Egg Allergy and counter service meals?

[becs1980]

We are going to WDW next year and our daughter is allergic to egg, we will mostly being doing counter service meals.

Will we be able to check whether counter service meals are egg free? I'm having nightmares about keeping her egg free but we can't afford to do table service meals each day...

Any advice welcome!

 

[hildarumpole]

Send an email to specialdiets@disneyworld.com and let them know about your daughter's egg allergy. They'll email you an allergy list of foods served at various CS and snack carts with their common allergens listed. Also, when you visit a CS, let the cashier know about the allergy. They will either give you a binder with ingredient info, or more likely, get the manager who can help you order safe foods. Try to get to the CS when they first open for lunch or at an off-time for dinner. When it's not so busy, you'll be taken care of quicker. When it's busy, there can be a wait for the manager and your food. If you decide to do some TS, Special Diets also provides a form to fill out with your ADRs and allergy info. They take care of forwarding it to the various restaurant chefs. Also, make note of the allergy when you make ADRs either online or phone. When you dine at a TS, the chef will come to your table and talk about safe options. TS restaurants are more flexible with allergies, but CS dining is not impossible. You might try some TS at lunch when prices are usually lower. As the mom of two kids with several food allergies, I understand the nightmares part. We've found Disney to be the most helpful and accomodating place we've ever been.

 

[aggordon2]

The only thing I would add to the OP is that we also contact the chefs at all of our TS meals. This way when we arrive we can ask for the chef by name and it just seems a little more personal.
We just received an email from special diets with all the allergen free foods at all the CS restaurants in WDW. It is a great list to have when you are walking around the parks.

 

[disfan07]

We were there this past december. The 3rd time for me since diagnosed with an egg allergy. I am also allergic to peanuts as well.

At the counter service, tell the cashier when you go to place your order that you have a food allergy in the group. They always sent out a manager with an ingredient binder and I was able to find out what I could eat. I was allowed to make substitutions for things that were not safe.

Ex: at flame tree BBQ, I cannot eat corn bread or coleslaw so they gave me an order of fries instead and they did not charge me.

For desserts, the issue wasn't always eggs, it was the cross contamination of peanuts. I was always allowed to substitute either fruit or if they had allergy safe desserts, I could get one of those.

We were there for 6 days and we had the QS dining plan and I was never dissapointed. I always had more than enough options.

And if you are not on the dining plan, you are not limited to just the kids options at CS.

My advice, bring snacks with you to the park. If you are going to WDW during a busy time, make sure you go to the CS places either right when they open or afte rthe rush (after 1PM or so) because it will be less crowded and faster. But that's hwy I say bring snacks with you so that if she is hungry and it is crazy busy, you have something to hold her over until it empties out a little bit or while waiting for the food.

We ate at (the on'es I can remember at least):
EPCOT:
Sunshine Seasons
Tangierin Cafe (Morroco)

MK:
Cosmic rays
Caseys Corner
Village haus
Pecos Bills

DHS:
Studio Catering Company

AK:
Flame Tree BBQ

All had plenty of options that were egg free for me. And we had excellent service at all of them