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Jonesta6 said:
Fair point, however doesn't the park generally disclose ingredients or, in your case, cooking oil type, upon request? I can't see them willing to either expose a guest to allergens or forgo the revenue from those same guests skipping eating at the park without actually knowing if they are allergic to anything.

I was thinking, for this location - a vegetarian/vegan focus. Possibly a lot of snack items, going with a backstory related to either favorite meals of some of the explorers or something to do with dishes inspired by the temples found.
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They not only do do but are required by law and health code to do. They also have that info available in their website and app. Like this for example. Not to be argumentative but also peanut oil is NOT the only explanation for that reaction. If it was at a location that used nuts of any form then even trace amounts of dust that might not even be visible can cause the reaction which is again why there are notices about nuts on site at those locations.
 

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Jonesta6 said:
Fair point, however doesn't the park generally disclose ingredients or, in your case, cooking oil type, upon request? I can't see them willing to either expose a guest to allergens or forgo the revenue from those same guests skipping eating at the park without actually knowing if they are allergic to anything.

I was thinking, for this location - a vegetarian/vegan focus. Possibly a lot of snack items, going with a backstory related to either favorite meals of some of the explorers or something to do with dishes inspired by the temples found.
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The park already touts Grain & Grill as both their vegan/vegetarian-friendly location and their allergy-friendly location. They have a vegetarian platter option since all of the restaurant’s sides are either vegan or vegetarian. They also don’t use any tree nuts at all in the facility, and they have papers with all of the ingredients in each menu item if you ask.

That said, I’m not vegan or vegetarian and don’t have food allergies so I can’t speak to whether the reality of the Grain & Grill experience is as nice as the park makes it out to be for guests with those restrictions.
 
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Good point - I never thought of it as that since most of their entree items are meat.

... Unless you tell me now that the pork wasn't actually pork
 
Mushroom said:
The park already touts Grain & Grill as both their vegan/vegetarian-friendly location and their allergy-friendly location. They have a vegetarian platter option since all of the restaurant’s sides are either vegan or vegetarian. They also don’t use any tree nuts at all in the facility, and they have papers with all of the ingredients in each menu item if you ask.

That said, I’m not vegan or vegetarian and don’t have food allergies so I can’t speak to whether the reality of the Grain & Grill experience is as nice as the park makes it out to be for guests with those restrictions.
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I'm neither, but I do like to eat vegan or vegetarian some of the time. Grain and Grill is meat-centric even though you could just get sides. That's what's front and center and what is mostly advertised. To me just getting sides is not that appealing even though the sides are good, but I'm not really Ve/Veg. Maybe for an actual vegan/vegetarian that works well. I really like the shrimp there, so that's what I get. I don't eat red meat, so that's my only option. It's very good, but would be nice if there were more options for me.
 
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Actually there is also the chicken, which I forgot about, which technically I can eat, but often chicken is meh and in any case I try to limit chicken too. But I'll try it at some point.
 
Crunchewy said:
I'm neither, but I do like to eat vegan or vegetarian some of the time. Grain and Grill is meat-centric even though you could just get sides. That's what's front and center and what is mostly advertised. To me just getting sides is not that appealing even though the sides are good, but I'm not really Ve/Veg. Maybe for an actual vegan/vegetarian that works well. I really like the shrimp there, so that's what I get. I don't eat red meat, so that's my only option. It's very good, but would be nice if there were more options for me.
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Pork isn't red meat either - though I can see why you may not be interested in having that.
 
Jonesta6 said:
Pork isn't red meat either - though I can see why you may not be interested in having that.
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Scientifically speaking, pork is red meat. From a culinary standpoint it's consider white meat by at least some. But it is red meat. The USDA also classifies it as red meat.
 
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bwick29 said:
Kinda feels like CF is phasing out the chain/contract locations for their own.

CP lost CFA, Pink's, and Subway.
KD lost Panda and new CFA.
Carowinds lost CFA.
I'm surely missing some.

Just keep Chickie's & Pete's please!
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Subway is also gone
 
warfelg said:
They can, but often times you run into seasonal young employees that don’t know and it becomes a hassle to get the answer. One time at a place I was given the answer to lead my to believe it was ok and it really wasn’t (giving me the answer I wanted to hear). I’ve drawn the ire of other guests when the food attendant/server had to ask a supervisor what was in it. Heck I remember at the old Hungry Hippo (I can’t remember the name 100%) I asked for ranch instead of blue cheese with a salad (I’m allergic to blue cheese) and the guest behind me leaned to her friend and said “someone with allergies should just not come because they can’t eat anything and waste our time waiting”.
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OK. I understand being annoyed by waits. But those people are just flat out being bitches. As someone with food allergies I understand.
 
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I REALLY liked both of the BBQ shops at Kings Island and Cedar Point last summer (though ill take approximately one “farmhouse” in Old VA). I was kinda hoping they’d go this route but it makes sense given the location and size of the venue.
 
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Exciting news if true. The park never seems to have been able to settle on the right home for barbecue at the park. For a while they bounced back and forth every few seasons between Wayside Grill and Country Kitchen as the park’s main barbecue spot. Of course, Wayside Grill has since become Dogwood’s Grille and its all-hot dog menu has permanently replaced the barbecue. And with Chef Denis’s commendable focus on hand-carved meats and fresh sides, it seems like Country Kitchen has increasingly become focused more on classic southern-style cooking than on barbecue. It would be great to see the park finally have a dedicated barbecue location.
 
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If this is the case… the park can take all my money for their food. One of these days I’m just going to have to get the dining plan and eat at each of these places, though at this rate, I may just want all season dining, lol
 
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Coasternerd said:
If this is the case… the park can take all my money for their food. One of these days I’m just going to have to get the dining plan and eat at each of these places, though at this rate, I may just want all season dining, lol
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All-season dining is well worth it if you go to Kings Dominion a couple of times a year.
 
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