I used to use Giordanno's no problem. But when I called and asked if safe for pa/tna the guy goes, "we're told to say we cannot guarantee it's safe since we cannot guarantee what our manufactures may have it on the same facility/lines." When I called Pappa johns I receive a nice rep. But she said she can guarantee a certain crust does and thinks the sauce and cheese too. but stated she recommends to trial and error by trying to see. I was like what!!! I'm not going to trials with my kids. So now I'm wondering what pizza places are safe with PA/TNA??
We make our own but sometimes the kids what to order and I'm afraid to.
We trust Domino's, Cici's and Chuck E Cheese's. I've also heard that Little Caesar's is safe.
We've used Papa Murphy's in the past. (DD is pn/tn/egg, DH is walnut and soy-allergic, though his soy tolerance is pretty high, and I'm sfa.)
Generally, though, we rely on local pizzerias rather than chains; I speak with the manager and double check the info any time there are any menu changes and otherwise about every six months or so.
There are two local places (of about seven-- we're in a college town) which are safe for DD and I both (well, okay-- reasonably so... since both have menu items with our allergens in, but they're also pretty careful). There is just one which is okay for all three of us; we aren't sure what's up with the other place, but it has made DH sick about three times, so we think that something in their dough or sauce recipe has changed recently and now includes a lot more soy. They've added a gluten-free line, so that may be part of it. Anyway-- long story short, we have discovered that for us personally, the combination of cluelessness, poorly trained employees, and CYA from corporate leads to most chains being out of our comfort zone.
I've only run into one pizza place (on vacation in Port Townsend WA-- Waterfront Pizza, if anyone is up that way) that was truly free of ALL of our allergens-- it was so nice to eat there. It was also really good pizza.
We take CM's route too and generally eat at local pizza places.
Ditto!
Quote from: CMdeux on July 18, 2012, 11:14:28 AM
We've used Papa Murphy's in the past. (DD is pn/tn/egg, DH is walnut and soy-allergic, though his soy tolerance is pretty high, and I'm sfa.)
FYI, just ate Papa Murphy's for the first time 2 days ago while out of town visiting relatives. I ate half a slice and started to get an itchy, tight throat and general realization that
I should not be eating this! I had been told it was safe (I am TNA also). Quickly got on their website and saw that the pizza we were having was listed for possible cross-contamination at manufacturer. Several other menu items were also listed as possible x-cont. Plus side, they don't seem to have tree nuts actually in anything, just lots of x-cont warnings.
Live and learn. Just when I think I know what I'm doing, I realize I've dropped the ball. ~) Too bad, because it was pretty good pizza!
Swaygirl
Almonds, walnuts, strawberries
I wish we could eat at the local places. The ones here have pretty much said they won't guarantee anything (which I understand of course) because they have such a high turnover of help and they don't always get their supplies from the same places so they wouldn't be able to know if a certain supplier is safe or not every time. They would have to check every single time we went and since they couldn't do that in the evening or on weekends it really wouldn't be practical for us. Before I stressed about cross contamination and such they just said 'we don't use nuts so everything is fine' and I didn't really get the impression they understood the importance.
Quote from: Jessica on July 17, 2012, 10:19:19 PM
We trust Domino's, Cici's and Chuck E Cheese's. I've also heard that Little Caesar's is safe.
Little Caesars reads safe, they assure us it's safe and we have had no issues with it.
BUT others have posted on this board and it's many incarnations that they have had issues with Little Caesar's specifically. And they have never received a concrete answer. One or two random issues and I might think stomach bug or something else going on. But there was a parent who said their child reacted several times to LC's, to the point she thought her child was developing another allergy since LC's was so clear that it was safe. Methinks there is something funny going on, kwim?
It stinks because I pay over $10 now for one GF pizza (not including additional toppings) that is roughly the size of a Totino's (not vetting Totino's safety, just size comparison) and LC was a great option for 1-2 pizzas for the rest of us.
Most recent LC discussion
Little Ceasars Pizza and Crazy Bread (http://foodallergysupport.olicentral.com/index.php/topic,5658.0.html)
ETA: For some reason another subject was named but it went to the LC discussion when clicked. Odd.
We ordered Domino's, but once it got here, I saw how unbelievably GREASY and nasty it looked and passed. lol.
I can only think of 1 local place that sells pizza, maybe two, but they both make shrimp/fish stuff so that's out because the thought or SMELL of fish makes me sick.
I stick to Totino's pizza.. haha..
Is Pizza Hut safe? My kids like it the best, but my oldest was recently diagnosed with a peanut and tree nut allergy.
Here's the pizza hut allergy information...
http://www.pizzahut.com/foodallergies.html (http://www.pizzahut.com/foodallergies.html)
Based on their chart, we do not eat Pizza Hut
Sometimes they are and sometimes they are not. For a while the red sauce was a may contain for either peanuts or tree nuts. Then it wasn't. I can't keep it straight and for now, we aren't going to pizza hut. There are other unsafe things on their menu. Here's the current one and it looks like the pizza sauce is a may contain for tree nuts again and lots of other may contains for peanuts (and tree nuts):
http://www.pizzahut.com/foodallergies.html (http://www.pizzahut.com/foodallergies.html)
eta: sorry-had the window open for too long doing other things and took me forever to post the same thing as the pp.
The sauce for Pizza Hut has a warning for shellfish. Oddly. Yet I have had three reactions to it and no longer eat PIzza Hut pizza. My PA DS eats it fine.
I eat Dominos, Little Ceaser, and some local places. I like the local places better.
We pretty much stick with local (soy, egg, shellfish and nut allergies here), and we're pretty restricted there, as well. There is only ONE place in town that we can all eat at safely on a consistent basis, (plus Papa Murphy's, last I checked, but we don't do that often because it is SO DANG SALTY...).
DH (soy) can eat at a lot of the local chains, but none of the national ones, but most of the local places also have a thai sauce or shrimp on the menu, which is highly risky for DD and I.
We eat at local places and also have had luck at Papa Ginos. Anyone else have luck with them? Our local place has special procedures to make dairy-free pizza in the back. Very nice there. I have had luck with 3 others pizza places that are not big chains. I think Not Your Average Joes in Ma also makes pizza and they are very allergy-friendly.
Recently tried pizza from the Costco Deli. I was afraid to buy the take and bake pizza from Costco. But was having a "pizza emergency" and bought a hot slice of pizza for myself. It was so delicious (although I don't usually love pizza), that I was tempted to bring my son with pn/tn allergies to try it. I talked to the kitchen staff and they said they didn't have pn/tn in the kitchen as raw ingredients. There is an ice cream on a stick they sell there but it comes prepackaged and contained in individually sealed wrappers.
I thought it was the same thing they sold in the coolers at the back of the warehouse but they said they make it in that concession area and put the dough, cheese, sauce, and toppings on right there. So we tried it and it was a big hit and we didn't have any reactions - unlike our last experiences with Papa Murphy and Pizza Hut where we had rashes around the mouth and a very mild stomach upset.
Luci, what all is your child allergic to?
Quote from: luci on April 02, 2013, 12:54:40 AM
I thought it was the same thing they sold in the coolers at the back of the warehouse but they said they make it in that concession area and put the dough, cheese, sauce, and toppings on right there. So we tried it and it was a big hit and we didn't have any reactions - unlike our last experiences with Papa Murphy and Pizza Hut where we had rashes around the mouth and a very mild stomach upset.
Yeah, Pizza Hut pizza isn't safe for nuts. For whatever reason the chicken and pizza sauce have a chance of contamination.
I've been feeding my daughter papa johns but she won't eat the sauce or cheese. Just the pepperoni and the crust. The allergen info hasn't been updated since 2010 though.
http://www.papajohns.com/menu/allergens.shtm (http://www.papajohns.com/menu/allergens.shtm)
My daughter had hives after eating Papa John's pizza. No idea if that was the cause, but we've avoided it since then.
Hi, it's luci. I couldn't seem to log in again after my computer got "updated".
Anyway, my child is anaphylactic to peanut, cashew, pistachio, walnut, and cephalosporins. Also there are environmental allergies such as mite, trees, grasses, molds, cat, but those do not trigger anaphylaxis, although the mold last summer triggered an asthma flare.