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| Santa Maria Suites Resort 1401 Simonton St. Key West, FL 33040 (305) 296-5678 1/28/09. Bud was not with us. This place was very good. It was clean by most people's standards. I'll remind Bud to pick up some Formula 409 or Lysol wipes to clean off the kitchen surfaces . It came with a full kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and a living room. Beware that housekeeping comes in each evening to turn down the beds and leaves 2 chocolates on the bed and complimentary muffins and coffee supplies on the kitchen counter. I'll remind Bud to make arrangements with the front desk to skip this evening service. |
| Caroline's Cafe 310 Duval St. Key West, FL 33040 (305) 2947511 1/28/09. Bud was not with us. At the time of this post, Caroline's is ranked #4 at Tripadvisor.com. After a yummy dinner, I talked to Joe, the manager. Joe mentioned that he himself is mildly allergic to shellfish, and they have some routines in place that are food allergy aware. They use separate fryolators for the french fries and the shellfish, and they use separate, clean pans for every order. |
| Duffy's Steak & Lobster House 1007 Simonton St. Key West, FL 33040 (305) 296-4900 1/30/09. Bud was not with us. After a relaxing dinner, I talked to Joanne, the manager, who has a family member with anaphylaxis to wine. She explained to me that the kitchen staff understands cross-contamination and will use a clean pan to process the order of any food allergic patron. |
| Roof Top Cafe 308 Front St. Key West, FL 33040 (305) 294-2042 2/01/09. Bud was not with us. At the time of this post, this place is ranked # 10 at TripAdvisor.com After a tasty lunch, I learned that they do have an occasional diner with food allergies and the kitchen will do it's best to serve food allergic individuals. |
| Sarabeth's 530 Simonton St. @ Southard Key West, FL 33040 (305) 293-8181 1/29/09. Bud was not with us. At the time of this post, Sarabeth's is ranked # 7 at TripAdvisor.com. After a tasty outdoor lunch, I had a chance to talk to David Case, the owner, who happens to be a transplant from New York City. They do have experience serving patrons with food allergies. He explained that they do understand cross-contamination and use a clean pan when preparing food for food allergic individuals. |
| Winn-Dixie (grocery store) 2760 N. Roosevelt Blvd. Key West, FL (305) 294 3664 1/29/09. Winn-Dixie is a full-sized grocery store approximately 1.8 miles from the Santa Maria Suites Resort where we stayed. I found a lot of things that are on our usual "grocery list" : Dinty Moore beef stew (big can) Dinty Moore chicken and dumplings Hormel Compleats Healthy Choice Mixers Frozen: H.C. sw. & spicy orange zest chicken H.C. general tso's spicy chicken H.C. sweet sesame chicken Hormel Natural Choice: smoked deli turkey smoked deli ham honey deli ham carved chicken breast oven roasted turkey Silk Sunbutter And for bread, the Winn-Dixie old fashioned white looks possible. And they have Lender's bagels, both fresh and frozen. |
| Dry Tortugas National Park aboard the Yankee Freedom II 240 Margaret St. Key West, FL 33040 1-800-322-0013 Bud was not with us. This 9.5 hour boat trip to the Dry Tortugas National Park was the height of our trip. There is no food or drink available at the park. All food and drink is provided by the ship's galley. Breakfast and lunch are included in the price of the boarding ticket, and additional snacks and drinks are available for purchase, including Lay's chips, water and soda. Passengers are allowed to bring a cooler of food to be consumed on the island. They discourage passengers from consuming cooler food on the ship, but will make an exception for passengers with food allergies. Simply tell a crew member at the galley about your food allergies. They will even microwave food upon request. (Although, this may cause some possible cross-contamination issues for some of us depending on the condition of their microwave.) |