They take celiac disease very seriously and have protocol in place when you alert them. So many yummy sushi options. They do not have a dedicated gluten free fryer.
I had always wanted to try this place but ever since I went gluten free, I thought that I never could. When I found out that they had gluten free options, I was so excited! My husband and I had a great experience here & my gluten free crepe tasted amazing!
The servers were super nice and worked with my allergies of being gluten intolerant and lactose intolerant and there's a lot of good food even though I can't do those two things. 👍
Me and my family usually love Costa Vida, but one of the reasons we loved Costa Vida was their commitment to offering gluten free options with careful food preparation for gluten allergies. Me and my wife both have Celiac disease, and cross contamination is a real concern for us. When we went this last time, they did their whole “change the gloves and wash their hands” routine which I appreciated, but I had just watched the last 10 people in front of us have their meat weighed out on top of their flour tortilla and then the excess just tossed back until the bin. That meat had been in direct contact with gluten and was being tossed over and over again onto a flour tortilla and back into the bin, then back onto someone else’s flour tortilla then back into the bin. Weighing the meat could be done on a separate tray if it really MUST be weighed, but it should NOT be done on top of each customers food with the excess tossed back into then bin. Needless to say, we may end up going elsewhere, which breaks my heart because we have enjoyed Costa vida for years! PLEASE change this policy and stop cross contaminating your food simply because you want to weigh the meat!
We've been here a couple of times since the ownership changed, and both times, the food and service were fantastic. The Mama Mia pizza is the best prosciutto pizza I've ever had - it was loaded! And the gluten-free crust is crispy and tasted great! Highly recommend this place.
The Brazilian stroganoff was amazing and the passion fruit mousse was a fun, new dessert. It's always fun to try something new and look up recipes to recreate at home. The service was friendly and helpful. My husband has Celiac disease and they do a shared fryer, but all the main dishes are gluten-free which is great for us! Would recommend this for casual, quick dining.
Busy, busy time of day and everyone was hustling to serve the patrons. The GM served us - He did ok 😉 Seriously, the service from everyone was excellent. And their gluten free really was gluten free. Thanks.
I like that I can get a gluten free burger and gluten free fries, but it's not great food, just good food.
Suggestions:
- offer a gluten free bun; I'll even pay extra for it. It's too messy to try to eat a juicy burger wrapped in lettuce, and it's near impossible to knife and fork it without a plate.
- diced onions are not compatible with a hamburger. I would much rather have an onion slice.
- I get that overfilling the fry cups makes it seem that I'm getting a lot more fries (which I truly am), but I would just prefer a larger cup that can hold all my fries. I understand I may be in the minority on this one.
Always a great experience here. They are awesome with making sure my food is gluten free....changing gloves, getting new utensils and food containers. I always get the hard tacos with white rice chicken and corn salsa. Definitely could eat here every day!
We LOVE this place!! The food is SO great and the owner is SO kind! We always order the Golden Thai Curry and it never disappoints! I’m so glad we have such a yummy good place so close, so that we can have it often!! Also, this dish is Gluten Free which is also a bonus with my food allergy!!
We love the food here. It’s our favorite hamburger place in the valley. We comes once a month and are always happy. Also best gluten-free buns. Best fry sauce in the valley too! And love those fries.
Very great food and great service! They were so good with kids too!
Their menu had specific labels if a dish was gluten free, vegetarian, or vegan. I found that very thoughtful for those with dietary restrictions.
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