Sara M.
Yelp
We were so excited to go here, and prior to making a reservation I called and talked to someone on the phone about gluten free options. They reassured me they had options, and as I was looking over their online menu she let me know of options I could eat, having celiac disease (gluten free). There were lots of options for me (over the phone) but when I got there I was heavily disappointed.
When we arrive we were greeted and seated. I asked for a gluten free menu and she said the server could go over the options with me. They bring us some chips, that we're not GF as they are made in the same fryer as breaded/floured items. Yuccas, plantains, and other items (especially sides) I could not have either. (Which also meant if I got ceviche I would be eating it with a fork).
Many meats had wheat in the marinade, the avocado salad option was not Gf, and I was told the chicken and rice dish could be made gluten free. We were taking Bart into SF and I was so scared I would get sick on our way to see the show (or during the show) at the Orpheum Theater. So I ordered that and a GF Ceasar salad.
Reading the menu, the chicken and rice dish was cooked in Peruvian beer. Beer has barley (what, malt, barley and rye are the items people with celiac can NOT consume). The survey reassured me they would make it not with the beer. I was nervous to try, but nothing else was GF. The waiter even said that he could use better training on why gluten free is, as they really don't know.
They bring out the salad with croutons on it. I told the food runner that I needed GF, no croutons. She asked if I ordered it that way, she went and confirmed with the server that I did order it that way. I told her a new one has to be made or I'll get sick. We could see the kitchen from where we were seating and the chef looked at me and saw I was watching and made a new salad with no croutons.
They brought me my salad and it was good. The rice dish was good too. Very saffron forward. Would I eat here again? Probably not becuase they were unaware of GF food and why it would be considered Gf or not.