Web Buzz: Rating restaurants on their allergy friendliness
Allergic to peanuts? Need a gluten-free restaurant? What about eggs, shellfish or dairy? No problem. Even at Walt Disney World.
Name: https://www.allergyeats.com
What it does: Provides a peer-reviewed directory of more than 600,000 restaurants across the U.S. Includes menus (including gluten-free), allergen lists, certifications, nutritional info and more.
What’s hot: This website is built by a dad with five kids, three of whom have food allergies. Start by beginning a search in the left navigation bar, type in your allergies and a name of a restaurant, address or city. The five-star rating system is based on a restaurant’s allergy friendliness (not how good the food is). Read user reviews, get a map, directions and more. Even restaurant-goers without food allergies will find this site handy for the menus alone. It is also available as an iPhone and Android app.
What’s not: It would be nice if the results could be sorted by cuisine, in case you need to make a mad dash for gluten-free Mexican food. But I’m being picky. I’d also like to see more reviews, so don’t just scroll the menus, rate the restaurants if you’re using this guide.
—Jen Leo
Sign up for The Wild
We’ll help you find the best places to hike, bike and run, as well as the perfect silent spots for meditation and yoga.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
