PF Chang’s suggestions

[goohsmom]

But how annoying do I sound saying “I’ll have the steamed broccoli with beef and don’t put any sauce on it and no rice…” ugh

Not annoying at all. You’re the customer, you know what food works for you. Say it nicely without dissing the rest of the menu and no one will bat an eye. I do things like this at our office cafe, especially on Thursday. It’s taco salad day, or greens day as I call it, so I get just plain chicken (well, there are some spices on it), double greens, and salsa. I add an avocado at my desk.

[PaulL]

this incredibly attractive fellow looked at me like I was dinner

A happy ending all round, then. Yay!

[Mel_Simpson]

You’ve been at it for 5 years.
When I say the odd meal I dont mean random…plan it out. Every 3 months or so or when you have a special occasion.
It is actually good for your body to shake things up sometimes as long as you dont get cravings. After 5 years you are a pro at this.
Sounds like there are some options for you
Let us know what you ended up doing and eating??

[kandescent]

Let us know what you ended up doing and eating??

Wasn’t much food eating going on.

this incredibly attractive fellow looked at me like I was dinner…neither of us was particularly interested in sticking around to eat, lol!

needless to say the night went great and I didn’t have to figure out how to navigate their menu!

[Emacfarland]

Yes it all ended well…hopefully I didn’t make things sound more salacious than they were ! But hilariously we ended up at Village Inn, maybe around midnight and I plowed through a plate of bacon and eggs- so I was able to tell him what I do, why I’ve been on keto so long. He teased me by offering me a bite of his pancakes

[Emacfarland]

It was fun…and now I know how to navigate that restaurant if I go again and actually eat dinner