Server came to the back with this note asking what we can make her 😭
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Steak and a baked potato. Or, grilled chicken breast and steamed rice if she seems more inclined to that.
So no dairy, no gluten, no raw fruit or veg, and no nuts? Not too tough an order. Something on your menu may already meet that criteria
No vegan/vegetarian restriction? Steak, full stop. If they balk, they walk. They asked, I answered. The end. Steak or nothing. Thank you and Good night.
I love the “I’m very allergic to all nuts EXCEPT” literally the most common nuts to have in a kitchen.
Absolutely stuffed if you’ve got macadamias on site pal.
Any kind of whole protein and any prepared potato. Not a hard request once you think about it. Can’t let yourself be intimidated by the long list
This reads like FODMAP and/or diverticulitis.
At my restaurant we’d be able to serve her all meats + brussel sprouts (seasonal thing for us atm) and potatoes or fries. So honestly she could eat quite a lot of our menu.
My issue with this is not that they have a long list of allergies. But that they only tell you what they CAN’T eat, instead of a list of things that are okay to eat. Or maybe looked at the menu beforehand. So that when they ordered they could just say “X menu item but without XYZ.” (At least, in my country we’re required to list every ingredient in a meal on the menu. Except spices at least.)
Is there any actual explanation as to why sourdough would be ok?
I have a very similar set of allergies. Person most likely has PFAS.
I just order what looks good and pick out the raw stuff that sets me off. Except for nuts and pumpkin seeds, that shit will deliver a KO.
Edit: For context my PFAS is my body reacting to an allergen that actually isn’t present on raw fruits and vegetables. I eat raw fruits and vegetables, my body thinks there is birch pollen present and reacts, swollen mouth. However it’s not anaphylactic, which is the good thing.
I’m 37 I just finally got to the bottom of it this year with a good allergist after dealing with this since I was a kid. Almost I know what will KO me and what feels like I’m going to get KOed so I eat around it and if I have some it’s not a huge deal.
TLDR: I have the same shit.
Wow, some of these responses. Just because you don’t know enough about a topic, it’s fake? I love raw garlic, chop my own, but my intolerance has grown to a point I can’t eat it anymore. Who knows the extent of this person’s intolerances. Better inform the folks at r/FODMAPS it’s all in their heads I guess.
I’d say “I’m not sure we can accommodate you this evening” and not deal with the headache.
This person is Low FODMAP and has OAS (oral allergy syndrome)
I know because I too have these very similar restrictions. Yes, it sucks. Yes, many restaurants fail to accommodate and I end up in the bathroom for the rest of the night.
We know it sucks for the kitchen, but imagine how much it sucks for us. We just want to be able to enjoy a night out with our friends and family without feeling sick.
I actually don’t see this as egregious. The addition of “cooked is ok” and “cross-contamination is ok” shows it’s not just a victim performance. Seems complicated but thorough and precise. Helpful, even.
This one isn’t very difficult. Don’t see the issue. A protein, any non-wheat carb, and a vegetable.
Sure, most of it is preferences and not actual allergies / intolerances. But who cares? This is the Hospitality Industry. Be hospitable.
This is normal. You can either pick up the challenge, or politely ask them to leave since you cannot cater them. And move on. The reality is, people like this rarely eat out, and it’s sad when restaurants don’t help and make them feel like a normal customer. They can’t change their conditions. Plus they’re the ones paying for it.
Checking in to commiserate with others- I have oral allergy syndrome that I didn’t discover until about 5 years ago at 34. Zero allergies to my knowledge until then (average annoying seasonal stuff) but started to get VERY fucking itchy, swollen lips tongue eyes hands etc with random foods and then was tested- turns out I just have raging environmental ragweed and mugwort allergies.
Raw celery root (discovered at Blue Hill at Stone Barns of all places and was like dish 12 of 179 and it completely destroyed my tongue), raw fennel, cantaloupe, oregano, sunflower seeds, sage, raw squash, chamomile.
Im also gluten free (non celiac) and I think I got lobbed this post bc my parter is a chef 😂
So meat and potatoes really. Seems incredibly simple and honestly you just go to the table and flat out say “hey so im the cook, i thought it over, is X acceptable with your restrictions? Just want to confirm with you before i make a move here” and youll get your answer.
This isn’t that bad actually. She can eat most of this as long as it’s cooked.
I mean, no salad, check the deserts, dairy free gluten free.
As long as it is cooked, just no peas green beans or tumeric.
chicken breast with sautéed onions and steamed veggies. done.
I have a few of these allergies and such. I cannot eat raw fruits and vegetables without going into anaphylactic shock. Cooked is ok.
I look up menus before I go. Steak and potatoes are perfect. Or cooked carrots. Most places are happy to oblige when I tell them I can’t have XWZ. So far no issues! Thank you for all that you do! I cook for myself so much. I get so sick of it.
I don’t have any advice for you but damn I really feel for this person. It must make it so hard to make their own food let alone go out to eat
Gluten free except for sourdough is absolutely not a thing. Also all nuts except the 3 must common nuts is bullshit.
Hamburger on a gluten free bun with our side veg(we’re doing roasted green beans right now so we’d have to do squash or something instead), or a steak(don’t even need a mod on that one), blackened salmon over jasmine rice, lots of stuff you can do for them. Of course, it depends on what your menu and prep is like.
I’m autistic, this is such an autistic diet (she might not be, it’s just common in our community)
Idk why, many of us have a bunch of intolerances on anything that’s hard to digest
Steak/potatoes, steamed veggies, white rice, baked fish, are all my go to’s when I’m being careful
Corn tortillas and corn bread ftw!
Poor woman, that must suck 🙁
Why do allergy posts always bring out the obnoxious assholes who have no idea how allergies work?
There are so many things that can be made excluding this list, I don’t even understand what the problem is. I would give this person a fantastic grilled chicken pecan salad with raspberry vinaigrette. Or a bomb quesadilla on corn tortilla with fresh pico, subbing onion for pickled. Hell, worst case I’m sure they’d love a bacon omelette or fried rice with whatever the restaurant has laying around that fits the list. Almost undoubtedly every restaurant can easily accommodate this, if they have the time.
the raw fruits and veggies part is called oral allergy syndrome. there are variations from person to person but it usually has to do with the interactions the enzymes in the skin of what you’re eating have with different parts of the mouth. i have it. it sucks
You can probably tickle her and make her laugh. No guarantees.
So I’m a 25 year chef and I actually have a lot of these same allergies. Specifically I have one of the weirdest ones – apples pears peaches cherries plums, but only raw ones. Once they’re cooked I can usually eat them just fine, strawberries still not a ton.
I’m allergic to only almonds out of the nuts, though I’ve had other nuts make me a touch scratchy in the mouth. I’m good with all the rest of their stuff, but it’s really not so crazy these days. I appreciate the cards too, it is way easier than trying to tell it all verbally to a server and hoping they get it all to the chef.
Also, it’s time to stop allergy shaming guys, it’s 2025 and like half the population is allergic to something these days. Get with it and accommodate your guests.
A bowl of whiskey on the rocks.
A burger on sourdough if you stock sourdough should be okay. Granted i do not understand how sourdough is okay despite the fact it’s laden with gluten, and it seems like a lot of these are likely “allergies”. Regardless I’d refuse to serve due to the liability of having so many allergies and intolerances that avoiding cross contam is going to put undue strain on the kitchen.