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Resturants In South Suburbs Of Chicago

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newtome Newbie
newtome
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I just found out that I have Celiac Disease. I am 38yrs. old and I am afraid to eat out. I was wondering if anyone knows of any safe places to eat in the Chicago South Suburbs.

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I don't live in Chicago, but I just came back yesterday from a long weekend there. Obviously someone who lives there can be a much bigger help but I can tell you that there are tons of restaurants in Chicago that are gluten friendly.

I was there for a wedding so several of the meals I had there were in venues I did not choose, but one restaurant we went to of our own choosing was Weber Grill. They have a gluten free menu and everything there is incredible! My only complaint is that they don't have one in NY and I now want to fly to Chicago every weekend to eat there. LOL!!

We also went to Lou Malnalti's for gluten-free pizza. I wasn't really a huge fan of it, but it's possibly trying once to decide for yourself.

I heard about a place called Cafe Ba Ba Reebo that is gluten friendly. It is a tapas / paella restaurant. I really wanted to try it but unfortunately we only had 1 dinner during the weekend that we were not part of wedding events and couldn't make it there. I've heard it's excellent.

If you do a search on here, people have mentioned several other restaurants in the suburbs of Chicago that have gluten free menus.

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How far south are you? (I'm from Chicago Heights, but live in Minnesota, now.)

Aurelio's in Homewood does gluten-free pizza, as do some of their franchises. My son and I had it once and did fine. (They just use Kinnickinnick crusts, I think, but it's the toppings that I love, so I was happy! I thought I'd never have Aurelio's again.)

I don't get down that way much anymore, though, and have only been gluten-free for about a year, so I don't know much else, yet. I can see where my folks have had good luck when they've been back in town, but it may be a few days.

I just found out that I have Celiac Disease. I am 38yrs. old and I am afraid to eat out. I was wondering if anyone knows of any safe places to eat in the Chicago South Suburbs.

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