Happy hour at the bar (I ended up w/ a couple glasses of wine - nothing special but not bad for under $5 each, either) yesterday turned into "hey, are you hungry?" "I could eat..." "well, let's see what they have..." "what do you see?" [back and forth like that for a while] turned into our waitress saying "i'll send the chef out to talk about what we can do for you."
ah, the joys of #glutenfree dining. chef aiden was the consummate salesman - describing the veritable smorgasbord of options. TWO gf types of pasta, nearly all of the sauces, as well as all of the veggie sides and meats. he was detailed yet efficient, and demonstrated (separate fry oil!!!!!) that he really cared about my party's food intolerances. i was quite impressed. we'll be back soon.