Here's a list of “safe” restaurants and other businesses in the St. Peters / St. Charles / St. Louis, Missouri area — but I always check each time I go in, as they sometimes change gloves and procedures. Many thanks to those willing to make a safe place to enjoy dining and visiting with friends!

1. •Casa Gallardo
   

2. •Cracker Barrel
   

3. •Crooked Tree Coffee House - 636-669-5282
   

4. •Culpepper's  3010 West Clay, St. Charles  636-916-3102
   

5. •Cyrano's Coffee Cafe & Dessert
   

6. •Dairy Queen - 1450 Jungs Station Rd,
   

7. St Charles, MO 63303 - 636-928-1344
   

8. •Denny’s - 3939 S Outer Rd #2012,  St Peters, MO - 636-928-4559
   

9. •Domino’s - 45 Charlestowne Plaza,
   

10.   St Charles, MO - 636-447-7070
    

11. •Flaco’s Cocina  8400 Delmar
    

12. •Grappa Grill
    

13. •Jack-in-the-Box
    

14. •Romano's Macaroni Grill  St. Peters
    

15. •Magpies 
    

16. •McDonald’s
    

17. •Miss Aimee B’s Tea Room - 636-946-4202
    

18. • Miss Sheri's         Warson Woods,
    

             9967 Manchester Rd.   (314) 968-9995

1. •Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
   

2. •O'Charley's
   

3. 3995 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
   

4. St. Peters , MO 63376
   

5. (636) 928-2000
   

6. •Outback Steakhouse -
   

7. 1620 Country Club Plaza Dr,
   

8. St Charles, MO - 636-940-9409
   

9. •Ponderosa
   

10. •Provisions
    

11. •Scottish Arms
    

12. •Sherlock’s  5373 Highway N, Cottleville
    

13. •St. Louis Bread Company  Not all safe, ask! (known as Panera's in other localities)
    

14. •Spiro’s - 636-916-1454. Two locations: Bluestone Dr., St. Charles; Natural Bridge by UMSL (special order w/ Spiro)
    

15. •Steak n Shake
    

16. •Uno Chicago Grille
    

17. •Mid-Towne IGA (Julie) at 317 Hawthorne, St. Charles, MO - 636-724-6500  and now carry Better Life Products
    

18. •Pappas Toyota's waiting room
    

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Latex Allergy

Avoidance is the only real treatment for latex allergy -- stay away from latex as much as possible; especially stay away from balloons, which put latex molecules into the air as they are inflated, as they deflate, and when they POP!

Visit http://www.latexallergyresources.org/ for more information.

Dr. Peterson is a kind and gentle and skilled dentist  who has NO LATEX GLOVES!! 

http://www.stpetersdentalcare.net/

The St. Charles YMCA on Shady Springs Drive and the McClay Library at 2760 McClay Road in St. Charles have both banned balloons.

Margie at Gene's Shoes on Main Street, St. Charles checks with shoe manufacturers to find safe shoes. Visit them online at http://www.genesshoes.com

Decent Exposures  excellent latex-free undergarments and swimwear.

Customer service will carefully check for latex:

http://www.natlallergy.com/

http://www.landsend.com/

http://www.llbean.com/

http://www.sunprecautions.com/

Plastibands, Sanford erasers,

3M Superior Mousing Surface Mousepads -- all good.

Latex allergy guidelines for food -- don't handle/prepare food wearing latex gloves; don't handle dishes with latex gloves; don't bring balloons into room or near me.

Related food allergies -- I must avoid these: potatos, kiwi, bananas, avocados, chestnuts. Some can’t have strawberries.

Alert:

Some who are allergic to latex are also allergic to aloe vera, which is now commonly added to soap, lotions, shampoos, and other personal care products.

My eco-broker friend Chris Andrews helped design my home, advising me on eco-features including the location (windows facing South) and cork floors.

Info on Green Homes   http://www.stlbesthomes.com/

Better Life for safe cleaning products -- www.cleanhappens.com