Restaurants for Nut Allergy Sufferers

RJ Grunts, 2056 Lincoln Park West - will prepare your food in nut free area of kitchen with special attention by waiter and manager to avoid cross-contamination. They even have special hot-pink order tickets to flag your order to all who touch it. Actually, all of the Lettuce Entertain You restaurants take food allergies very seriously and can protect you while you dine there.

Pizzaria Due, 619 N. Wabash - Kitchen and menu are nut free. Pesto does not contain nuts. No desserts contain nuts.

Chef Dominique Tougne of Bistro 110, 110 E. Pearson - has 2 children with severe food allergies. He was recently profiled in Living Without magazine on this very subject. At Bistro 110, he says that they will accomodate food allergies and in fact, do this each day with increasing regularity.