Brick Street Cafe

I was very hesitant to eat here because this whole place is pure chaos, but we arrived around 7:30pm and we’re exhausted from a day of travel so it is the only option in the hotel. Everything is paperless so you scan a QR code for the menu, and if you have allergies a manager will come have you scan another QR code for an (poorly designed for mobile) interactive allergen menu. I’m also allergic to dairy so the options were.. plain chicken! Shocker, right? They did extra veggies because after closer inspection the executive chef realized they did actually contain dairy. He came out to tell me before making my dish, which I really appreciated. The food was decent.

Breakfast is a family style meal, so again I had trepidations. But they have a laminated sheet that is much easier to read than the QR code menu. They brought out the sausage and bacon on a platter, then everything else out on separate plates (gf waffles, fruit, eggs, two different tots as the regular are fried in a shared fryer but they bake the GF ones, and gf toast.)

It exceeded my expectations, to be sure. And I haven’t felt sick (I get a reaction immediately basically).

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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Good

Other Characteristics

• Good for breakfast/brunch
• Good for dairy-free
• Good for dinner
• Good for kids
• Good with other allergies
• Reservations recommended

The complimentary breakfast has an amazing gluten friendly platter, including eggs, bacon, sausage, tater tots, toast, and waffles. The dinner menu has a qr code for an interactive menu which let's you select your allergens (including wheat and gluten) to show you your options with gluten free or gluten free with substitutions.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Other Characteristics

• Good for breakfast/brunch

They did their best to accommodate but cross contamination is real there. Found a whole wheat pasta in my breakfast bacon.

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

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Average

Had Dinner and breakfast at Bricks Family Restaurant in the Legoland Resort Hotel. This is the only dining option in the hotel.

Dinner is served family style, so most of the dishes cannot be modified.

The waitress was accommodating in asking the back for details on menu items. Unfortunately, there just wasn’t a whole lot on offer. We were told they had GF pasta, cauliflower crust pizza, and burger buns.

We opted for the pizza, server told us that the trays the pizza is baked/served on are all shared, but they are washed between dishes.

The mocktail my daughter ordered was served with a twizzler in the drink, we sent it back to have it remade and the waitress was nice enough to bring out gummy worms which she looked up the name brand of and assured us they were gluten free.

Chocolate cake was the dessert option, it was a dense fudge like tart served with berries and whipped cream and was very delicious.

For breakfast, it’s a buffet with typical hotel breakfast options. We were able to speak to a manager who walked through and said what would be safe, but she also offered to make a platter of eggs and bacon in the back and bring it out to our table. They had GF hamburger buns which they warmed and brought to the table as our ‘toast’ option. The manager said the sausage links contained wheat so she brought out the plant-based option instead that was GF. We grabbed some whole fruit and fruit salad from the buffet as well as packaged condiments and drinks.

Overall the staff tried their best to be accommodating, I think the protocols and options aren’t the best but I hope they will improve.

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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Average

Other Characteristics

• Dog friendly
• Good for breakfast/brunch
• Good for dinner
• Good for kids
• Reservations recommended

Had dinner here and got a burger on gf bun. I am very sensitive and had no reaction. We also got grilled veggies, gf cauliflower crust pizza, and house salad. They were knowledgeable and provided an allergen list at the hostess check in.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

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

No safe option breakfast for a severe CD allergy! They will not cook anything for you. The hostess is too busy to get the manager and the manager is too busy to get anything for you without you getting really frustrated. The kitchen is too busy to give you accurate and safe recommendations. The buffet fruit looks contaminated being next to gluten food. I wanted them to just get me a fruit cup from the back daily and everyday apparently I was causing problems for them to get me that tiny 1 cup of fruit from the container before it hit the buffet . So if you think that the cook would accommodate you just know it will not happen. They do not prioritize kids/people with allergies. In my experience on this first time experience they do not care here in NY. At the park I did not eat just brought my water. Everything had gluten. At dinner at Bricks I was able to order a gf vegan cheese cheese pizza (only safe option) daily that is the only thing I ate there no gf deserts. It was a very complicated experience and I hope they change there ways. I was shocked to experience this actually! How can still happen as CD is much more common now and people are somewhat aware.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None