Subway to expand Gluten-Free test to Portland
Portland is going to be the next ‘test market’ for Subway’s gluten-free test, starting in July. They’ll have gluten-free sandwich rolls and brownies. I’m personally excited because the most difficult thing about being gluten-free is getting food on the go. I’ve read good things about the quality of the rolls and I certainly miss a getting a sandwich at lunch. And of course, Subways are everywhere.
I’ve also volunteered to tell my gluten-free story as part of the rollout, if they’ll have me. I’ll do just about anything to raise awareness and get more places to offer gluten-free options.
Until then, it’s another day of naked burritos from Qdoba.
UPDATE: July 6, 2011
The agency for Subway emailed me today with a few questions about living with Celiac Disease as it relates to eating out and getting a meal on the go. According to this site, the roll out in Portland is Monday July 11:
UPDATE: July 13, 2011
Gluten-free is now available! Check out this page for a location finder and coupon.
UPDATE: July 24, 2011
I finally had a Gluten-Free sandwich today from the store at the South Waterfront, and it was great! The bread was perfect texture and taste, even after a 10-minute walk back home. The workers take very special care on cleaning “the line” and washing hands, using new gloves, and ensuring there is no cross-contamination.
I logged with FB to leave a comment that I +1′d this.
So I had my first GF Subway sandwich today. It was kind of weird in that when I asked for the GF sandwich the girl sort of made a small Broadway production out of it, complete with some ballet. She said emphatically, ‘let me change my gloves and wash my hands’. Then watching her asking others for help with touching the microwave, pushing the buttons was kind of entertaining and ballet like. The sandwich was tasty.
Thanks for the info, Lalo. I heard from 2 other people that the bread is pretty tasty. I still haven’t tried it – I was planning on going today but auto-piloted right into Qdoba…