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Alright...here we go...

I researched as much as I could online, found some good info, but until you get to Las Vegas, you don't really know just how far away things are! I found all kinds of great options before I left, just to find out they were on the other end of the strip or REALLY expensive. So, here's my experience, maybe it will help someone out. I stayed at the Palazzo which is part of the Venetian. Pretty much in the middle of the strip. So here, we go!

First night I went to "Dos Caminos Mexican Restaurant" in the Palazzo. Wonderful service and very knowledgeable of gluten free diets. I mentioned my gluten free diet while ordering ALL of the items I will list in this post. We ordered the Guacamole first, absolutely delicious! And, since the chips were not ok, he brought out a small plate of little made to order corn tortillas. I had cheese enchiladas with corn tortillas and rice. It was all a great first meal in Vegas! Next day for lunch I ate at Harrah's "Flavors the buffet", I spoke with the head chef and he walked thru the entire line showing me what I could eat. Well, needless to say, pretty sure I got glutened here. I was sick about 3-4 hours after my meal, thru the next day. I avoided buffets from there on out, thinking maybe I got CC'ed. So, for dinner I got Chipotle to be safe (ate at Chipotle twice since it's pretty safe and near the hotel). The next day I ate at the "Grand Lux Cafe" in the Palazzo, excellent! The waitress seemed genuinely concerned about my diet and gave me fruit free of charge, instead of the normal bread/floured hashbrowns. Then the manager came over to tell me they are trying to get a gluten free menu for the restaurant ASAP since they do have quite a few options, and lots of gluten free eaters. I ate there twice for breakfast during our stay, both times I got the Garden Fresh Omelette and it was GREAT! That night I ate at Outback, just to be safe again. Then, the last night there I ate at Gilley's in Treasure Island. I had the Texas Chili Nachos, but substituted the beefy chili with the veggie chili. That was also wonderful! Though, I spoke with the manager and he told me to talk to my waitress about my gluten free diet and she could help me. Well, she had NO idea what I was talking about, and when I asked about the cheese and meat on the nachos, I had to almost force her just ask a chef if it would be ok for me. So, I hear some people have no problem with buffets in Vegas...I think I got glutened by the one I ate at, but I guess it's a chance we take sometimes with buffets! Hope this is helpful to someone! Thanks for reading :)

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Alright...here we go...

I researched as much as I could online, found some good info, but until you get to Las Vegas, you don't really know just how far away things are! I found all kinds of great options before I left, just to find out they were on the other end of the strip or REALLY expensive. So, here's my experience, maybe it will help someone out. I stayed at the Palazzo which is part of the Venetian. Pretty much in the middle of the strip. So here, we go!

First night I went to "Dos Caminos Mexican Restaurant" in the Palazzo. Wonderful service and very knowledgeable of gluten free diets. I mentioned my gluten free diet while ordering ALL of the items I will list in this post. We ordered the Guacamole first, absolutely delicious! And, since the chips were not ok, he brought out a small plate of little made to order corn tortillas. I had cheese enchiladas with corn tortillas and rice. It was all a great first meal in Vegas! Next day for lunch I ate at Harrah's "Flavors the buffet", I spoke with the head chef and he walked thru the entire line showing me what I could eat. Well, needless to say, pretty sure I got glutened here. I was sick about 3-4 hours after my meal, thru the next day. I avoided buffets from there on out, thinking maybe I got CC'ed. So, for dinner I got Chipotle to be safe (ate at Chipotle twice since it's pretty safe and near the hotel). The next day I ate at the "Grand Lux Cafe" in the Palazzo, excellent! The waitress seemed genuinely concerned about my diet and gave me fruit free of charge, instead of the normal bread/floured hashbrowns. Then the manager came over to tell me they are trying to get a gluten free menu for the restaurant ASAP since they do have quite a few options, and lots of gluten free eaters. I ate there twice for breakfast during our stay, both times I got the Garden Fresh Omelette and it was GREAT! That night I ate at Outback, just to be safe again. Then, the last night there I ate at Gilley's in Treasure Island. I had the Texas Chili Nachos, but substituted the beefy chili with the veggie chili. That was also wonderful! Though, I spoke with the manager and he told me to talk to my waitress about my gluten free diet and she could help me. Well, she had NO idea what I was talking about, and when I asked about the cheese and meat on the nachos, I had to almost force her just ask a chef if it would be ok for me. So, I hear some people have no problem with buffets in Vegas...I think I got glutened by the one I ate at, but I guess it's a chance we take sometimes with buffets! Hope this is helpful to someone! Thanks for reading :)

AND I forgot to mention....I went to Margaritaville...they couldn't tell me ANYTHING was gluten free. Basically I could have gotten lettuce with nothing on it. None of the meats are ok....just FYI!

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