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Red Robin’s Gluten-Free Menu

Last Updated on by the Celiac-Disease.com Staff

Traveling to a Red Robin in the near future? We’ve been doing some research and discovered that Red Robin is one of those good restaurants that actually publishes their gluten-free menu on their website! Unfortunately, they don’t seem to have a direct link to it (you have to email them for a link to the current menu).

Official Website Menu Information: Red Robin’s Gluten-Free Menu
Location Finder: Find a Red Robin Location Near You

For your reference, we were able to obtain a recent Red Robin gluten-free menu, released only a few days ago! If you are viewing this post more than a month after publication, you’ll want to contact Red Robin for the most updated version of their gluten-free menu or use the menu link above simply as a general guide.

For your reference, here is the information provided in Red Robin’s menu:

Red Robin General Information:

  • Red Robin will customize orders to meet dietary needs.
  • Salad Dressings and mayo do contain vinegar in the ingredients list. The vinegar is not malt vinegar.
  • The Red Robin Seasoning is sprinkled on the beef patty and steak fries after cooking. The Seasoning does not contain wheat, barley, oat, or rye glutens. It may contain naturally occurring glutamates. These items can be ordered without Red Robin Seasoning. Please inform your server if you desire no seasoning.
  • Corn strips may be fried in a common fryer.
  • Steak fries are fried in a designated fryer.

Red Robin Produce Items:

  • Salsa
  • Black Beans
  • Turkey Breast Meat
  • Beef patty
  • Lettuce Wrap Burger
  • Carnitas meat
  • Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet
  • Egg
  • Turkey patty
  • Grilled Salmon
  • Rice
  • Side of cooked vegetables

Red Robin Current Entrees:

  • Cobb Salad
  • Crispy Chicken Salad, substitute crispy chicken with grilled chicken
  • Fajita Pollo, minus corn strips.

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.

Ruby Tuesday’s Gluten-Free Menu

Last Updated on by the Celiac-Disease.com Staff

Plan to visit Ruby Tuesdays in the near future? Though this particular restaurant has long been hesitant to actually commit to anything being gluten-free (or to place anything on their official website), it looks like they have finally come out with an official response when asked for a gluten-free menu!

Official Website Menu Information: Ruby Tuesday’s Gluten-Free Menu
Location Finder: Find a Ruby Tuesday Location Near You

For your reference, here is the information we obtained regarding Ruby Tuesday’s gluten-free menu; however, because foods and ingredients are constantly changing, please verify with your server prior to ordering anything off their menu:

Currently all of our fried food is prepared in soybean oil.  Our French fries are fried in the same oil as our breaded items.

Please be aware that we do serve white and wheat hamburger buns which all contain wheat flour. Our premium knot roll and rolls used for Ruby Minis are white bread, while our Golden Bun used for most burgers is a wheat bun. All are made from wheat flour.

The following menu items are acceptable for guests with a gluten intolerance or Celiac Sprue disease:

  • Steaks (with Ruby’s seasoning only)
  • Chicken Oscar
  • Chicken Fresco
  • Any burger without bread (EXCLUSIONS: turkey burgers, the onion tanglers on minis, French fries)

Sides

  • Broccoli as currently prepared
  • Mashed potatoes as currently prepared
  • Baked potato without sour cream
  • Salad bar with discretion (excludes prepared salads on the salad bar)

Acceptable salad dressings:

  • Bleu Cheese
  • Ranch
  • Lite Ranch
  • Honey
  • Mustard
  • Caesar
  • Thousand Island
  • Italian
  • French

Unfortunately, for all other food items, Ruby Tuesday, Inc. cannot provide a listing of allergens that might be present in our menu items for the following reasons:

It is always possible, as we are preparing food in over 800 restaurants every day, that one item will be substituted for another, and that the substitute product’s contents may be different from the ingredients in the products we normally use.

As food is being prepared in our restaurants, it often comes in contact with other food, so even though a specific item may not contain allergens, it could be affected by another food item that does.

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.

Burger King’s Gluten-Free Menu

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While out on the go, finding a gluten-free fast food meal can often be difficult. Throughout most of the country, there seems to be a McDonald’s or Burger King on just about every corner, making those both desirable places to have gluten-free options.

Official Website Menu Information: Burger King’s Gluten-Free Menu
Location Finder: Find a Burger King Location Near You

Below we’ve collected what foods are currently safe to eat at Burger King for your convenience:

Burger King’s Gluten-Free Menu

We’ve put some time into trying to obtain a complete Burger King gluten-free menu but haven’t gotten anything official yet. It seems that big corporations like Burger King have legal departments which won’t allow them to confirm much (if anything) is in fact gluten-free.

That leaves us to dig through their ingredient information on their official website.  So far the only items we’ve been able to confirm are in fact gluten-free are the following:

  • Tendergrill Garden Salad (bring your own dressing)
  • French Fries (these are naturally gluten-free, but confirm your location uses a dedicated fryer!)
  • Pop/ sodas and milk

That is based upon the information available in Burger King’s official ingredient list (PDF) and allergens list.

Unfortunately, this is not a very extensive list, leaving a lot to be desired for someone on a gluten-free diet. If you are forced to eat fast food, give Wendy’s a try, or McDonald’s if that is the only alternative in your area.

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.

Gluten-Free Restaurant Locations in Richmond, Virginia

Last Updated on by the Celiac-Disease.com Staff

If you are on a gluten-free diet and are looking to find some places to eat in the Richmond Virginia area, let me point you toward a great post over at This Chick’s Paradise. In this post, you’ll find a great collection of restaurants in Richmond Virginia that offers a gluten-free menu of some sort and comes with high recommendations from the Celiac community in that area.

For your reference, here is the list of restaurants (with websites!) included in the list:

  • Acacia – gluten-friendly
  • Carrabba’s – gluten-free menu
  • Casa Grande – gluten-friendly
  • Cheese Roll Bake Shop – everything is gluten-free – their rolls are made with tapioca flour
  • Chipotle – everything is gluten-free except the tortillas
  • Curry House – gluten-friendly
  • Extra Billy’s – gluten-friendly
  • The Nile – everything is gluten-free except the baklava
  • Mekong – try the rocket shrimp, soft spring rolls, and the rice bowls
  • Ruth’s Chris – gluten-free menu
  • Sticks Kebob Shop – most things on the menu are gluten-free – they even use wheat-free soy sauce!
  • Thai Diner Too – gluten-free menu

Red Robin Gluten-Free Restaurant Menu

Last Updated on by the Celiac-Disease.com Staff

Are you a Celiac who is thinking about visiting a Red Robin restaurant in the near future? After being in contact with the restaurant, I was able to collect the following information. I’ve also read somewhere to be careful with fries, as this may vary per location:

Below is a current list of gluten-free food item options from the Red Robin menu; however this changes regularly so you’ll want to check out the Red Robin gluten-free menu on our website. Red Robin will do its best to customize orders to meet dietary needs. Hopefully, there’s something on this list you’ll enjoy.

  • Steak Fries
  • Cheese

Produce Items:

  • Guacamole
  • Salsa
  • Black Beans
  • Turkey Breast Meat
  • Beef patty
  • Lettuce Wrap Burger
  • Carnitas meat
  • Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet
  • Egg
  • Turkey patty
  • Grilled Salmon
  • Rice
  • Side of cooked vegetables

Current Entrees Revised:

  • Cobb Salad
  • Crispy Chicken Salad, substitute crispy chicken with grilled chicken
  • Fajita Pollo, minus corn strips.

General Information:

  • Red Robin will customize orders to meet dietary needs.
  • Salad Dressings and mayo do contain vinegar in the ingredients list. The vinegar is not malt vinegar.
  • The Red Robin Seasoning is sprinkled on the beef patty and steak fries after cooking. The Seasoning does not contain wheat, barley, oat, or rye glutens. It may contain naturally occurring glutamates. These items can be ordered without Red Robin Seasoning. Please inform your server if you desire no seasoning.
  • Corn strips may be fried in a common fryer.
  • Steak fries are fried in a designated fryer.

Please inform your server so that he/she can help meet your dietary needs.