Review of A Matter of Taste

Not safe for Celiacs!!! I was so excited to try this restaurant and the food was very tasty. I ordered the biscuits and apple fritters, and ate half of my hubby's chicken and waffles. Unfortunately, 3 hours later I was in the bathroom for the rest of the day sick, sick, sick to my stomach. It took me a week to recover. I have been on a gluten-free diet for 12 years now.

When we ordered the waitress assured me that everything was gluten free so there was no chance for cross contamination. However, the owner, or the chef, brought in boxes of Shipley Donuts (which are not gluten free) for the staff and they were placed outside the kitchen window where the food is served from the kitchen. The Shipley Donuts were right next to the jam, condiments, silverware, etc. so if someone were to grab a donut and then touch the anything in there or if a crumb fell into the jam then there's the contamination. Why in the world would they bring in wheat donuts to a gluten-free restaurant, leave them next to the serving utensils for the restaurant, and then claim there's no chance for cross contamination? That is the definition of cross contamination. Anyone could have dropped a crumb or handled a donut, not washed their hand and then touched anything in the kitchen. I would not recommend this restaurant for anyone with Celiac Disease.

Celiac friendly?

No