Hooter's Gluten Free Menu Items and Options in 2024

Hooters is a popular chicken wing bar and grill restaurant chain. Now the chain has hundreds of locations all over the world.

The first Hooters opened October 4, 1983, in Clearwater, Florida. The Original Six founders were quickly detained for impersonating restaurateurs, but fortunately for America, they were soon allowed to go about their business. During its history, the Hooters concept has remained true to its roots. The current logo, uniform, menu and ambiance are all very similar to what existed in the original store. The casual beach-themed establishments feature music, sports on large flat screens, and a menu that includes seafood, sandwiches, burgers, salads, and of course, Hooters original chicken wings. Others have arrived, departed, and even flat out copied our formula, but we remain the genuine original. (source)

Let’s find out if this popular wing chain has gluten free options…

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What is gluten free at Hooters?

In this article and guide, we’ll highlight all the gluten free menu items, sides, and other gf options available at Hooters.

The company shares the following allergy warning on their website.

All fried ingredients are cooked in shared fryers and maybe exposed to all allergens/animal products. For this reason, guests with food allergies should avoid fried items.

Hooters Gluten Free Menu

These are all the gluten free options we could find at Hooters. Note all items listed below do not contain wheat or gluten, based on information we found from their Nutritional Info PDF. We also found information in this Nutritional Menu PDF.

Notice anything missing or incorrect? Leave a comment below. This article was last updated: April 24, 2023

Appetizers

Unfortunately, all of Hooters’ appetizers contain wheat/gluten.

Wings

These are all of the wing options at Hooters that are free from wheat/gluten ingredients.

Smoked Wings
Roasted Wings

Burgers

Unfortunately, all of Hooters’ burgers contain wheat/gluten. You may be able to get a burger without the bun, but there is no way to ensure the safety of this for people with Celiac Disease or an allergy to gluten.

Sandwiches and Tacos

Unfortunately, all of Hooters’ sandwiches and tacos contain wheat/gluten.

Seafood

These are all of the seafood options at Hooters that are free from wheat/gluten ingredients.

Steamed Shrimp
Alaskan Snow Crab Legs

Salads

Unfortunately, all of Hooters’ salads contain wheat/gluten.

Fries and Sides

These are all of the side options at Hooters that are free from wheat/gluten ingredients.

Celery
Bacon

Sauces

These are all of the sauce options at Hooters that are free from wheat/gluten ingredients. We found limited information about the wing sauces and dry rubs unfortunately. You’ll need to confirm with the staff at a restaurant.

Ranch
Bleu Cheese

Dressings

Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinaigrette

Desserts

Unfortunately, all of Hooters’ desserts contain wheat/gluten.

Beverages

These are all of the beverage options at Hooters that are free from wheat/gluten ingredients.

Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Mug Root Beer
Mountain Dew
Sierra Mist
Red Bull
Red Bull Sugar Free
Red Bull Tropical
Red Bull Orange
Sweet Tea
Iced Tea
Blackberry Iced Tea
Mango Iced Tea
Passion Fruit Tea
Lemonade
Blackberry Lemonade
Mango Lemonade
Passion Fruit Lemonade
Milk

Alcohol

These are all of the alcoholic beverage options at Hooters that are free from wheat/gluten ingredients.

Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider
Margaritas
Wine
Sangria
Various Shots/Hard Liquor Types

Photo: Hooters Facebook page

Items to Avoid at Hooters

Unfortunately all of the naked wings are considered gluten containing, so this just limits you to the smoked or roasted wings.
Sauce ingredients are not specified so be careful and ask staff!
Very few of the sides are gluten free outside of the celery and bacon.

Summary of Gluten Free Menu Options at Hooters

Pro tips and a quick summary of everything gluten free at Hooters

When you order at the restaurant or online/in the app for delivery/pickup, tell them you have an allergy or Celiac Disease so they take precautions with your food.
Hooters has very limited food options. Proceed at your own caution if you have a severe allergy, because they do not seem equipped for gluten free preparations. You can get the smoked wings, and a few sauces, drinks, etc.
Hooters has limited reviews on Find Me Gluten Free, but some people mentioned having a decent experience depending on where they were. Some people even mentioned that they have a separate fryer for the naked wings, and they didn’t have a reaction. But we cannot recommend this for all stores. It is important to ask staff, and if there is someone who understands the allergy at that location, they may have more information for you.
Personal experiences here are unknown, but I will update this post if I ever get to try the limited options available at Hooters for people allergic to gluten.