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The original batter was made from cornstarch which was very good but not exceptional. Cornstarch batter doesn't taste like wheat flour batter, of course. The proprietor of this Outback location is Tom Propp who does not want to serve anything mediocre to his customers. He experimented with gluten-free flours and products until he found just the right combination.
Once the batter was perfect, Tom started making things other than fried shrimp. Chicken fingers came next and finally the world famous Bloomin' Onion. After these creations were sampled by a few discriminating gluten-free diners, Tom had no choice but to invest in a dedicated gluten-free fryer. Needless to say this was a big investment but one that Tom has never regretted for a moment.
Tom Propp is a bit of a perfectionist regarding the food he sends out to the dining room so it was no surprise that he took time perfecting all the new gluten-free dishes for his expanded gluten-free menu. To date it includes - Mac-n-Cheese, No Rules Pasta, Toowamba Pasta, Kookaburra Wings, Bushman 'Shrooms, Gold Coast Coconut Shrimp, Fried Chicken Tenders and the now world famous gluten-free Bloomin' Onion. Of course the normal gluten-free menu is also available and it's full of many delicious gluten-free selections, including the decadent Thunder From Down Under chocolate dessert. This Outback location even stocks four gluten-free beers and gluten-free buns for burgers and sandwiches - made complete with gluten-free fries!
As everyone in our community knows, good (and bad) news spreads like wildfire so the word got out about Tom's amazing creations and people started coming from near and far to enjoy the new gluten-free menu at the Roswell Outback location. There is a family from TN that comes down most every weekend and sales people that drive through GA and detour to Roswell to enjoy the delectable gluten-free offerings. Any night of the week you'll find multiple tables with gluten-free diners at them.
It would be nice if more restaurant owners and managers catered to our community like Tom does. He's really adopted our community in a way, and those benefiting from his generosity are we're more grateful than words can describe. If you live near an Outback Steakhouse and want to see a gluten-free Bloomin' Onion at your location, please post a comment in the comments section below. There is power in numbers so let's see how much power we really have. I must give a special thanks to Julie and Ashley who asked for what they wanted - and to Tom for answering their call - which in turn totally rocked our world!
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Please please please bring the GF Blooming Onion (and EVERYTHING else that Tom does) to the Toco Hills Outback! I live in town and would go to this Outback at least once a week if you brought it there! I am begging here. I don't know what else to do. On my knees, typing. this is pitiful.
you just gotta bring the gluten free bloomin onion and the kookabera wings to bellingham Ma......
Please bring the Bloomin Onion and all things fried to the Outback by Perimeter. We go Outback in Roswell about once a month but would go more often if I had these options closer. I don't eat fried too often, but when I do its at Outback!! The GF Bloomin Onion is way better than its glutenous counter-part!
I live near the Franklin, TN Outback and we would love to get some extra gf items! We would definitely eat there a lot more often.
I had heard rumors that the bloomin'onion was going gluten free, but heard no more after that. You have no idea how much we'd love to have them available here in Denver. Is it possible?
It would be fabulous to have the GF Bloomin' Onion, etc. at our Round Rock and Waco (TX) Outbacks! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Please bring the GF blooming onion to your Austin (Research Blvd.) location. My family would dine there much more often than we already do.
I would love to go to the Outback here in Round Rock, Texas and have a gluten-free bloomin' onion.
I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to eat a GF Bloomin' Onion in any Los Angeles area Outback. I haven't eaten one of those in at least 7 years! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!
Please bring the GF Blooming Onion to the Austin Research Outback. It would be wonderful to have them again.
Nashville NEEDS (!!!) more GF! Please, please, pretty please? make this available in Nashville.
Please.
There are a lot of Gluten free eaters here who are also persons that like to eat out. (hint: there is a market to do this.)
Wow - Texas sure is well represented here but I don't think Outback is going to pay attention to 10 comments - let's spread the word and get as many comments as we can get so the Outback VIP's take notice.
OMG...I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to try this! Bring it to Chicago, IL!!
South Austin Outback would be a great place to add this option. We have a Brick oven pizza place that offers great gluten free pasta and pizza. The pizza places around here sell out of the gluten free crusts so there is a large demand.
We wrote about this in Gluten-Free Living. We thought it might spread to all Outbacks once it was known how popular and helpful these gluten-free options are! Tom and Julie are great. Glad you are spreading the word about what they have going on at the Roswell Outback. Is corporate listening?
Yes they are...that's why we need a LOT of comments to prove that the Atlanta market is not an exception and many places can (and will) support extended gluten-free menus, as long as the proper training goes into it. Restaurant fryers are not cheap so things will have to change slowly - if they change. I'll post an article about your latest issue soon - thanks for being informative and insightful as always!
Devon, PA would LOVE the GF Bloomin Onion (and anything else they'd like to make GF for us!) Please?
We are frequent visitors to our Manchester, CT Outback - please bring the GF Blooming Onion to the Manchester CT Outback!
OH, THIS WOULD BE GREAT!!!!!!!! EVERYTIME WE GO IN OUTBACK I WISH WE COULD ORDER A BLOOMIN ONION!!!!!!!I HAVE TO EAT GLUTEN FREE FOOD AND YOU FEEL SO BAD WHEN YOU KNOW YOU CANT ORDER SOMETHING!! MAC-N CHEESE AND NO RULE PASTA OH, I WOULD FEEL LIKE I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN!!!!!!!WE GO TO THE OUTBACK IN NAPERVILLE, IL. IT WOULD BE SOOO--- GREAT IF IN ANYWAY YOU COULD PUT IN A WORD FOR US GLUTEN FREE PEOPLE IN NAPERVILLE,IL.
THANKS SO MUCH
FRAN
Kansas City Barry Road, Please bring in Gluten Free Bloomin' Onions! My daughter has cried for them for the two years we have been gluten free. It is her only regret!
I would love the G.F Bloomin onion. I would come just for that! ( Of course I would love the G. F
coconut shrimp as well ) to the Manchester, Ct. Location. Thanks!
The GF choices that Tom's offering at his restaurant sound fantastic. Any or all of the obtions would be welcome at the Manchester, Connecticut restaurant. Thanks.
Please bring the Gluten-Free Bloomin Onion to Middletown, NY!
Oh, wow - how I wish this was available in Columbus, Ohio! (Or maybe not - we'd end up going out way, waaaaay more often, lol.) Please, please consider this for other locations - it would mean more to your GF customers than you realize.
Please bring the GF bloomin' onion to Austin!! I would definitely eat there more often!
Man - you Austin-ites are a determined bunch, that's for sure!
A gluten free bloomin' onion would be aweome, I would love to have it at the Outback in Middletown, NY! (Gluten free bread and coconut shrimp would be nice too!)
YES! Please bring the onion, chicken tenders, pasta, and 'shrooms to Austin (Lamar/71) soon! We love you, Outback1
I'm in Midland, TX, so I'd love to have it here, but I'll settle for Austin since I'm down there several times a year. :-)
I would LOVE to see a GF Bloomin' Onion in Bowling Green, KY. and the fried chicken too!!! I miss fried chicken.. i just can't cook it very well myself :(
I don't know how close the nearest Outback is from here, but I would kill for a Gluten free Bloomin' Onion! I live in Wells, NY.
We would love to see gluten free foods like the blooming onion, bread, chicken nuggets, coconuts shrimp and what ever they can offer along with the excellent foods they already have on their menu's.
Thank you for going to such effort to make dineing a pleasure. It would be so nice to have the option everywere. I live in Biloxi MS. And need more options for dineing out. I was an outback fan before I was diagnosed with celiac and would like to be able to eat my favorite blooming oinion again.
Thanks to all who took the time to comment. I'm compiling all the data that is posted on this article through 7-31-09 and sending it directly to Outback's corporate office. For anyone who doesn't want to post here, I hope you'll consider contacing Outback directly (www.outbacksteakhouse.com) and requesting they bring the gluten-free Bloomin' Onion to your Outback location.
I'm in Phoenix, AZ, near the Metro Center Outback, and I love to see all the gluten-free options. I just recently discovered my intolerance, and am looking for all the GF options I can find!
I can't tell you how thrilled I would be to see gluten free fried foods at my local Outback(s)! Gluten-eaters have no idea the torments we go through as they scarf their way through the cheese fries and bloomin onions while we sit there and drool to no effect. Share the love! Let us enjoy it with you! Please Please Please share your gluten free wonders with us too!
Outbacks Tyngsboro, Bedford, Concord, Portsmouth, anywhere in the New England Area!
im all ready trying to figure out a reason to go to ga so my wife can have this. so i hope the rest of the outbacks pick this up so i can save them mony on the trip.
Thanks for taking the time to post everyone! One thing is for sure, Outback can't say there is no market for this expansion of their gluten-free menu!
Charlottesville, Virginia Location- Please copy Tom and make your gluten free customers more gluten free options! The Gluten free community is growing and so should your menu selections.
Buffalo New York has two locations - Buffalo/Amherst and Buffalo/Hamburg. We would LOVE to see a dedicated fryer - and the GF Bloomin' Onion!
I would love to have the Bloomin Onion GF!!! And the coconut shrimp would be great too at the Idaho Falls, Idaho Location!!! Thanks!!!
Thanks to Tom and Julie we can dine out again without fear! We sampled Outback, Roswell and were tended to as if we were honored guests. The Bloming Onion was incredible and so was the variety my spouse could order from,( even GF beer). Hopefully Outback will realize the leverageing opportunity they can take advantage from nationwide with Celiacs on the increase. Thanks Tom, spread the love!
Please bring blooming onion and coconut shrimpgl
gluten free to Lexington,Ky.
Oh, how we wish this was available in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically Campbell, CA and Dublin, CA. Please bring the Gluten Free dedicated frier to our Outbacks so we too can enjoy the GF Bloomin Onion, Cocoanut Shrimp, Chicken Fingers and French Fries. Thanks!!!!!!
Bring this to Grand Rapids Michigan! We are growing large in the number of celiacs here, and Outback is the BEST!
I live in Jamestown, TN and my closest Outback is in Cookeville, TN. It would be just awesome if they would get a dedicated fryer so we could enjoy the GF Bloomin' Onion, GF Coconut Shrimp, and GF French Fries. A nice GF loaf of bread would be wonderful, too. Thanks.
I would love a gluten free bloomin onion in Valdosta, GA or Tallahassee, FL!!!
bring it to anchorqge, ak!
Need more Gluten Free items in Las Cruces, NM
PLEASE, PLEASE, bring gluten free bloomin onion to Lake Norman, NC
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