Big Bowl

This is a go to place for us for birthdays and holidays. I always make sure to emphasize gluten free and have never gotten sick here!! Some wait staff is more trained than others, but overall love the food and always feel good eating here.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good selection of healthy options
• Reservations recommended

I’ve successfully ordered online several times and not gotten sick. But we went in person to eat yesterday and when I told the waiter that the gluten allergy menu online said this one dish was okay (I’d gotten it from ordering online before), he said “okay, I’ll change the rice from brown to white” which concerned me because there wasn’t a need to do that. But then the guy subbed out everything he felt like. I’ve gotten the dish before, but he subbed out/removed so much that when I got it, it was just a cup of rice, some spinach leaves, and a piece of avocado. I read his notes on the receipt and rather than saying “gluten free” he wrote “no sauce, sub white rice, no seaweed, no edamame, no lime, no tuna”. The waitstaff obviously just aren’t trained on gluten and that’s fine, I mean I didn’t get sick. But I also paid $20 for rice with spinach leaves.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Below Average

Got very sick here. They didn’t substitute any of the sauces correctly and was sick for days. Will not return.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

Came here for half priced appetizers and everything was amazing! Great portion sizes and even greater prices. Had the summer vegetable roll, chicken satay, and lettuce wraps. The gluten free menu is huge. Great place to satisfy your asian food craving. Will be back soon!

Got sick. Also - server tried to give me my colleague’s non gf meal. If they had protocols they were not following them. Really tired of restaurants telling me how great they are at serving Celiacs and then dropping the ball.

I LOVE Big Bowl. They are fantastic with allergies. I have Celiac and a dairy allergy and they have a clear protocol. Food is prepped in a GF pan, pink slip is filled out and a manager runs the food out separately to the table. All allergy/GF meals come on a red rimmed plate so that the kitchen and you know it’s an allergy/GF meal. I’ve eaten here so many times and have never gotten sick. The veggie spring rolls are a must! Also, the chicken lettuce wraps are AMAZING! You need to try this place if you like asian cuisine.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

They have a gluten free menu. The food is pretty good and I haven’t gotten sick yet!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

they have gluten free cake ! Have not tried it yet but looks good . I love this place and the clear gluten free menu!

No doubt, an excellent meal! Our servers were very knowledgeable, and friendly. It was great to see a well produced menu, and excellently prepared and presented food.

I was so excited to try this place because of its large selection of gf entrees. I ordered some sort of chicken dish. It tasted great. HOWEVER, I got terribly ill afterwards and was in immense pain all night! The waiter came across as not understanding the importance of no cross contamination action, even though I very clearly explained it to him. I was so disappointed! Never want to experience that type of intense pain. Thumbs down for this joint.

Celiac friendly?

No

Large Gluten Free menu with many Chinese and Thai entrees that are normally hard to get as GF. I had Pad Thai with shrimp which was perfectly seasoned and cooked. GF soy and chili sauces at table that you can add yourself. This is a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant and they take great care ensuring safe GF preparation. Top quality food with safe GF practices makes this a great dining destination.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I was pretty impressed with Big bowl. I have several food allergies and they were great about working around all of them. They have an entire gluten free menu which makes ordering a breeze. They wait staff is well informed about the ingredients which was a breath of fresh air. I had the orange chicken and fried rice-which was delicious! They also have GF soy sauce.

amazing gf orange chicken!!

Very helpful staff. When my meal was delivered they said the Gluten Free Thai Chicken. I knew then that they were extra careful.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Just okay. Wasn't thrilled with my food. It wasn't *bad* per say, just wasn't anything to write home about. I don't plan on going back really. I much prefer PF Changs!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

We stopped there because the app said there was gf menu and the reviews were good. We were in town for the GF expo.

We ordered the GF lettuce wraps because the server said that was possible even though it was not on the gf menu. My friend ordered the gf pad Thai. everything tasted really good! we were glad we stopped.

on the way home on our hour + drive, we both started to get sick :( not sure if it was due to ordering something not on the gf menu.

Celiac friendly?

No

Awesome

good size gf menu. tasty and friendly service.

Good gluten free menu. The waitress right away asked if I understood the menu or had any other allergies. It is even safe to create your own bowl here - She wrote "Gluten allergy" all over my order ticket. Yum!

many options can order out or eat in great service to taste great

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I had the green curry with chicken. Had some heat to it, but was some of the best seasoned food I’d had at an Asian restaurant recently. Service was great

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Sensitive celiac and I’ve never had an issue here. Delicious food. Huge GF menu!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

I felt extremely safe eating here. When we were sat down i asked my waitress for the gluten free menu. she knew what to do and gave it to me. after i ordered, she assured me they deal with gluten free needs all the time. I have not gotten sick and i had a great experience.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

As someone GF DF. - I had the Mongolian Beef mixed with the rice noodles vs rice. The sauce was very flavorful but the dish was made with excess oil so that was disappointing. The beef was a bit tough and required chewing. The mushrooms were quite tasty but the dish was heavy on the scallions. My husband had the chicken fried rice. He enjoyed the dish but it had remnants of peanut oil smell. If you have allegories to nuts or peanuts you probably need to be careful or ask if your dishes can be prepared in a separate place.

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good for dinner
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good