Cheesecake Factory

Thanks to Rachel for this update on Cheesecake Factory: I ate at a Cheesecake Factory a few days ago, and our wonderful waitress informed me that they only use canola oil. There were only a few menu items that I needed to avoid because of soy sauce or mayonnaise. I ate fried macaroni and cheese, … Read more

Pizzaria Uno

Thanks to alert reader, Jodi for this information on Pizzaria Uno. I am allergic to soy too!  So finding items to eat at restaurants is a challenge.  I found at Uno’s I can eat their veggie soup and the oyster crackers that come with it and their pasta with butter (but make sure that restaurant is … Read more

Chick-fil-A

I’ve never bothered with a post for Chick-fil-A. They fry their food in peanut oil, and our kids are anaphylactic to peanuts, so it seemed kind of pointless. Tragically, it appears that they also hold the same opinion about peanut oil that many restaurants hold about soybean oil, namely that the presence of soybean oil doesn’t … Read more

Red Robin

Thanks to Shannon for this information about Red Robin Restaurants and the great tip about Chipotle (mostly) dumping soy: I had a good experience at Red Robin in Mesa tonight. Their website is awesome! They have a tool where you enter in your allergies and it gives you which items are safe! Then at the … Read more

Boston Market

It looks like some of the standard items are soy free at Boston Market: Rotisserie Chicken, Roasted Turkey Breast, Fresh Steamed Vegetables, Rice Pilaf, Mac and Cheese and Creamed Spinach (somewhat surprisingly). I’m somewhat concerned that Boston Market takes the “Soybean Oil isn’t Soy” route, as they claim that their Broccoli with Garlic Butter Sauce is soy-free, as I would have … Read more

Cheesecake Factory

Thanks to Tabitha for this information on Cheesecake Factory: I have found that the Cheesecake Factory is EXTREMELY allergy friendly, and there were actually many options.  I have eaten there 3 times recently (and at different locations) and I haven’t been “soyed” once. They will also let you know if there is soybean oil in … Read more