San Francisco restaurant closes and leaves angry note: "we don't give a f*** about gluten-free"

[pnwmom]

113. I guess I am one of those fad people because I only have gluten-sensitive Crohn's disease,

causing intestinal bleeding and cramps, and not Celiac, right?



Since Chinese food is rice based, the Celiac orgs. often recommend Chinese restaurants as an option, and contamination is rarely a problem. They usually use cornstarch as a thickener, not wheat flour. The only accommodation I need is to have the MSG left out and to substitute an easily available wheat-free soy sauce (which I bring with me but most Chinese restaurants seem to have it anyway.)

And even if that wouldn't satisfy Celiac people, is that a reason to deny the accommodations to other people who would benefit?

The ADA applies to restaurants and requires them to make simple accommodations, like leaving out ingredients when possible. It is very possible not to sprinkle MSG in food and to substitute a wheat-free soy sauce.