Anyone looking for gluten-free food likely knows about Kaili’s Restaurant and Bakery, an establishment that caters to individuals who suffer from Celiac disease, which also is known as gluten intolerance.
About one in every 133 people are allergic to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and some oats.
Kaili’s offers a full line of gluten-free delicacies ranging from breakfast, lunch and dinner entrees to desserts, muffins and breads.
Non-Celiac individuals might wonder whether Kaili’s is worth checking out for those who do not suffer from the disease.
The answer is a resounding yes.
Kaili’s motto is “let’s turn restrictions into possibilities.”
Chances are most individuals would not know that they were eating gluten-free food unless they were told.
The selections for breakfast, which is served until 3 p.m., include all the standard favorites — pancakes (regular or stuffed with strawberry, peach or marionberry), french toast (regular, stuffed or vegan) and a variety of scrambles.
The delicious Monster Mess features hash, onions, pepper, eggs, bacon and cheese. A more exotic selection is the Mediterranean Scramble (artichokes, spinach, onions, garlic, tomatoes, feta and corned beef).
Lunch and dinner selections include a variety of salads, burgers and sandwiches (BLT, chicken breast, corned beef, meatloaf, Monte Cristo). The fish and chips is dairy-free and the chicken tenders are dairy- and egg-free. Pizza, pasta and ribs also are available.
The real dilemma comes when it is time for dessert as the choices are endless. Freshly basked pastries, cakes, scones, cookies and breads entice diners, who assuredly will not know they are eating wheat-free desserts.
A freezer located in a room next to the dining room is stocked full of the aforementioned items.
The small cozy dining room (10 tables) is decorated in a charmingly offbeat style, which mixes Japanese art prints with Life magazine shots of the Eiffel Tower.
Be sure to check out the map of the United States in the dining room that is dotted with push pins. Each push pin represents a customer from a different state.
The word evidently is out as customers from as far away as Florida and Maine have made the trek to Kaili’s.
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