Andales Tex-Mex Grill & Cantina

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor
enhancer and is used my many restaurants. Although
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified
MSG as a food ingredient that's "generally recognized as
safe," the use of MSG remains controversial. Over the
years, the FDA has received many reports of adverse
reactions to foods containing MSG. These reactions -
known as MSG symptom complex - include:

Although researchers have found no definitive evidence
of a link between MSG and these symptoms, they
acknowledge that a small percentage of people may
have reactions to MSG.

(Information from www.MayoClinic.com)

Andales spent more than a year working with our
suppliers to get rid of the MSG in our food. Although we
have never added MSG, we discovered that it was in some
of the ingredients we were using. Finding MSG-free
ingredients was not easy. We had to find new sources and
push our suppliers for more information than they
sometimes had readily available.

As you might suspect, MSG-free ingredients are not as
common and, as a consequence, sometimes cost more.
We already have established a tradition of using fresh
ingredients, prepared from scratch daily, a "more
expensive" way of preparing restaurant food, so the
inclusion of MSG-free ingredients was an obvious choice to
make.

Recently we had a prospective diner come in who has
severe reactions to MSG. When she inquired about our
food and we told her what we had done, she beamed with
joy. Her smile made all of our efforts worthwhile.

If you have a dietary question about our foods, please just
ask. We're honored to have the opportunity to provide you
with the best Tex-Mex food in Tulsa!