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My teen daughter is soo excited! Yay for Subway!

Do you know the manufacturer of the bread/brownie?

This is so awesome!! I can't wait for this to happen. Subway is my families favorite place to eat when we do eat out because it's healthier and the kids love saying what exactly goes on their sandwich. Obviously we haven't gone since Kaia was diagnosed in July.

Shows they're really willing to pay the extra cost to accommodate; pre-wrapped knives, special packaging, dedicated sandwich artist ... that's excellent news!

Nice try, but so not worth the risk. When you cut bread, the crumbs go EVERYwhere. Heating sandwiches up will be a bad move because it will be in shared ovens. The sandwiches get slid along a gluten-laden counter... even if only one person makes the gluten-free ones, there is no way that there won't be cross contamination. Several of their meats and such contain gluten and/or MSG (which can create a gluten-like reaction).

Much better off just to make your own sandwich at home with foods you know are safe and take a cooler with you.

I will definitely NOT be trying out Subway's gluten-free endeavors.

Subway rules the roost. Great news for subway faithfuls.

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Adam

Oh this would be great - especially if they actually do it right - many restaurants claim to be accommodate the gluten intolerant, but in fact don't really address the issue of cross-contamination. At least in Subway stores, you can actually WATCH them make your sandwich..that's a great plus! I miss Subway more than anything since having to go gluten free 6 months ago. Go for it subway!

I have tried the sandwich and the brownies, both are very, very, good. The bread is better than any I have eaten in recent memory. And the brownies are delicious. WAY TO GO SUBWAY!!!

Subway does put down a paper wrapper before putting your bread/sandwich on the counter. Also you can choose to get just veggies instead of the meat options. I think it is a great choice for those times when we need something fast. Way to go Subway!

The bread and the brownies are produced at French Meadow Bakeries, frenchmeadow.com.

Please Please Please go Nationwide with this product. Props to Subway for taking this step

I can't wait for this. I eat at different fast food places and I have not been able to eat at Subway. I have been gluten free for 10 months.

I'm so excited!! I hope it comes to the Virginia Beach, VA area!!!

Glad to hear that Subway's moving forward with gluten-free options, but unfortunately I'm inclined to agree with Amanda ... how will they possibly keep those open buckets of cold cuts, cheese, lettuce etc. free from stray crumbs? This may be an adequate solution for the mildly gluten-intolerant, but as a celiac the risk is still far too great for me.

Yea . It is about time. There is no other fast food place to get a sandwich. Yea. Yea. Will try to find it. Thanks. Liz

I only can hope that Subway can accomplish this. In the mean time I am trying to make my own yummy breads and baked goods that don't taste like cardboard. I don't understand why they all taste so bad.

I've seen some news stories say the test markets are Dallas and EAST TEXAS. I've also seen that there are 700 locations. I can't seem to find a list anywhere. Does anybody know how to determine which locations are offering gluten-free?

Where did you find it? I've tried all over the Dallas Fort Worth area.

This is great news. I went on subway's website, they have a "ask us" section where you can submit questions or comments.

I expressed the need for gluten free options and how much it would be accepted in my area. If we all express how excited we are about this, they may listen!

Can't wait for it to come to London, Ontario Canada. I am especially excited because I have been watching my family enjoy Subway for years and always wondering what it tastes like. As per cross contamination. I feel good about watching my sandwich being prepared in front of me. For those who are worried, I have severe allergies to gluten but I am willing to give Subway a chance to launch this amazing trial. Be positive and only good things will follow.

Jen

I had a sandwich today at Subway and never did the bun touch the counter. It was on a paper wrapper the entire time, even going in and out of the oven. It was great!

There was an item list at the order station showing what sandwich items you could and could not eat. The whole thing was great.

The guy pulled my cheese and meat from the middle of the stack so there were no crumbs on them. Try it!

I had a Subway sandwich today and it was great!

The bread was great and the employee did very well to follow procedures to eliminate cross-contamination. He used a new knife, a clean paper wrapper (the sandwich never touched the counter), and the meat and cheese were selected from the middle of the stacks to ensure that no crumbs that may be on the top of the stacks got on my sandwich. Overall, the sandwich was great. The only downside is the small size of the bun. They could be bigger. If you can, try it!

My 18 year old daughter was just diagnosed with celiac disease.

Subway is one of her favorite fast food restaurants. If you have gluten free bread she'll be a regular customer. I also know she would be happy to pay a little extra for the sandwich, just so she could continue eating at Subway.

The rest of my family goes to Subway often. If I can go, too, we'll go even more often!

Waiting for gluten free Subway in Canada.

Was in Dallas for business and made it a point to go to Subway. The gluten free sandwiches reminded me of the deli rounds they used to sell. They didn't look that appetizing, but as my taxi was waiting on me outside I knew I had made the trip, I had to try the sandwich. As awful as it looked, once I sunk my teeth into it I realized it was actually good. Not even good, really good!! Subway must have taken time taste testing first as even the taxi driver told me he loves the gluten free brownies even though he's not gluten free. It was so good I brought some home and shared them with my kids, 2 of which also have Celiac. Even a few hours old (from the plane travel) my kids loved them!! Way to go Subway. Can't wait for this to go nation wide...

Oh yeah, and they took extreme care in handling the sandwiches. Used a special tray, plastic new knives, she washed her hands and changed gloves before touching my sandwich packages. The bread is pre made and each individually wrapped. I felt very safe and never had any side affects or contamination.