Recommendation: Romano's Macaroni Grill - find another option
Review: I was excited to sit down at Romano's Macaroni Grill Friday night and ask for the gluten free menu. Think about that - going to a macaroni restaurant (albeit a sit-down chain establishment) and asking for the gluten free menu. Feeling like times have finally changed for the GF-better.
Was there with friends and our kids and was looking forward to kicking off the weekend.
Gluten free menu in hand, I quickly went from happy to annoyed. While I appreciate the effort, a menu that offers a decent list of items "w/o pasta" and doesn't offer a substitute (eg, GF noodles or rice), is pretty weak. So, in essence, the menu tells you if their seasoning/sauces have gluten.
I had a house salad followed by a meal of tomato and mozzarella. The tom/moz was an unripe tomato and such small pieces of mozzarella that I was hungry again in an hour.
The best part of the evening? Shopping after dinner and ice cream with friends.
There are more and more restaurants in Florida and even bakeries (as you know) that are listing Gluten Free. I hope they are not as disappointing as Macaroni Grill.
ReplyDeleteJust got a tip on another NJ restaurant with GF options. I'll have to check it out! http://www.pastapomodoronj.com/ If anyone goes, please post a review.
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