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I went to a pancake house with my husband and told the waitress I could only use olive oil or butter. I ordered a veggie omlet- with spinich, brocolli, peppers, onion, and some mozerella cheeze on top. Also for the side I had shredded potatoes fried. It was so huge I brought some home and- I got 4 meals out of it. I also had decalf coffee. I will go there again, I'm sure.
Yum
Sounds good, I just have to trust that they are only using olive oil though. I went to a sushi place the other night and sat at the Hibatchi table. I had a good steak and veges cooked in front of me with olive oil.
That is so good that you
That is so good that you could watch what they really used. I have found a lot of restsurants use this big white bottle of bulk oil from a local warehouse like Gordons, Sams, or whatever. I asked to see one and it had a large number of ingredients and a bunch of oils like soy, corn, etc.. I worry about oriental places because I dont think we should have MSG or soy sauce. I'm glad you found something good.
call ahead
You could call ahead at a Hibatchi place and ask if you could bring your own oil for them to cook with in front of you. If you are going with enough people to fill the table I am sure they would do it without a fight. For rice, you can just ask for white rice, or skip it all together and ask for extra veges. Outback is a great place to, they are very good about cooking what you need, and have a gluten free menu. I get a filet cooked without spices, with steamed broccolli. You can get the fries without spices, if you can have grains.
Chinese food
Today, I ordered steamed shrimp, broccoli, and white rice. I was relieved to have no flare afterwards :o) I gave up on the buffet idea. Crab legs aren't very fun without butter. The "butter" at Chinese restaurants is questionable.
OMG so true...that is not
OMG so true...that is not butter at chinese restaurant...i went out on NYrs Eve and got a steamed platter and i asked 4 butter and i was like WTH is this??...needless to say i used a lil and wasnt able to eat the rest of my meal...