Udi's Gluten Free Store Sampling

Darrin (thanks!) shared some information with me regarding Udi's store sampling events that will be going on this Saturday,  November 12th.  Udi's will be sampling their gluten free foods from 11am-5pm at the locations below, stop in to try some tasty treats.

Albertsons in Belgrade, Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Lewistown, Livingston, and Missoula.

Billings GF News

I have a couple new things for the Billings area including another gluten free pizza option. We'll start there since it involves a common love, pizza!

Strawhat Pizza in Billings offers a gluten free crust. I don't have any details on their practices to avoid cross contamination so be sure to check with them if you try their pizza. They are located at 1005 Shiloh Crossing Blvd and can be reached at 406-652-9800.

If you are in Billings, or can be in Billings, on July 16th Dr. Alessio Fasano will be presenting a talk on Celiac Disease. He is the Director of Celiac Research with the University of Maryland. The talk will be from 11:30-2:00 at the Billings Clinic Hospital in the Mary Alice Fortin Conference Center. I have a birthday party for my girl at that time so I won't be able to make it, wish I could!

More Gluten Free Pizza in Billings

Billings has a new gluten free pizza option and I can't wait to try it. I've heard great things about their non-gluten free pizza and am excited to give them a try.

Sam & Louie's New York Style Pizzeria has a gluten free menu offering salads, specialty and make your own pizzas. They are located at 1595 Grand Avenue in the West Park Plaza Mall and you can contact them at 406-281-8333.

If you've enjoyed their GF pizza please let me know what you think.

Gluten Free Cooking Class & Updates

Olivelle is offering a Gluten Free Italian cooking class in June. If you are interested in attending call 522-9100 and have your credit card available for payment to reserve your seat. Here are the details.

Gluten Free Italian
Monday, June 28th 6-8 PM

Gain confidence in the kitchen with a gluten free lifestyle while not feeling deprived. Even gluten tolerant people are going to be jealous of the dishes we create. Grilled Polenta Bruschetta, Homemade Pasta (gluten free of course) with a Vodka Cream Sauce, Summer Berry Galette. $35 per person.


An update on Udi's bread, can you tell I love this stuff :) Bonanza in Billings has it and they will sell it by the case, 8 loaves per case, for a cheaper price. Lee & Dad's IGA in Belgrade will also sell the bread by the case for a cheaper price, just ask for Sheila if you have any problems. ETA, You will need to order it and can do it at any cashier checkout. They place the orders on Monday and the breads arrive on Wednesday.

Joe's Parkway in Bozeman & Other Updates

I found myself at Joe's Parkway in Bozeman yesterday looking for cheese, they have a great selection by the way, and was pleasantly surprised to see they carry some gluten free products. Here's a list of a few things I spotted and this can be a great resource for the college students since it's just across the street from campus.



Gluten free pastas
Gluten free pizza dough mix
Gluten free bread mix
Kind bars
WOW cookies (The WOW brand is also carried at Bonanza in Billings)



The prices were comparable so if you haven't been in awhile, or ever, stop by. It's a nice local gem. I had to peel myself away from the spice and sauce area, too tempting.



I also wanted to note that Rosauer's Huckleberry Market now carries the Udi's bread and pizza crusts in the frozen section. Hubby and I tried their blueberry muffins and they were good, so good we both ate two instead of the planned one. Their webpage states that The Co-op carries their stuff along with Rosauer's in Missoula and Good Earth Market in Billings.

ZPizza Update

We were in Billings this last weekend and picked up some GF pizza from ZPizza. I'm happy to report that no one had cross contamination issues and it was delicious as always. Yeah! Hubby commented that he forgot how good the pizza was and said it would be nice if they were in Bozeman. I just heard today that they are hoping to open a location in Bozeman next. Fantastic!

Their downtown Billings location is opening later this month at 116 North Broadway. It's refreshing to know that they take GF needs seriously and I highly recommend them for a GF pizza fix.

Gluten Free Restaurants & Stores in Montana

I want to bring all the gluten free restaurant and store locations in Montana to one place. I’ll update this post as needed but this way it’s all together and easy to find. A lot of these locations (and holy moly are there a lot of locations) I have never been to but online it states they carry GF products. If you have any locations to add to this list or have any information on these locations please let me know. There will be a separate post for GF beers that are available across Montana.

Billings

Bonanza Health Foods
923 Grand Ave
406-252-4923

Carino’s
3042 King Ave
406-652-9661
They have a GF menu that shows what is safe and the sides you can have with it.

Good Earth Market
3024 2nd Ave Nth
406-259-2622
http://www.goodearthmontana.com/

Mary’s Health Food
2564 King Ave W #J
406-651-0557
http://www.maryshealthfood.com/

Montana Harvest Natural Food
1710 Grand Ave
406-252-6969

Olive Garden
2201 Grant Rd
406-652-1395
They have a GF menu but I wouldn’t recommend trying this, one woman I know tried it and was glutened. The waitress said they don’t like to say the pasta is GF so I’m guessing there’s some cross contamination happening, it’s really too bad.
http://www.olivegarden.com/menus/garden_fare/nutrition_alternatives.asp

Outback Steakhouse
2001 Overland Ave
406-652-3565
http://www.outback.com/foodandmenus/pdf/glutenfree.pdf

Red Robin
1603 Grand Ave #1
406-248-7778
They offer a “Lettuce-Wrap Your Burger” that has no bun and is served with a side salad, the fries are not GF.

Staggering Ox
2829 King Ave W
406-294-6969
They have soup, sandwiches, and salads that are GF.
http://staggeringox.com/billings/

Z Pizza
1430 Country Manor Blvd #7
406-839-9333
A rice crust is available along with a menu list of what is GF.
http://stores.zpizza.com/billings/


Belgrade

Lee & Dad’s IGA
205 W Madison Ave
406-388-4111


Bozeman

Carino’s
2159 Burke St
406-556-1332
They have a GF menu that shows what is safe and the sides you can have with it.

Colombo's Pizza & Pasta
1003 W College
406-587-5544
They have GF pizza crust and soy cheese. When you order be sure to let them know you are very sensitive and ask that they use all clean utensils to avoid cross contamination.

Community Food Co-op
908 W Main
406-587-4039
http://www.bozo.coop/

The Daily Coffee Bar & Bakery
11th & College
And a second location at
N. Rouse & Oak St.
406-585-8612
They have GF treats like brownies but I don’t know if they are available at both locations.

Elle's Belle's Bakery & Cafe
7 Tai Lane
406-587-5683
They offer GF muffins, a crust free/GF cheesecake, Linzer Heart cookies.
http://www.ellesbelles.com

Food For Thought Specialty Deli
270 West Kagy Unit B
406-587-4454
They have gluten free bread for their sandwiches along with entress, sides, salads, and desserts.

Montana Ale Works
611 E Main
406-587-7700
GF pasta is on the menu and delicious and they have GF buns for burgers, etc. I’ve also safely had a lot of their other items but note the fries are not safe.
http://www.montanaaleworks.com/

Montana Harvest
31 S Willson Ave
406-585-3777

The Naked Noodle
27 South Willson
406-585-4501
They have GF pasta on their menu, I would be very diligent about making sure they’re careful with cross contamination.
http://www.nakednoodle.com/

Nova Café
312 W Main
406-587-3973
They offer GF bread for sandwiches and toast and also have GF baked goods for sale.
http://www.thenovacafe.com/

Oak Street Natural Market
1735 Oak St #F
406-582-5400
http://oakstreetnaturalmarket.com/default.aspx

Outback Steakhouse
6059 East Valley Center Road
406-587-5200
http://www.outback.com/foodandmenus/pdf/glutenfree.pdf

Over the Tapas
19 S Willson
406-556-8282
They have a GF menu.
http://bozemantapas.com/

Rosauers Huckleberry’s Natural Market
3255 technology Blvd W
406-587-0637
http://www.rosauers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221&Itemid=270

Sola Café
290 W Kagy Blvd
406-922-7652
They offer GF bread for sandwiches and have a GF treat daily, ask at the counter.
http://www.solacafe.com/

Sweet Pea Bakery
2622 West Main St
406-586-8200
They offer GF Opera cake, flourless tortes, GF cheesecake, GF key lime torte, and GF shortbread tarts. You need to call ahead for most of these items
http://www.sweetpeabakery.net/today/index.html


Butte

Dancing Rainbow Natural Grocery
9 S Montana
406-723-8811
http://www.dancingrainbow.org/

Silver Bow Pizza Parlor
3500 Harrison Ave
406-494-2750

Glasgow

Herbs & Things
1102 2nd Ave Sth
406-228-8617


Glendive

Reynold’s Market
1014 West Bell St
406-377-4923


Great Falls

Boston's The Gourmet Pizza
1101 7th St South
406-761-2788

Chili’s
1420 Market Place Dr Suite A
406-452-6700
Chili’s has a GF menu, you will need to request it from your server.

Pegasus Blu
Closed, bummer.

2 J’s Natural Foods
105 Smelter Ave NE #17
406-761-0134


Hamilton

Super 1 Foods
1131 N 1st
406-363-6200


Helena

Chili’s
2790 Nth Washington St
406-442-3500
Chili’s has a GF menu, you will need to request it from your server.

Pathway’s to Health
700 N Ewing
406-495-1320

Real Food Market & Deli
1096 Helena Ave
406-443-5150
http://www.realfoodstore.com/retailer/store_templates/shell_id_1.asp?storeID=A23ATS5R38S92L980G03N0ET959GCSTA

Staggering Ox
400 Euclid Ave
406-443-1729
http://staggeringox.com/helena/

Van’s Thriftway
306 Euclid Ave
406-442-8645


Kalispell

Sunlife Health Foods
2302 US Highway 2 E Ste 10
406-756-9412

Super 1 Foods
Nth 55 First Est

Withey’s Health Foods
1231 Sth Main St
406-755-5260


Livingston

Food Works Natural Market
412 E Park St
406-222-8223


Miles City

Great Grains Health Foods
21 S 9th St
406-234-5811
http://www.greatgrainshealthfoods.com/

Reynold’s Market
2106 Valley Dr E
406-234-5385


Missoula

Biga Pizza
241 W Main
406-728-2579
They offer a rice crust but be sure to call ahead and reserve a crust because they go fast.
http://www.bigapizza.com/

Carino’s
3630 Nth Reserve
406-541-7900
They have a GF menu that shows what is safe and the sides you can have with it.

Fat Cat Pizzeria and Pasta
1502 Dearborn
406-728-6606
They use seperate utensils and cutting boards for their GF pizza and boil the GF pasta in seperate water. A lot of the soups are also GF, ask the wait staff to check with the head chef.
http://fatcatpizzeria.com/page/1b89d/Locations.html

The Good Food Store
1600 S 3rd St W
406-541-3663
http://www.goodfoodstore.com/

Huckleberry’s Natural market
2350 S Reserve
406-721-5430
http://huckleberrysnaturalmarket.com/

Jaker’s Bar & Grill
3515 Brooks St
406-721-1312
http://www.jakers.com/

James' Bar
127 Alder St
406-721-8158
They have a dedicated GF fryer and have rice flour to bread onions, etc. Call ahead and talk to the Chef to ensure you can get a safe fried GF food.

Outback Steakhouse
2415 N Reserve
406-327-6900
http://www.outback.com/foodandmenus/pdf/glutenfree.pdf

Red Robin
2901 Brooks St
406-830-3170
They offer a “Lettuce-Wrap Your Burger” that has no bun is served with a side salad, the fries are not GF.


Polson

Mission Mountain Natural Foods
319 Main St
406-883-2847

Super 1 Foods
50331 Highway 93
406-883-3764


Stevensville

Bitterroot Community Market
601 Main St
406-777-5742

Super 1 Foods
39 Stevensville Cutoff Rd W
406-777-7300


Whitefish

Third Street Market
244 Spokane Ave

Super 1 Foods
6475 Highway 93 Sth
406-862-2222

Staggering Ox

My sister in law e-mailed me with some exciting news for those of you in Billings. She was watching Hello Montana and heard that the Staggering Ox in Billings now offers GF soups, sandwiches, and salads. I think I know where I may be eating the next time I’m in Billings. I did a search to see if I could get more information and I couldn’t but I did find information on the Helena Staggering Ox. It looks like they have GF options and you can contact wade@mt.net for more information.

If you’re not in Billings but have a Staggering Ox in your town give them a call to see if they also have GF options. Let me know what you find too!

Another ZPizza Update

Here's the e-mail response I received from the owner of ZPizza in Billings, it's refreshing to read.

Hi Cindy ! I would like to introduce myself to you. I am the Owner/GM of ZPIZZA-Billings. I just received an email from the corporate office that you believe you were glutened at our store. I would like to extend my sincere apologies. I, first off, would like to tell you that we take celiac disease extremely serious at ZPIZZA. When we first introduced gluten-free and I was preparing a class to teach my staff, I tried to think how I could get it across to them how important it is to not skip steps and follow each one. I came up with treat the pizza as if you were preparing it for one of your family members who is gluten-intolerant. I would, however, like to clear up some points in your email. The gluten-free pizzas are prepared in the back of the kitchen in its own designated area with ingrediants prepared and stored in particular containers. This area has everything in red as the color that denotes gluten-free only items. This includes storage container lids, a pizza cutter, a cutting board, spatula, even the oven mitt. Yes, we do use the same oven to cook gluten-free and regular pizzas. However, we use an oversized pan that is similiar to a deep dish pizza pan. It is solid (not a screen) and has 2" raised sides on it. These are used only for gluten-free pizzas. Yes, the same pizza peel is used but, it never touches the pizza because the pan is solid. The pizza is then taken in the back where an employee puts the pan on the steel shelf (never on cutting board since gluten may have cross contaminated to the bottom of pan during cooking). The pizza is taken out of the pan, placed on the "red" cutting board, and then cut with a traditional pizza cutter with a red handle. A guest would not see this procedure because it is done in the back of the house. What you saw upfront is not where we prepare, cut, or box/plate gluten-free pizza. What you saw is how we cut regular pizzas. Even the boxes and liner paper are specifically picked from certain areas. When you dine in we handwash the pizza plate, knife, and fork. I am by no means dodging blame that cross contamination happened. I would love to discuss this further if you would like. I would even be happy to show you the back where your pizza was prepared. I can understand your hesitation with dining with us again but, I can assure you we have sold hundred of gluten-free pizzas and even have people order every other day. I would love you to try us again and let us make it right with you.

So after reading this I'm not sure how we got glutened. Maybe it was from things being busy and something got accidentally used? Who knows, but I will go back to ZPizza again because for one the pizza is delicious and second this e-mail convinced me that they really do work to prevent cross contamination. If you have any concerns I'm sure Denise would be more than happy to talk with you. Yippee for still being able to have GF pizza in Billings.

Also a second ZPizza location is opening in downtown Billings, I don't know where or when yet.

ZPizza & Olive Garden Gluten Free?

This is a sad update for me but I don’t want anyone being contaminated so here it goes. We spent most of Labor Day weekend in Billings and Friday night we stopped by to pick up two GF pizzas and two regular pizzas before heading to a friend’s house. The wait was an hour, which would have been nice to know when we ordered, but I learned a few things during that hour wait so I guess it was a good thing. First off I wanted a ZBQ pizza but was informed that they cannot guarantee that pizza as GF anymore because of the BBQ sauce. I was then given a list of what is GF at ZPizza and here it is.

Cheese:
Mozzarella/Gorgonzola/Ricotta/Feta

Sauce:
Organic Tomato/Marinara/Chipotle Pesto/Basil Pesto/Chutney/Roasted Garlic

Vegetables:
All fresh vegetables/Greek olive mix
Avocado/bell peppers/button mushrooms/cucumbers/red onion/Roma tomatoes/zucchini/mushroom mix

Meats:
Pepperoni/Italian Sausage/Salami

Dressings:
Girard’s Caesar/Girard’s Old Venice Italian/Girard’s Balsamic/Girard’s White Balsamic

GF Most Popular:
Cheese & pepperoni/Sausage & mushroom/American/California NO black olives

I guess the black olives contain gluten? This is a first for me.


The peanut sauce in the Thai pizza and salsa in the Mexican pizza were also not guaranteed GF. This reduced the selection but there’s still plenty to enjoy, just please be careful about what toppings you order. We had the Tuscan and it was delicious but it was cross contaminated.

As I mentioned I waited for an hour for our pizza and toward the end I started watching them bake the pizza. If so much time hadn’t gone by and I wasn’t starving (with three other starving individuals) I would have said something but I just wanted to eat. I know it’s a horrible cop out but I just couldn’t deal with the alternative. They bake the GF pizzas in the same oven as the gluten pizzas with no use of a pizza pan to keep the GF crust from touching the same surface as the gluten crust. This alone causes cross contamination issues. I then notice that the same pizza cutter is used for all of the pizzas so again more cross contamination issues. It was even more apparent when my hubby broke out in a glutened rash that evening, fantastic. I am sending them an e-mail to address these cross contamination issues and hopefully get this taken care of, I do love this pizza but until it’s fixed I won’t be eating there. My fear is that they’ll just throw their hands up in the air and not guarantee anything GF. It’s so frustrating to try to eat out and even more so when a GF option isn’t really GF.


Since I’m the bearer of bad news today I’m going to add Olive Garden to the mix. A couple weeks ago I heard that Olive Garden has gluten free pasta. A fellow GF Montanan (hope you’re OK with me sharing this info Stacey) called to verify with the Billings Olive Garden that they had the GF pasta and off she went to enjoy lunch there. For starters the GF pasta cannot be part of the never-ending bowl and only comes with marinara sauce. She said it tasted a little off to her and wasn’t that great. When she ordered the pasta the waitress commented that they don’t like to always say it’s GF. OK? That’s a bit troubling. Sure enough she reacted to a glutening shortly after eating the pasta. I’m not sure if Olive Garden uses the same pots of water and utensils or what but be warned it’s probably cross contaminated.

Bonanza Health Foods in Billings

Hubby and I had some time on Saturday to check out Bonanza Health Foods in Billings and I’m glad that we did. They have a nice selection of GF items and some of them I’ve never seen in Bozeman. I did pick up a few new things to try and noticed that they have some of my favorites. They carry the S’Better chicken strips and corn dogs and they carry Glutino Frozen Pizzas. These are the best frozen pizzas we’ve had and they are our absolute favorite. The crust on them is wonderful so if you haven’t tried them please do!

Gluten Free Pizza in Billings

Yes, that’s right. Gluten free pizza in Billings, how did I not know sooner? We found ourselves in Billings for a wedding reception and I figured this was a great time to try out ZPizza. I was very happy to see on their webpage that the pepperoni and chicken sausage are MSG free and that they are organic, what refreshing options. We stopped by for takeout on a Saturday evening, with two little kids we weren’t up for eating at the restaurant, and ordered the pepperoni and ZBQ. It smelled so great on the drive to our hotel, it was all I could do to wait. I will say I was not disappointed the ZBQ was delicious and I easily polished off 3 pieces. The crust is thin and crispy, almost flaky in a way. You can tell it’s GF because it’s not your typical chewy gluten crust, hubby said that’s a good thing because you know you’re getting the right crust. The next day we met up with family for lunch and we went back to ZPizza and enjoyed their outdoor seating. My sister in law and I were eyeing up the Casablanca and everyone else enjoyed the standard cheese and pepperoni. It was also a delicious pizza though I prefer the ZBQ. We had a great experience and we will definitely be going back again.

A couple notes for when you enjoy some ZPizza. The gluten free crust is only available in the small size and separate plates and silverware are kept for the GF customers. This is especially nice if you’re ordering a salad.

Now for the mouth watering pizza!

The Casablanca

The ZBQ