Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve received several requests that we research Ruth’s Chris steakhouse and publish any known gluten-free information. Because this steakhouse is found all throughout the United States it made sense for it to be the next restaurant featured here.
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Unfortunately, a review of their official website didn’t uncover any official gluten-free menu information so I decided to do some additional research and see what I can find. Steakhouses typically have several foods which can easily be prepared gluten-free and it appears that Ruth’s Chris steakhouse is no exception.
Here are the menu items we’ve been able to confirm are gluten-free (as is the standard disclaimer, please make sure to educate your server of cross-contamination concerns):
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Gluten-Free Menu
Appetizers/Soups/Salads
- Barbequed Shrimp
- Shrimp Remoulade
- Onion Soup (no croutons)
- Ahi Tuna is (no sauce)
- All salads (no croutons)
- All salad dressings except Ranch
Entrees
- All entrees (steaks are only seasoned with salt, pepper, and butter)
- Stuffed Chicken Breast (no Ranch dressing)
Sides
- All potatoes are acceptable with the exception of Au Gratin and French Fries (both are fried in the same fryer as the Onion Rings)
- All vegetables are acceptable except Creamed and Au Gratin.
Desserts
- Chocolate Sin Cake
- Crème Brulee
- Berries with Cream
So there you go. Not a bad selection at all! As always, when dining out gluten-free, do your due diligence and make sure the staff understands your needs. There are very few restaurants that are 100% gluten-free, so cross-contamination is always a risk. If you don’t feel comfortable with what you are hearing from the staff, perhaps it is best to dine elsewhere.
For information about other gluten-free restaurants menus, check out our gluten-free restaurants page.
Have you eaten gluten-free at a Ruth’s Chris steakhouse before? Please share your experience in the comments!
Their chocolate roll is also gluten free. They will also tweak any menu item to make it gluten free.
We have eaten at Ruth Chris two times with good results. They are very helpful and mentioned to us that their steaks are cooked with butter, salt, and pepper. My wife is extremely sensitive so if Ruth Chris works for us, you all should be good as well.
Hi, Just a note that you need to call ahead to ensure availability of items. Our server informed me that the creme brulee is no longer GF due to cross contamination. The chocolate sin cake needs to be a previously called in request. He advised me to call at least 3 days in advance if I knew I would be dining at the restaurant so that they could make it.
I was also told that many of the salad dressings are no longer gluten free. And none of the special sauces and preparations for their steaks are okay.
Thanks.
Lauren – thanks for the heads up about changes at Ruth’s Chris. Sounds like either they have an overly eager legal dept. that made them change their stance about what they could say was gf – or they really didn’t know what they were doing in the fist place. Sadly, the latter is a common problem and it’s only gotten worse since the gluten-free diet became somewhat known as the new diet fad. Many restaurants don’t actually get that most of us are not eating gf to be trendy, but are taking care of our health.
My wife ordered off the GF menu and had a reaction after eating the salad with one of the dressings off of their GF menu. We had the manager check the ingredients of the dressing and it contains Modified Food Starch. I agree that they might not know what they are actually calling Gluten Free to be exactly that. Not sure why a high end place would get their dressing from packets and not actually make it from scratch so they would know exactly what the ingredients were!
My wife ordered off the GF menu and had a reaction after eating the salad with one of the dressings off of their GF menu. We had the manager check the ingredients of the dressing and it contains Modified Food Starch. I agree that they might not know what they are actually calling Gluten Free to be exactly that. Not sure why a high end place would get their dressing from packets and not actually make it from scratch so they would know exactly what the ingredients were!
AWESOME Gluten Free Menu! It is so nice to be able to dine out and ENJOY such delicious food! We absolutely LOVE the atmosphere, the servers, and the lightening. Thank you Ruth Chris!!!
I had a wedge salad with steak and mashed potatoes, all of which are on the gluten free menu and got extremely sick. If you are very sensitive to gluten, don’t eat at the Ruth’s Chris in Walnut Creek Ca.