This is our restaurants category featuring both small businesses and fast food. Discover restaurants that specialize in gluten free and see what you can eat at popular chains!
There has been chatter around the web about some big news! Wendy’s, the American fast food chain known for their burgers and frosties, is reportedly testing gluten free buns at certain locations in Springfield, Missouri!
Here is everything we know about this!
Jollibee is a popular Asian restaurant brand from the Jollibee Foods Corporation. They have over 70 locations in North America, and more than 1300 locations around the world! I recently discovered they were also the owners of popular burger chain, Smashburger, so I thought it would be awesome to cover Jollibee next. What is … Read more
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs is a popular brand and restaurant chain known for their world famous hot dogs. They recently revamped their menu and we’ve been getting a lot of searches for the gluten free options, so we decided to cover it!
‘With more than 100 years of tradition serving America’s most famous hot dogs, fries and more, Nathan’s Famous spent 2019 revamping its menu with James Beard Award winner, Mark Miller. The goal was to give the Nathan’s Famous menu a unique identity.’
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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is a popular barbecue restaurant and blues venue known for its slow-cooked, smoked meats and Southern-style dishes. It was founded in 1983 in Syracuse, New York, initially as a mobile concession stand at motorcycle events. The restaurant has since grown into a small chain known for its casual, rustic atmosphere and signature sauces, rubs, and diverse menu items like ribs, brisket, pulled pork, and chicken.
You can find locations around upstate New York along with one in Brooklyn, which we recently visited to try out! 🙂
Let’s find out if this popular bbq chain in New York offers lots of gluten free options…
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Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen is a popular chain in America that primarily has locations in the South in states like Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and surrounding areas. The company is owned by Darden Restaurants which also owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, and a few other restaurant chains.
The menu features a wide range of options, including comfort food classics like chicken tenders and ribs, fresh salads, and hearty entrées/seafood. Cheddar’s focuses on using high-quality ingredients to prepare dishes from scratch daily, ensuring a delicious and satisfying dining experience. They’re also known for their honey butter biscuits, but unfortunately those are not gluten free. 🙁
Let’s find out if this popular made from scratch kitchen offers gluten free options…
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Slim Chickens is yet another American fast casual chain offering, you guessed it, chicken! They have chicken tenders, wings, sandwiches, salads, wraps, sides, and even chicken and waffles. This is a more modern concept on a popular chicken restaurant type, similar to Dave’s Hot Chicken, PDQ, Zaxby’s, Chick-fil-A, Church’s, and Popeyes.
On their Wikipedia page it states: ‘The company has since expanded with more than 100 locations in 19 states, with international locations in the UK and Kuwait. The 100th location opened in Little Rock on December 18, 2020.’
Let’s find out if this growing fast-casual chicken chain has gluten free options…
Crumbl Cookies is a wildly popular cookie chain that was started by two cousins with a big dream. The first store opened in Logan, Utah in 2017 and the chain has expanded rapidly since.
Now they have grown massively! The company shares: “Since opening its doors five years ago, Crumbl has expanded to over 800+ bakeries in 50 states, making it the fastest-growing cookie company in the U.S. In 2023, we expanded internationally and have opened stores in Canada.”
Let’s find out if this popular cookie chain has gluten free options…
Benihana is a popular Japanese restaurant chain known for their hibachi experience where a chef cooks on the flat top grill in front of you. They also have sushi, seafood, and other sides too!
They currently have over 100 locations around the United States and Central/South America. Benihana shares more on their about page:
“Benihana is the leading Japanese restaurant chain in the United States. Our Benihana restaurants are a place to meet new friends, celebrate special occasions or just enjoy an entertaining meal. Our highly skilled teppanyaki chefs slice and dice your meal on teppanyaki grills, providing entertainment as you enjoy traditional Japanese cooking using American favorites like steak, chicken, seafood and vegetables. Benihana restaurants pioneered the communal dining concept in the early 1960’s where up to eight people are seated around a Japanese hibachi grill waiting anxiously for their personal show to begin.”
Let’s find out if this popular hibachi and sushi chain has gluten free options…
Finding gluten free restaurants nearby can be tricky at times, especially depending on where you are located. In cities, it is often easier to find expansive lists with the most recommended gf spots, but what do you do when you’re in a place with less?
We have some tips to help you spot the best places where you can safely eat gluten free!
Pei Wei, also known as Pei Wei Asian Kitchen, is an Asian-inspired restaurant chain offering various dishes such as rice and noodle entrees, protein plates, and soups/salads, along with a multitude of sides. They have quickly grown to popularity and expanded across the United States. Here’s a bit more about them from their website:
“The concept was born from a dream to create a fast-service restaurant that would serve bold, flavorful dishes made with fresh, whole ingredients. The first Pei Wei opened its doors in 2000 in Scottsdale, AZ, and since then, the chain has been dedicated to providing customers with handcrafted dishes that use only the freshest, house-chopped vegetables and whole cuts of white-meat chicken and flank steak.”
Let’s find out if this Asian-inspired chain has gluten free options…