can be dangerous if you also have a peanut allergy as they serve peanuts at every table and allow people to throw the shells directly onto the floor of the restaurant.

If you don't have a peanut allergy then this is a great family place to eat. It is nosey but the food is priced well and they normally have specials.  Here is a list of the items that are listed as dairy free from the company itself. The list was not available online but if you write an email you can get any allergen list emailed to you.

• Smokin' Hot Wings
• Baby Back Ribs Basket
• Country Fried Chicken Tenders
• Mild to Wild Wings ( only in the flavors of sesame ginger, mild buffalo, bourbon BBQ, Cajun dry rub, and Caribbean jerk)
• Award Winning Chili ( no Cheese)
• Anything & Everything Salad
• Roadhouse Salad
• Mesquite Wood Grilled Chicken Salad
• Grilled Steak Salad
• Grilled Shrimp Salad
• Fried Chicken Salad
• Kickin' Logan's Chickin'/Steak Salad ( don't toss with roadhouse ranch dressing)
• The Logan
• 6 & 8oz Sirloin
• Teriyaki club steak
• 11 7 18 oz NY strip
• 6,8 & 12oz Filet
• 12, 16 & 20oz Ribeye
• 16oz T-Bone
• 220z Porterhouse
• Chopped steak (plain)
• Logan's Grilled Chicken (no dressing)
• Southwest BBQ Chicken (no cheese)
• Teriyaki Grilled Chicken
• Mesquite Wood Grilled Salmon ( no garlic dill sauce)
• Mesquite wood Grilled Pork Chops
• Country Friedn Chicken Tender Dinner
• Mesquite Wood Grilled Shrimp Skewers
• Santa Fe Tilapia ( no cilantro chipotle sauce)
• Half and Full Logan's Famous Baby Back Ribs
• The Route 66 Burger (no cheese)
• Roadhouse Deluxe Burger (no sauteed mushroom or cheese)
• Bacon & Egg Burger
• Seasonal Vegetables (Broccoli) GRILL SPICE ONLY
• Grilled Vegetable/ Grilled Mushroom Skewer
• Brewski Onions
• Crispy Onions
• Baked Potato (plain only)
• Logan's Sweet Potato ( cinnamon sugar only)
• Coleslaw
• Potato Chips
• Fries
• House Salad 
• Ken's Amazin (Burger) Sauce
• Ken's Red French Salad Dressing
• Ken's Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Ken's Honey BBQ Sauce
• Ken's Horseradish Sauce
• Ken's Tarter Sauce
• Kraft Golden Italian Marinade/ Dressing
• Kraft Classic Dijon Mustard ( Grey Poupon)
• A-1 Steak Sauce
• Heinz Tomato Ketchup
• Ventura Cocktail Sauce
• Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• Grill Spice
• Seasoning Salt
• Blackening Season
• Cinnamon Sugar
• Fry Seasoning
• Rib Rub
• Liquid Phase

The items in orange are the meals and everything else is sides, appetizers, and dressings. 
All Burger Patties need to be grilled plain ( No margarine or butter) You can substitute Mesquite -wood grilled chicken at not additional charge.

Make sure all steaks are grilled plain and that they don't add any margarine or butter after grilling.

Make sure to substitute something else for the Bed of rice or cinnamon apples. Also please note that bread is not listed on the dairy free menu.

As always make sure to tell your server of your allergies, and ask questions. If you have a restaurant you would like me to find information on please let me know in the comments.

Restaurant Food List ~ Seasons 52 SPRING menu only

Seasons 52 is a fresh grill and wine bar that lets you enjoy  a seasonally-inspired menu in a casually sophisticated ambiance. This means that their menu changes every season and bits and pieces every week are different specials. The restaurant has complied a list of safe foods to eat for the spring season for the non dairy community. You can find other list here. This is one of the few places I have found so far that actually has a good assortment of actual meals which is really great in my mind. They have been expanding rather quickly so odds are Seasons 52 might be closer to you then you think. 

• Flatbreads (can be made without cheese toppings) 
• Gengler Farms Organic Edamame
• Hummus Duo
• Tuna & Avocado Sushi Roll
• Organic Field Greens 
• Organic Baby Spinach  (request without gorgonzola cheese) 
• Sesame Grilled Salmon Salad (request without lemongrass mayonnaise)  
• Maui Tuna Crunch 
• Vegetarian Tasting quinoa (request without cheese on taco) 
• Rocky Mountain Buffalo Burger (request without truffle cream and without blue cheese)
• Grilled Turkey Burger (request without cheese) 
• Oak-Grilled Beef, Chicken Breast Market Fish can be made to order using salt, pepper,
   extra virgin olive oil, with new potatoes, roasted asparagus, baby carrots (request plain) 
• Cedar Plank Atlantic Salmon Red Bliss potatoes, vegetables (request without dill sauce)
• Grilled Boneless Rainbow Trout roasted potatoes, asparagus, baby carrots, grilled lemon
   (request without dill sauce) 
• Caramelized Grilled Sea Scallops roasted asparagus (request no risotto and no lemon butter)
• Plainville Farm Turkey Skewer grilled vegetable-farro pilaf, Zinfandel BBQ glaze 
• Oak-Grilled Filet Mignon fresh vegetables, roasted mushrooms (request roasted potatoes) 
• Roasted Asparagus
• Broccolini
• Cremini Mushrooms
• Roasted Baby Carrots
• Leaf Spinach
• Red Bliss Potatoes
• Fuji Apple Slaw
• Quinoa-Citrus Salad
• Fresh Fruit

The items listed in orange are actual meals. The other items are sides, and appitizers.  Remember the most important thing is to always tell the server that you have an allergy to dairy.

Restaurant Food List ~ Bob Evans

Hope everyone had a good Easter and I am happy to say that Passover ends today at noon. I have found it is even harder to do dairy free while also trying to follow the strict dietary laws of Passover. Needless to say we have had a lot of chicken in my house this past week.

On Easter Sunday we decided to try to venture out to a restaurant and see how we could do with my little guy, and finding him something to eat. My daughter enjoyed some grilled chicken (there is that chicken again) and some buttered corn nibblets. My son after an exhausting search of non dairy/ non breaded food had some dry (meaning no butter added) scrambled egg and some apple sauce.

I talked to one of the Managers at the restaurant and they printed me a copy of their allergen list. Below are all the food items inside the restaurant that are listed as dairy free. Hope this helps people.

image taken from google search.

• Bananna Nut Bread
• Mini Bun
• Rye Bread
• Sourdough Bread
• Texas Toast
• Wheat Bread
• Applesauce
• White Bread
• Oatmeal, Plain
• Turkey Sausage Breakfast
• Saltine Crackers
• Chicken Strips, Fried
• Slow-Roasted Chicken-N-Noodles
• Apple-Cranberry Spinach Salad w/ Reduced fat Raspberry Dressing
• Big Farm Burger (gluten free without bun)
• Honey Roasted Pecans
• Coleslaw
• Ciabatta &Garlic Ciabatta Bread
• Blueberry Bread
• Pumpkin Bread
• Garic Bread Crumb Crusted Whitefish
• Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Out of 6 pages of food items these are all the ones listed as safe to eat. All The ones in orange are the actual meals everything else is mostly bread and side items.

I plan on getting a hold of these list at all common restaurants so I can not only keep a file folder in my car for him but also try to help as many people as I can with this allergy that is so commonly overlooked.

If there is a restaurant your interested in post it in the comments and I will do my best to find the answers for you.