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Florence is a nice coastal community on the North end of the Sand Dunes. Gluten free traveling is always somewhat stressful. Traveling to Florence you can find the two chain restaurants with gluten free options in Eugene. Eugene has a P.F. Changs China Bistro and an Outback Steakhouse. It would be nice if a gluten free restaurant chain were in Florence as it would make it less stressful going there blind.

What we found when we got to Florence was a nice gluten free selection in the local Fred Meyer.

I have given up on Safeway corporation. (They once had GF in one section. Then they decided to intermingle it with the rest of the store with no regards to customer allergy safety. They have not returned calls on my suggestions returning GF to one section away from bags of wheat flour. I knew Safeway was going to be trouble when I went in for a Doan’s pill and found them on the bottom shelf four years ago where the staff thought it funny when I pointed it out.) This may just be the city Safeways. I don’t know. There may be options at this store but I am tired of pointing out how much is done wrong so I usually avoid that chain when looking for gluten free options. That said we often shop Safeway for meat because a meat person at Fred Meyer admitted that Fred Meyers injects their meats.

We found an organic themed Nature’s Corner Cafe and Market. They had a nice gluten free goods area as well as a gluten free pancake breakfast for me. This place is worth a try because the owner seems well versed in the gluten issue. You never know how much education sticks when talking with a standard restaurant worker.

Don’t forget about Mo’s. Many seafood options can be made gluten free. Due diligence, read the labels. The cabbage salad with shrimp is good.

Running the Florence strip several times did not reveal any other restaurants advertising gluten free options. There may be more to find still but none were actively advertising.

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