L​ong John Silver’s Allergen Menu: https://www.ljsilvers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LJS-Ingredient-List-Revised-2020-10.pdf

F​ood Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: I really haven’t had dry meat when I ate their (Chicken, fish, & Shrimp). I wouldn’t say I was too crazy about the breading, but It defenetely wasn’t horrible either. I would still recommend eating here!

A​llergy Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: There aren’t any options for vegans except their fries! I do like how they had their allergen menu organized, but it hasn’t been updated since 2020. I would ask to make sure their recipe hasn’t changed. I would recommend eating here. I have a place in my hometown with a KFC in it as well and I have liked eating there.

K​FC Allergen Menu: https://www.kfc.com/food-allergies-and-sensitivities

I​ have had KFC for a while! We have one in Marysville, OH and we occassionally go to KFC. It is also attached with a Long John Silvers as well.

F​ood Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: KFC isn’t the worst chicken I have ever had, but I’ll be honest that sometimes I like Hot Chicken Takeover better. If you don’t have a Hot Chicken Takeover in your area and you want fried chicken this isn’t a bad option! I enjoy their extra crispy chicken. I enjoy their chicken littles and chicken tenders. They had wings that was really good, but they got rid of them, so I’m not real happy about that. I went to KFC just to eat them! I like their secret recipe fries, they’re pretty good!

A​llergy Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: It might’ve been the location I went to, I’m not going to say it is all KFC’s, but I felt like I wasn’t listened to. I explained to the manager what I wanted, I wanted the biscuit separate from my food because I got the baskets that have fries and a biscuit, I was trying to get it without the biscuit but I got a biscuit. That’s a major problem that I hope doesn’t happen at every KFC, but the location I went to had that problem! When I ate here I didn’t even bother asking it without because I couldn’t get it without it! I will say you can get a bucket of KFC extra crispy chicken or get chicken littles or a meal that doesn’t come with a biscuit. There are ways around this and again I would try your local KFC because the service might have improved. They have good chicken and I love their extra crispy chicken! Use caution when eating here! Be super specific!

H​ot Chicken Takeover Allergen Menu: It is confusing to find but here’s what you need to do: Pick the location you want to go to, and then go to the bottom of the website and it will say “Picky or Allergic Eaters?”, after you find that click the allergen guide

I​ recently came about Hot Chicken Takeover when I went on a Missions trip in Columbus. I was volunteering with a Ministry called Lower Lights and they helped people with poverty and helped people find their footing after getting out of prison. It is a cool organization and this restaurant made the trip even better!

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: I really enjoy the chicken. It is hot and juicy like you would expect it! I get some Schwebel’s Bread which is cool because the bread normally has dairy in it! I was able to eat their waffle fries and they reminded me of the classic Chick-fil-A waffle fries. If you want a good chicken place, you have found it!

A​llergy Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: There are vegan options and I haven’t had an allergic reaction, but it is concerning that the allergen menu is hard to find and their allergen menu doesn’t list everything! I had to ask if the fries are dairy-free. Their fries are definitely dairy-free, but if there is a concern, please ask them & inform them that their fries aren’t on their allergen menu and if they could fix it, that would be appreciated! I give them credit for having good food and having an allergen menu, but the menu could be improved. I highly recommend it, if you’re in doubt please ask and communicate with them! I defInitely would recommend trying them!

D​omino’s Allergen Menu: https://www.dominos.com/en/pages/content/nutritional/allergen-info

P​izza

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: I love the size of the topping and the thin-crust! I have also had the gluten-free crust (those are the only two crusts I can eat). I do prefer the thin-crust, but the gluten-free crust wasn’t bad either!

A​llergy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: They have gluten-free crust, you can customize your pizza according to your allergies, which is really an advantage of Domino’s!

W​ings

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: I have had both the boneless and the bone-in wings. They are juicy and fresh! I really would recommend trying them!

A​llergy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: The boneless chicken has gluten in it, but the plain chicken wings have no allergens!

A​llergy Review of Entire Restaurant: 5 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: They have good food and a readable allergen menu! Plus I have never had an allergic reaction here! What more is there to say? I recommend eating here!

D​el Taco Allergen Menu: https://deltaco.com/files/pdf/2023/allergens-11-2023.pdf?v=1

M​y Sister wanted to go to this restaurant because she thought it was really good. We were surprising my Aunt from Ohio for retiring as a school teacher and we wanted to grab a bite to eat with my Grandma, Sister, Brother, and my Aunt and Uncle from Florida and we decided to stop here on the way home. Unfortunately the restaurant was really cold and the eating experience while dining in wasn’t that good, but they do have a drive-thru if you would like to do that instead.

C​rispy Chicken

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: My food was fresh and juicy. It was really good! luckily me freezing my butt off didn’t stop me from tasting the chicken and its hotness. It definitely warmed me up a little bit.

A​llergy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: The only allergen presented here is gluten! I would definitely avoid this if you are Gluten-Free!

F​rench Fries

Food Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: I really enjoyed them! They were crinkle-cut fries and I defenetely enjoyed them because I was starving and I will say that I felt good after I ate some of the fries!

A​llergy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: They’re fries! 97% of the time there are no present allergens in Fries!

T​acos

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: I got a taco for less than a dollar! I got beef and crunchy taco shell! I honestly really thought it was a great taco! They made my taco correctly without any allergen screw up so it makes it even better.

A​llergy rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: Vegans and Gluten-Free people can easily customize to where they can eat it! Anyone with any allergen can custimize it anyway they want. They could do a taco bowl where they put their ingredients in a bowl worst comes to worst.

A​llergy Rating of Restaurant: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: They just recently updated their allergen menu so you know everything is current, so that is good! The staff seemed to take precautions when I told them no cheese and they made my order correct, so that is really good. They had burgers so for people who are like me and are allergic to dairy there are plenty of options for you to choose from. That is a plus in my book! I would highly recommend to anyone that is looking for good food and the chances of having an allergic reaction are low.

C​ulver’s Allergen Menu: https://www.culvers.com/menu-and-nutrition/nutrition-and-allergen-guide

Culver’s – Hold the Butter for Various Dairy-Free Burgers & Entrees

C​ulver’s is known for it’s Wisconsin cheese and dairy. They use dairy in a lot of their products like their ice cream, butterburgers, and cheese curds. You would think that there is absolutely nothing for me to eat here, but it is not what you think, let me explain:

C​hicken Tenders

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Rationale: These chicken tenders are always hot and I’m going to go out on a limb and say these are my favorite fast-food chicken tenders of all-time. The tenders are always juicy and I have always enjoyed eating, never had one bad batch of chicken tenders.

A​llergy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Rationale: Vegans and people who are allergic to gluten should stay away and not eat this! For gluten-free people they do have butterburgers that have gluten-free buns. If you aren’t allergic to dairy I would recommend you try them because my family and friends say that it is a really good burger.

F​ries

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: These fries are always hot when I get them! They are crinkle cut fries and they have the right amount of salt. I have absolutely zero complaints about these delicious delicacies!

A​llergy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: There is no allergen present! If you are allergic to potatoes please let me know!

J​umbo Butterfly Shrimp

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: It is still really hot and it is so good to eat as well. The shrimp is very juicy and as a result it is a pleasurable eat.

A​llergy Rating 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: People who are allergic to shellfish should stay away, but if you are allergic to shellfish I would hope you would know that this item should be off limits for you. Be careful of cross contimination of ingredients if the allergy is severe. It does also contain fish and gluten. Vegans should not eat this! A warning for vegans is that the garden veggie burger contains dairy, so that is not a good option! Fries might be the best bet for a vegan. According to godairyfree.org and their Culver’s review you can get pretzel bites without the cheese. Plus there are vegetables as well. Just be careful that they don’t add butter.

B​eef Pot Roast Sandwich

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: I’m not the biggest fan of stringy meat (I enjoy my meat not shredded) and I still enjoyed the sandwich. It was hot and the right flavor and I really enjoyed it.

A​llergy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: Vegans should stay away and gluten-free people should ask for the gluten-free bun or no bun at all.

A​llergy Review of Entire Restaurant: 5 out of 5 Stars

R​ationale: I mean they do an amazing job of allergies and alerting customers to tell the employees if they have food allergies and they do a great job of handling those allergies. They have signs as you walk in with their allergy warnings. It is rare to see the precautions they have taken with allergies. They have warned about cross contamination, and I would advise you to take their advice. I’ve never had an allergic reaction at Culver’s and I go all the time with my co-workers on my lunch break and I go with my family too. It is always packed and if you are looking for a restaurant that always has good food and takes care of their customers with allergies than this is the restaurant to go to.

C​ici’s Pizza Allergen Menu: https://www.cicis.com/media/ksla20m4/nutrition_facts_060122.pdf

I​ remember eating Cici’s Pizza as a kid. If you have never heard of Cici’s Pizza it is basically a pizza and dessert buffet. You can order carryout as well, but if you eat in it is buffet style. I loved eating the cinnamon rolls (sadly they changed their recipe and put dairy in them). I used to get them without icing and I enjoyed them, I remember they would make a separate pizza for me and there was a buzzer and I would either get the pizza or they would bring it out to me. They used to have a place 15 minutes from me, but that closed and the closest one I can think of is the Smoky Mountains in Tennesee and there is one in Cleveland, Tennessee. I have eaten at both of those places.

P​izza

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: The pizza is always hot and fresh! You’ll never get a bad pizza at Cici’s! They make my pizza when I tell them my food allergies and they make one right for me. You can get lots of toppings to choose from and I love this pizza and I wish one were closer to me.

A​llergy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: There really isn’t anything for gluten-free people. Gluten-free people should eat a salad or have them put pizza toppings in a bowl, that is the best bet for people with gluten allergies or intolerances. They do have a stuffed crust pizza, and that is not safe for people like me who have dairy allergies. Vegans shouldn’t portake in it because it has cheese in it and cheese is an animal product. Vegans can put veggies on their pizza with no problems at all. *on my video it says 5 out of 5, I meant to say 4 out of 5 stars, sorry for the confusion!

A​llergy Rating of Restaurant: 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: They do a great job of making sure your food is safe and not cross contaminated. The only thing is that they don’t have a whole lot of options for gluten-free people and have no desserts that are dairy-free and allergy friendly. Other than that, they have an easy to read allergen menu and I have had no allergic reactions here at Cici’s Pizza and I would highly recommend it because it is a safe place for people who have allergies. Just let them know you have an allergy and they’ll make sure your order is safe.

C​hick-fil-A allergen link: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/nutrition-allergens

I​ don’t eat Chick-fil-A very often because it is at least 30 minutes away from where I live and I don’t have that kind of time to drive that way often, so when I eat it, I am really happy to eat there. Chick-fil-A does have an allergen menu on their website and is very accessible to anyone who needs it. There are only two types of items I can eat their, grilled chicken (nuggets and sandwich) and waffle fries.

G​rilled Chicken Nuggets

F​ood rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: It is the best type of Chicken. It is always hot and is filled with juiciness and seasoning that isn’t spicy. I don’t like spicy food so I tend to stay away from spicy food when possible. With my dairy allergy sometimes the only option is spicy food, so I just got to tough it out. Luckily I don’t have to tough my way to eat this food, I order it over and over again.

A​llergy rating: 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: Anyone can eat this with the exception of vegans because vegans don’t eat meat. I don’t see any allergy problems anywhere in sight.

G​rilled Chicken Sandwich

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: If they got rid of grilled nuggets I wouldn’t mind switching to the sandwich (hopefully the sandwich won’t go as well). I like the bun and the chicken is the same as the grilled nuggets, it is a bigger piece of chicken instead of bite-sized nuggets, but I still enjoyed the sandwich and I would highly recommend you eat it.

A​llergy rating: 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: The only difference is that Gluten-free people could order with the bun, then you might as well get the nuggets if you were going to go in that direction. You get more of them and the chances of gluten cross-contiminating with your food is less likely with the nuggets since nuggets don’t require buns.

W​affle Fries

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: I love these waffle fries and they are one of the reasons I love going to Chick-fil-A. They’re made fresh like their chicken and are always hot and delicious whenever they come out of the fryer. They also have the right amount of salt as well. I have no complaints about Chick fil-A’s waffle fries.

A​llergy rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: Waffle Fries are pretty good for those with food allergies. Chick-fil-A uses Canola Oil for their fries.

Allergy Rating of Restaurant: 2 out of 5 stars

T​hey use Peanut oil in a lot of things and it is found on Chick-fil-A’s website that they like to use peanut oil in their fried chicken, if you have a peanut allergy just make sure you’re safe to eat peanut oil. From personal experience I am allergic to peanuts and have had peanut oil fries just fine, it just depends on how severe your peanut allergy is. I also wanted to add that Chick-fil-A doesn’t have many options that are dairy-free. But with those limited options they deliver with high quality food. With the many allergy concerns I rate this a 2 out of 5. Though the food is good and would still highly recommend eating here because there is still something for everyone even though it doesn’t have many options compared to other restaurants.

B​uffalo Wild Wings Allergen link: https://assets.ctfassets.net/l5fkpck1mwg3/6JVe1HKMmOQ6HsXnx4THnh/e3b36d77ddc79c83c26bfaf4f7b64d02/2023_05_US_Allergen_Guide.pdf

T​his is one of my all-time favorite restaurants and I have always been able to eat safely with food allergies. The food is always hot and is always worth the wait. I have eaten at this restaurant for a very long time, there are some items that aren’t currently on the menu that I wish they had like bratwaurst and the buffalo chips. They were like a potato chip, potato skin combined, and I always got that to go along with my meal. RIP the Buffalo Chips. Buffalo Wild Wings has an allergen menu on their website that is easily accessible.

B​oneless/Traditional Wings

F​ood rating: 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: I really enjoy these wings! I really like the breading of the wings and the crunch it provides to me. The meat is pretty juicy when Bdubs cooks it right, that is the only concern I have, but when they cook it right, It is really good.

A​llergy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: Vegans and Gluten-free people should stay away from this, but everyone else who isn’t, it is a highly recommended item to eat at BDubs.

T​ater Tots/ French Fries

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: I really enjoy their crispiness and I have never had a bad tater tot experience there. It is a no-brainer to add these to my meal. I don’t get the fries as much but I can say similar things to it, though I prefer the Tots, but the fries aren’t a bad option either. You really can’t lose with these two side dishes.

A​llergy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: Anyone can enjoy this side dish! Of course if you’re allergic to potatoes, but I have never met anyone who is allergic to potatoes, but if you are please let me know, links to contact me are below.

Burgers

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

R​ationale: I really enjoy the brisket burger, add bacon, burger patties, and the bun. It is one of the best burgers you can get. I really liked when they had the burger and 6 boneless wings for $1 deal. That was pretty good. Pair that with the Tater Tots and you have yourself a really good meal.

A​llergy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars: Vegans should stay away from this and instead order the cauliflower wings. I know people who don’t eat meat and said they really enjoyed the Cauliflower wings, so I would give those a try if you are vegan. Gluten-Free people can order the burger without the bun so it should be fine.

A​llergy Review of Restauraunt: 5 out of 5 Stars

E​verytime I go there they take care of their customers with allergies and it is honestly on of my favorite restauraunts of all time because of it. The waiters/waitresses always make sure to note that I am extremely allergic to dairy. I always feel safe eating their, so I highly recommend eating there. I think not having to scroll on Google to find an allergy is a plus. It is a plus they have an allergen menu online so customers with food allergies can make decisions on what to eat and know the restaurant cares for them are their well-being. I highly recommend you try Buffalo Wild Wings if you haven’t already.

C​hipotle Allergen Menu link: https://www.chipotle.com/allergens

C​hipotle has been a go-to mexican fast-food restaurant for me a long time. It is healthier than a lot of fast food restaurant plus I have one five minutes away from my house so it is close in proximity. You do have to be careful of cross-contimination, but as long as you tell them you have a certain allergy you will be fine, plus the food is really good as well.

W​hat do I get a Chipotle?

F​ood Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Rationale: I​ normally get the steak on hard shell tacos. I love the steak, it does have a kick, but it is always hot and not dry when I eat it. I have also gotten a burrito bowl at Chipotle as well and a burrito bowl is meats and toppings that you would put on a taco. It’s always a good meal when I get either one of these meals. I have tried the pork carnitas and beef barbacoa. I can tell the meat is always fresh and I really don’t have complaints about the quality of food, it is so good that you will probably have to wait in a long line for it, but it is defenitely worth your wait.

Allergy Rating of Restaurant: 4 out of 5 stars

Rationale: T​hey have got plenty of nutrious options at Chipotle for people with allergies. Vegans can get find vegetarian burritos that don’t have meat, plus you can get it with no cheese and it is very custimizable for any allergy you have. For me I am severely allergic to dairy so I order all my food without cheese or sour cream. Some locations do better with allergies than other locations (I have been to multiple Chipotles before). Just ask them to change their gloves and wash their hands and make sure they don’t cross contiminate utensials. I really highly recommend eating a Chipotle and I have had really good eating experiences here.