Flying gluten!

[ostrich]

Saw this place last night on the Travel channel and just had to share. There's a place called Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, MO. Apparently they throw dinner rolls at your head. Can you imagine trying to be GF in a place like that?

Ahhhhhglutenonmyfacegetitoffgetitoffgetitoff

Apparently in Sikeston every year the cops "arrest" a traveling family and force them to attend the local rodeo. Might be a good place to avoid in general.
_________________
Ostrich :>--O==={

I lie below, you float above
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of

[cruelshoes]

Ooh - scary. You don't go looking for the gluten - it comes to you!
_________________
-Colleen
Dx 8/05 via bloodwork/biopsy
9-YO son Dx 11/05 via bloodwork/biopsy
Daughters have negative bloodwork - so far!

A woman is like a tea bag-you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. - Eleanor Roosevelt

[nancw]

AAAAGH!
_________________
Nance

gluten, dairy, soy, rice, yeast and 99% grain-free

[WestWalker]

Maybe the town should be named "Yikes town" instead of Sikeston!

[aklap]

Good NGF Dinner Rolls & Gravy!! I've been to Sikeston! It was long ago in a lifetime far far away. It's not to far from Lilbourn, MO. I was visiting a friend that was interning at the Delmo Housing Corporation in Lilbourn.

Oh gosh...what trip down memory lane...

I'll know now not to go back to Sikeston!!
_________________
Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Fidissimus]

RUN! RUN! Oh noze!
_________________
Cheers!
Jenn

GF BD: Feb. 2001
Free of wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, dairy, eggs, almonds, pineapple and brewers yeast.
http://graindamaged.blogspot.com/

[ostrich]

teh glutenz ish ATTACKINGOMG

Glad you made it out alive, Al!
_________________
Ostrich :>--O==={

I lie below, you float above
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of

[plain_old_donut]

Wow!!! We just ate there the other night!
And yes, they do throw rolls - "Home of the Throwed Rolls"

We were seated safely in a corner away from the flying gluten. I didn't know Dad would be joining us for dinner when I chose Lambert's. There aren't many (any) GF safe restaurants in Sikeston, and we had to eat. Dad took his chances and ordered plain ham, and a baked sweet potato. His ham came in a 14" skillet and was hanging over the edge; there must have been 2 lbs of meat! He was mildly sick the next day.

But I certainly wouldn't recommend someone with CD eating there on purpose.

We'll be going through Sikeston on the way to Cape Girardeau for a Dr's appointment Monday afternoon. We'll forego Lambert's and eat at the Outback. Yay! (A 100 mile drive to get to the nearest restaurant with a GF menu. You gotta love living in the middle of nowhere!)

[ostrich]

That's a good point.

What do you do if you're in the middle of nowhere and need to eat GF? (Say you forgot to pack GF snacks.) Wing it?
_________________
Ostrich :>--O==={

I lie below, you float above
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of

[GFPolarBear]

The closest I've come to having to wing it was the last time we went home. If I can't find a restaurant with a GF menu or GF options, basically, I look for salads (with my own dressing), breakfast food (if I feel like the manager is well-enough versed to understand the needs), etc.

I've also fallen back onto Thai and Indian before, since both tend to have very little wheat/barley/etc involved except for obvious places (naan, etc.).

[perfectfit]