| Miami Beach, FL |
| Big Pink Restaurant 157 Collins Ave. at 2nd Street Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 532-4700 Patron allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, peas, beans, soy (but soybean oil is ok). 1/25/09. Bud was not with us. Since a friend with allergies (above) ate here successfully, I decided to check it out while I was in Miami. I talked to the manager, James, and he assured me that they deal with food allergies at least once a month. Bud was not with us, but we stayed for dinner to review the service. The waiter was professional and pleasant. He seemed to be familiar with food allergies and felt confident that the kitchen staff would continue to successfully serve patrons with food allergies. |
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| Whole Foods South Beach (Grocery Store) 1020 Alton Rd. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 532-1707 1/25/09. This is a large organic grocery store. Lots of good stuff from "the grocery list" just like the Whole Foods back home. |
| Marriott South Beach 161 Ocean Dr. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 536-7700 1/24/09. Bud was not with us on this trip. Our room and stay were terrific. The room came with a small refrigerator (no freezer) and the hotel has several microwaves available upon request for special circumstances. The front desk suggested that we call the hotel directly to reserve a microwave at the time we make our room reservation. |
| Nemo Restaurant 100 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 538-9996 1/26/09. Bud was not with us. We got a good feeling from this place. We talked to Jessica. They handle food allergies regularly. Jessica told us a story from the previous evening. In a party of 20, there was one person with a milk allergy and 6 individuals who were allergic to seafood (Nemo is a seafood restaurant!). She told us that everyone went home happy at the end of the evening. |
| Shoji Sushi 100 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 532-4245 1/26/09. Bud was not with us, but he loves sushi, so we stopped here and spoke to the head chef for him. He said they can safely feed a patron with food allergies. If someone is not allergic to seafood, it's usually safer and easier to order from the sushi bar. Orders from the kitchen are trickier, but he is willing to work with patrons to see what they can safely eat. |
| T.G.I. Friday's 500 Ocean Dr. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-8443 1/25/09. Bud was not with us. We ate lunch here and then discussed their ability to serve patrons with food allergies with both the waiter and the manager. Miguel, our waiter, was professional and attentive during our lunch. Afterwards, he was happy to let us talk to Chris, the manager. The kitchen uses a separate clean pan for food allergy orders. They encourage patrons with food allergies to communicate with both the wait staff and the manager. |
| Devito South Beach 150 Ocean Dr. South Beach, FL 33139 (305) 531-0911 1/26/09. Bud was not with us. Bill and I ate here for lunch and then discussed food allergies with the waiter. He said their chefs are educated to handle food allergies, and they occasionally have patrons who have special dietary requests regarding food allergies. Devitos was directly across the street from the Marriott where we stayed. |
| K Mart 3825 NW 7th St. Miami, FL (305) 649-2688 1/26/09. Bud was not with us. If the hotel didn't have a microwave available, K Mart is an easy place to pick one up for short money. It was a 20 minute drive from The Marriott South Beach. The location is convenient, on the way from the airport to Miami Beach. They also have a grocery department where I found Formula 409, Lysol Wipes, water, cereal, Healthy Choice Chicken with Rice soup, Hormel Compleats, Dinty Moore Beef Stew, Swanson Chicken Breast, and LaChoy Chicken Chow Mein with Vegetables, Sauce and Chicken (msg in the chicken). I bought some mini saltines but they tasted like they were stale. There was a Winn-Dixie grocery store and Walgreens in the same plaza. |
| Publix Super Market 1045 Dade Blvd. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 534-4621 1/25/09. Bud was not with us. This is a full sized grocery store. I found many items that are on our usual grocery list: Dinty Moore beef stew Hormel Compleats Healthy Choice Mixers Healthy Choice chicken with rice soup Underwood deviled ham Underwood white meat chicken spread Formula 409 |
| Avis Rent-A-Car 2318 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 32751 (407) 660-1950 1/23/09. Bud was not with us. We actually picked up the car at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood airport and eventually dropped it off at the Avis location on Collins Ave. at Miami Beach, which was very convenient. We considered a taxi, but it was a nice day, so we walked the 2 miles back to the hotel. My tourist guide recommended NOT having a car while in Miami Beach, so we dropped it off as soon as we were done doing the research for this website. The car was clean when we picked it up and the Avis employees were courteous at both locations. The price seemed reasonable. In case of food allergy fingerprint concern, I could have wiped down the steering wheel, etc. with Lysol wipes. I usually have CVS individual hand wipes in my bag to wipe things like steering wheels, etc. I'm not sure if they budge stubborn finger prints like nut oil, but they seem good for general clean up. |
| Outback Steak House 555 Washington Ave. Near 7th St. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 531-1338 Bud was not with us and we did not eat here. The corporate office claims they should be able to serve patrons with food allergies. |
| Riviera South Beach 2000 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (877)762-3477 2/1/09 Bud was not with us. We stayed here for just one night at the end of our trip. This place is fairly new. It had a nice kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, cooktop and sink It seemed clean, but I have one food allergy caveat. There was a display of items for sale in the living room and some of the candy bars (snickers, M&M's, milky way) contained nuts. I also saw Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies and white cheddar popcorn. Because of the art deco style, the lighting seemed dim for my aging eyes and there was construction across the street. |
| Smith & Wollensky 1 Washington Ave. Miami Beach, FL 3319 (305) 673-2800 Positive dining experience available from Washington, D.C. |