I am from Michigan but just returned from a weekend trip from San Jose, California (joined my husband there while on a business trip). We came across some great restuarants with fantastic gluten-free options while there and I didn't have a reaction. First is Sino (sinorestaurant.com) on Santana Row in San Jose. Chef Barney said that he gets 2-3 gluten free diners there every week. He was very knowledgable. He whipped up a sauted Sea Bass with fried shrimp (breaded with tapioca flour, clean pan) in a tomatoe cilantro broth. It was great. Another restaurant that was AWESOME we came across in Carmel. It's called Julihanh (julihanh.com) and it is a Vietnamese/French/Asian fusion restaurant. Really casual and cute. The menu is outstanding and the food was wonderful. They have a lot of spring rolls, rice vermicelli, and rice dishes. If I had a place like that where I lived I would go there everyday..I loved it. The complete menus are online to check out. Have fun!

This is good news, my best friend lives in San Jose and that sounds like a place we can go.

I lived in the Carmel area for seven years, wish I'd known about that! (Wish I'd known about celiac disease also, back then.....could have changed many things)! Thanks for the info!

Susan