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Dos and don'ts for people with shellfish allergies!

 1. Weathervane Seafood Restaurant

306 US Rt 1
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-0330

Category: Seafood

3.0 star rating
  1/6/2012

Shellfish allergy again.

So I always ask if the Weathervane can accommodate a shellfish allergy. And they always say no.

Which is cool, because it's reasonable to expect that a small restaurant specializing in fried seafood may not be able to guarantee…More »

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 2. Island Creek Oyster Bar

500 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 532-5300

Category: Seafood

5.0 star rating
  1/6/2012

I have a shellfish allergy, and tend to avoid restaurants with "oyster" in the name.

However, I was here for a business dinner, so I sucked it up. Our host notified the waitstaff of my allergy. They said "no problem" and meant it.

The table got all…More »

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 3. McCormick & Schmick's

1 Faneuil Hall Market Pl., North Market Building
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 720-5522

Category: Seafood

3.0 star rating
  6/9/2011

Awesome, awesome, awesome outdoor seating. Great patio and fun people watching.

Stopped in with Katie D after gorging ourselves on ice cream at the Scooper Bowl...we decided we needed salt and wine to offset all the sugar and dairy.

We ordered the big…More »

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 4. Mas Farmhouse

39 Downing St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 255-1790

Categories: American (New), French

Neighbourhood: West Village

5.0 star rating
  7/10/2010

This was such a memorable evening.  A wonderful meal with wonderful company--and the atmosphere of this restaurant is conducive to chatting and sharing. It's candlelit and cozy.

The service is attentive and smooth without being overbearing.

But the…More »

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 5. 3

461 W Central St
Franklin, MA 02038
(508) 528-6333

Category: American (New)

4.0 star rating
  4/20/2010

**this is a brunch review**

Let me start by saying that I overordered like crazy. I thought my friends would have to roll me out of the restaurant a la Violet Beauregarde, I was so full. My b.

Nevertheless, this was a great experience.  We came here on…More »

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 6. New Ginza

65 Galen St
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 923-2100

Category: Sushi Bars

4.0 star rating
  3/27/2010

Having a severe shellfish allergy makes sushi as dangerous as wingsuit flying for me.  Even going to a restaurant that serves primarily seafood can be risky if the restaurant isn't careful about cross contamination.

New Ginza is awesome in this…More »

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 7. Legal Test Kitchen

225 Northern Ave
Boston, MA 02228
(617) 330-7430

Categories: American (New), Seafood

Neighbourhoods: Waterfront, South Boston

3.0 star rating
  1/17/2010

My parents stayed right around the corner from this restaurant so we ended up here twice in the same day (not my choice).

Hosts and servers were super friendly.  I have a severe fish/shellfish allergy which means that I pretty much avoid seafood…More »

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 8. Carmelina's

307 Hanover St
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 742-0020

Category: Italian

Neighbourhood: North End

5.0 star rating
  11/8/2009

AMAZING.

Got last-minute reservations here for 7 people.  We were seated promptly and started off with a tomato beet soup, which was great if you like beets (i don't).

We put ourself in our waiter's hands, and he walked us through how to order (1 app…More »

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