Restaurant Tells Customers it Doesn't "Give a Sh*t" About Gluten-free Food

Well I am offended by the tone of the sign, had they said that they have no intention of catering for gluten-free diners then that would have been a different story.

 

Of course the management of the restaurant has the right to decide for whom they prepare food, but there's just no need to use language of this nature. One thing is an informative sign, quite another is one that's down right rude to a certain group of customers.

 

It would appear that the management of SO treat gluten-free as some type of eating choice or fad rather than the medical imposition that it is. I don't think that anyone with celiac disease would actively choose, or promote, the dietary stipulations that we are required to follow. Yet another eating establishment to cross off the list.

 

Could you imagine the reaction if a bank had a sign that said they don't give loans to ethnic group x posted at their door?

 

FYI SO management, if there's a celiac in a group of people that's going out to eat, it's usually that person that chooses where.

Well, in their defense, most of the gluten-free crowd ARE fad dieters, and a lot of them can be really annoying. Celiacs are a smaller crowd, and most of us are pretty hesitant to eat out any way, so I don't think we are necessarily who the sign is aimed at. Regardless, I get their frustration, though the sign was a bit rude. Either way, if that is their stance, I would be glad to know it so I don't eat there. Much worse are the restaurants that PRETEND to care about keeping our food safe, but are rolling their eyes as they walk away from the table, and cross contaminating things in the kitchen because they think we are just over-reacting. At least these people were honest.