Bruster's Real Ice Cream

Their black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream was yummy and 100% gluten free, as certified by my gut. However, it was not as good as the same flavor made by Graeters ice cream (found in Cincinnati, OH)!

I asked the woman helping me, at the window, for a list of their GF ice creams. She said that they didn’t have one. I then asked if I could see an allergy list for the ice creams, and the manager said they didn’t have one. I was very disappointed, as I thought to was standard have an allergy list on hand for customers. It wasn’t worth the risk to purchase.

Celiac friendly?

No

It was getting late at night and we wanted some good ice cream so we drove from Massanutten resort down to Bruster's and were not disappointed. Two of our family members are gluten free so the one got a chocolate shake and the other got two scoops (chocolate almond coconut and coffee chocolate chip) and they were both happy. My other son got two scoops in a waffle cone (white chocolate raspberry and I don't recall the other flavor) and I got a peanut butter cup sundae made with the banana chocolate chip ice cream. Everyone's ice cream tasted fantastic - enough so that my boys wanted to go back the next day but we'd run out of time!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Nothing marked as gluten free on the menu and the company does not guarantee any ice cream as gluten free.

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

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

— Poor

Best ice cream ever. I have ate the chocolate and cherry vanilla with no problem.

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

— Very

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

Spoke to a manager and she said they can’t guarantee any flavor to be gluten free as there is cross contamination in the factory where the ice cream is made.

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

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

— Poor

Specifically explained our new celiac diagnosis means that she can’t have cookies/“dirt”, and asked for the scoop to be washed first, and for them to use the chocolate ice cream in the back that hasn’t been opened yet if possible. Daughter asked for chocolate ice cream with m&ms and gummy worms. The ice cream came out and the worms were covered in cookie crumbs.

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

Servers could not say that anything was gluten free except the shaved ice.

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

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

— Poor