Gluten Free (and other allergens free) at The Q

Saturday night the fam and I went to Quicken Loans Arena to see the Lake Erie Monster's play. Older Boy had received tickets as a birthday present courtesy of my Sister In Law. We had not been to a Lake Erie Monster's Game (even though I loved hockey in college and had been to many an Erie Panther's game).

Knowing that the game was going to be a snacking pitfall, I called ahead to see if there was anything safe at The Q for the Little Man's allergies. When I called the number listed on the site, I got the ticket people who couldn't help me and they tried to transfer me but some how I got disconnected. So I sent then a note via the Contact Us Page and I also Tweeted the The Q Girls to see if there was a better phone number I should call.
The next day, a very helpful person who is in charge of concessions at The Q called me back to let me know that there are few things there safe for the Little Man's allergies. At Section 123 on the Main Concourse there is a stand called "Just For Me" and it has gluten free, nut free, dairy free, Kosher, etc. options. The options are limited and they change all the time so what you have one time, may not be there the next time with the exception of Lays Stax Potato Chips. Almost everything is prepackaged so there is a label that you can read. I was pleased that if nothing else, he could have Minute Maid Lemonade and Lays Stax.
The night we went was "Brown's night" and there was a record crowd trying to get autographs from some very popular Brown's players. As luck would have it the "Just For Me" stand was right across from the players so things were a bit chaotic to say the least. We got the lemonade and Stax chips. We also got Surf Sweets jelly beans. I noticed that they had Larabars there, but although those are gluten free, they have nuts so they are not safe for the Little Man. There were hot dogs and if things weren't so chaotic I would have inquired about them. I'm pretty sure they were Sugardale (which are allergy safe for us) but I don't have any information about cross contamination since I didn't ask. There may have been more but the sticker shock of $15.50 for the chips, lemonade, and candy clouded my vision to any other options. Don't get me wrong. I was glad to buy him something at any cost. I was just surprised at how much those items where. I did notice that they had Redbridge GF beer at this stand too. I have no idea how much it cost since my son is only six years old, but if you are of legal age and gluten free, you can drink some brew at The Q.
Another little trick for those of you going to The Q with food allergies. They will search your bags and purse and outside food is not allowed in. But they don't search your pockets. So if you happen to stick a few Enjoy Life Cocoa Loco Bars or GF Crispy Rice Bars in your pocket, you can get them through security with no problem (I'm just sayin').

All in all I was impressed and thankful that The Q has the "Just For Me" stand. And I was impressed at how quickly they called me back. The Monster's game was a fantastic time. Aside from one gentleman by us that may have overindulged a bit, it was a very kid friendly event.