Review of Jake's Seafood Restaurant

I ate there a few weeks ago, I spoke to the woman in the front before entering, I spoke to the waitress explaining cross contamination, how severely I react. I was reassured over and over how "they get it", I said ok well let's keep it simple anyway, steamers and boiled lobster. Waitress continued to say here you are at a very safe restaurant why not try out French fries or onion rings. Really there is nothing in kitchen that could cause cross contamination? No and we use separate fryers too. I broke down and ordered the French fries. I happily ate my food. No need to explain to any celiac in details what happened to my body within an hour of eating. It was not the clams, or lobster, I was an hour from home we had to pull over several times, you all know why, next morning woke up with the DH rash which proved gluten. I was sick for 9 days, and still have lingering effects. My husband called the owner who was horrified. He said it couldn't be, nice enough guy who truly wants to do right by celiac community, but failed to see the significance of having flour sitting next to the French fries. All it takes is for someone to scoop flour and woolaah cross contamination of any food in the vicinity. Flour stays airborne for 48 hours and dissipates onto any food and pans etc. so no jakes is not CELIAC FRIENDLY, however gluten intolerant people should be ok. I do believe however the owner wants to get it right. So here's hoping he can either do away with the flour in the designated celiac part of the kitchen or use gluten free flours throughout the kitchen. Which by the way is what LEGAL SEAFOODS HAS DONE.

Celiac friendly?

No