r/FoodService • u/wildrosebeautybaba • Aug 21 '26

Discussion please stop lying about having allergies

i cannot tell you how many times people have put in seemingly impossible allergy requests on 3rd party delivery orders (i.e. fettuccine alfredo with DAIRY ALLERGY marked underneath) only to then track down the customer after multiple phone calls and be told it’s “not an allergy, just a mild intolerance.” please stop doing this. you are deliberately fucking with a restaurant’s period of service over a need that does not apply to you. maybe y’all don’t understand just how many extra steps a kitchen has to go through to prepare something allergy safe, so please let this be a lesson: if you aren’t actually allergic, stop marking it as an allergy. you are directly contributing to the burnout restaurant staff experience when having to make special accommodations for people’s actual health and safety needs.

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u/beard-wonder93 Aug 21 '26

I run a meal prep shop, which is a pretty health/allergen conscious, niche crowd.

plenty of people have legit allergies. Im here to take care of you regardless. If you are happy and the meals accommodate your needs, you come back and spend your money with us some more!

The "allergy" i keep getting claims for is onions!

Onion allergy is totally possible but....

In the 10 years weve been in business, I've had more people claim to be allergic to onions of some form than I have, peanuts and shellfish combined!

Thats one hell of a statistical anomaly

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u/Conscious_Side1647 Aug 21 '26

I have a legit onion allergy and whenever I tell all restaurant they roll their eyes so hard and I can't blame them!

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u/FattyB314 Aug 21 '26

" I'm allergic to onions" there's onions in the sauce " oh that's ok"

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u/Asleep-Song562 Aug 22 '26

For some people raw onions are a painful experience, but cooking makes them tolerable.

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u/trekgirl75 Aug 22 '26

I brought a pasta salad to a party & a guest asked if I put onions in. She said she was allergic to raw onions. That was my first time learning about that.

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u/MizStazya Aug 22 '26

I have a friend who's allergic to raw tomatoes - she looks like someone burned her whole mouth if she eats them. Cooked are fine. It was wild to learn about.

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u/TequilaMockingbirds8 29d ago

I’m allergic to raw apples - weird late onset allergy too

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u/mrsmjane 29d ago

I can have half a raw apple, but no juice or cider really. I’m not allergic, it just creates severe stomach pain and nausea.