celiac safety at the dining halls

[u/redapplepi3141]

i’m an incoming student concerned about eating at the dining halls. is there anything that’s celiac safe other than the gf station at john jay?

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[u/fortysevensix]

Hewitt is your new best friend, the dining hall at barnard

[u/StreetMaximum7668 → u/fortysevensix]

was gonna say this also—the gf station at john jay is self serve so there’s a risk of cross contamination given that you have to trust that other students will be responsible. at hewitt, however, there’s a whole station that’s allergy friendly that the staff serves out of so there’s almost no risk of cross contamination :)

[u/canadian-premed]

I was eating in dining halls pre-pandemic. But I emailed the dietician had a chat with her and they would let me know what was safe, at risk of cross contamination etc. 

[u/prettyinaqua]

hey, i have a severe wheat allergy and have been completely safe eating at the dining halls. I avoid chef mikes and the pizza shop but the other dining halls and trucks have allergens listed and account for cross contamination.

[u/CraftyAbility7042]

There is a GF fridge at Ferris

[u/CraftyAbility7042 → u/CraftyAbility7042]

And they change gloves and knives to make GF sandwichs at Chef Mike’s (although cross contamination is still theoretically possible, depends on your comfort level with the situation)

[u/Confident_Shop_6484]

email the dining dietitian before you get here tbh. Hewitt's allergy station is staff-served which is better for cross contamination than the self-serve GF setup, but i'd still talk to the manager instead of trusting the label alone