I can't pick one poll option. I guess that I would have to choose option four, that if you have an allergy you are the best person to defend yourself from it. That said if, as a customer, you are assured that your allergy can be worked around and it is not -- the restaurant should indeed bare some of the responsibility.
I was diagnosed (wrongly, as it turns out) more than ten years ago as shaving a shell fish allergy. This meant that I had to take some serious measures to protect my self. It became pretty easy to spot a resto that was able to deal with my problems. My fav Japanese place has it in their infrastructure to run a frier that no shell fish touches. They even kept a small amount bonito free "dashi"." That inspires confidence. What makes me nervous is when a server insists that an allergy can be accommodated without asking details on the condition or without checking with the kitchen.
--Al |