I hope elynne doesn't mind my theft of her Wheat Attack icon

[torquill]

Next time the fries look like they've been coated with something, and the waitress cheerily assures me that no, they're just potatoes without anything else, I will send her into the back (no matter HOW certain she sounds) to fetch the ingredient list anyway. Stupid bint cost me a good night's sleep.

Edit: Now apparently I'm reacting to phantom wheat. I called up Chez Pierre and asked the waitress to check the ingredients list; she asked the cook and told me, "oil and salt." She confirmed that it was potatoes in, fries out. Yet my pulse spiked to about 110 25 minutes after eating them, I had a very restless night last night, and I'm still not hungry -- classic signs of my wheat sensitivity.

I think I'll still stay away from fries that have flaky outsides.

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[luna-torquill.livejournal.com]

When I have to ask about a food item that's sitting in front of me, first I ask, "Does this have any flour/breading/coating?" and once they answer, especially if it's negative, I clarify, "I'm allergic to wheat, so I need to know whether it has any flour/breading/coating". This lady answered no to both at the time, and again when I called, so it's not like she didn't know I have an allergy and what it was to.

Anyone who serves at a restaurant that gets anonymous boxes from Sysco (I've seen them too) should at least understand that there's an ingredients list somewhere. A manager would know where it was. It's kind of like MSDS pages -- the information is available on site, and should be provided on request.

For all I know, this lady was the manager. It seemed like a pretty small place. I agree she should have handled it better, though.