http://crispyontheoutside.disqus.com/The irreverent food blog for food outlaws.enSun, 22 Feb 2009 22:57:52 -0000http://www.crispyontheoutside.com/2008/08/25/lawyering-sparks-indian-food-warning-cards-with-every-meal/#comment-6490928Actually I also have nut allergy, so i avoid eating in indian or thai restaurant which any food can be contaminated in the kitchen. I generally go for mexican or chinese where peanut are not used in food so I have no fear of consuming peanut accidentlyzanaSun, 22 Feb 2009 22:57:52 -0000http://www.crispyontheoutside.com/2008/08/25/lawyering-sparks-indian-food-warning-cards-with-every-meal/#comment-2664587Actually, this is the kind of straight answer you'd like to get from the cook/waiter/manager. My son has a peanut allergy, and I really appreciated it when the manager of a restaurant more or less said what's on the card to me: We'll do our best, but we're not set up to keep everything with peanuts segregated from the rest of the food, so there's a risk of getting cross-contamination. <br><br>It's *way* too common to have a waitress or waiter just casually say "no, I don't think there are any peanuts in there" without giving any thought to the answer. I don't like endless proliferation of warning labels and lawyer-written notices, but getting some kind of straight answer from the restaurant staff, when they really can't avoid getting peanuts in your food, is worth a lot.albatrossTue, 26 Aug 2008 10:38:57 -0000