Carmelita's Mexican Restaurant

Lots of gluten free options with none of the worries! Owner has celiac and is truly the sweetest. Good prices and atmosphere. My favorite restaurant.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Love this restaurant so much! The owner has celiac, so is very knowledgeable about gluten and cross-contamination. Almost everything on the menu is GF, and the things that are not are clearly marked. I have been here a number of times, and the food is always delicious and made fresh.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
• Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for takeout

This is my favorite sit down Mexican place for celiac friendly restaurants. Most of their menu is marked GF and they are able to make GF substitutions if needed. They make all of their corn tortillas in house and use them for their chips. We’ve had no issue with the fryer, as I believe only corn tortilla products are fried. I always get the nachos and tacos!! So delicious and the servers/kitchen are great with no cross contamination, as well as being educated on celiac. Love this place!

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

The best gluten free corn tortillas you can buy.

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?

— Excellent

I was here when they first opened (6 years?) And hadn't been back since. I think the food has improved since then. Had a combo plate with salad, rice, beans, steak, guac. It was just right.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Authentic Mexican food & many excellent gf options, including flourless chocolate cake.

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

Incredible service and wonderful food! The owner has celiac so they take cross contamination very seriously. It was our first visit but won’t be our last - we can’t wait to continue to support this family business. My husband ordered his burrito GF so we could share and it was amazing! I had the chicken tostadas and they were excellent. Highly highly highly recommend whether you have celiac or not!

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

The owner is Celiac guys. She’s got this. The food was amazing. They actually have a dedicated space in the GF kitchen where they prepare the few things on the menu (wheat wraps) that aren’t GF. How’s that for a reverse. Really nice food.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
• Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegan options
• Offers outdoor seating

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

— Very

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?

— Excellent

This place is so tasty for both gluten free and non gluten free patrons. The crunchy gluten free shells are delicious! They often have gluten free desserts too. Staff has been very friendly and knowledgeable over the phone whenever we have placed an order. We have been here a few times and I never have had any problems.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Other Characteristics

• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegan options

Excellent food. Very authentic and GF safe. Very happy Everytime. :)

Very good Mexican food! There are a lot of options and desserts

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I am in LOVE with Carmelita's!!!! Theresa (the Owner) is Celiac and everything in the restaurant is SAFE. The have a few GF items on the menu but they are prepared totally separate. I adore going to a restaurant and being faced with the dilemma of so many choices to pick from.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Food & service were both fantastic! Wait staff was knowledgeable about CD. Great to be able to eat out without worrying about getting sick from cross-contamination! Owner even came to talk to us! Wonderful experience, will definitely be going back!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Carmelita's is hands down the best Mexican food I have eaten in a long time. Everything is delicious and prepared fresh. The salsa has a wonderful, mysterious pepper flavor to it and the guacamole is terrific. I had steak tacos and they were perfectly seasoned, juicy and tangy.

Plus -- the restaurant is entirely gluten free with the exception of flour tortillas, which are stored separately from the rest of the food. The owner, Theresa, has celiac disease and takes extreme care to make her menu safe for "people like us." She sat down and chatted with us for a few minutes about how she trained her kitchen staff about gluten contamination. The fryer is gluten-free, and so the homemade tortilla chips are delicious and FRESH.

It is such a relief to have a restaurant where celiacs can eat freely and without worry! Even if I didn't have celiac, I would be coming back here on a regular basis. Even the wines they serve are gluten-free, and you can get bottled local cider if you want.

Also, get the rice pudding.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

ordered the gluten free street tacos....loved them!!! they were supposed to have avacado on them and they didn't. other than that it was really good!!!

The owner has Celiacs. She is very aware of gluten free cooking. Food is authentic, delicious and freshly made. A must eat!!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

100% safe for Celiacs. Luv this place. Everything is amazing.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Celiac friendly?

Yes

New to the CNY food scene, but a continuation of an old favorite. The owner is celiac, you will be safe here! It's a small restaurant in a shopping center, perfect for the weeknight don't wanna cook days. We had a taco salad, enchiladas (not gf), and a house special chicken taco. Taco salad was the least popular, others were very good. Desserts are all gluten free. I plan to try them all eventually. This is a new favorite for us.

Celiac friendly?

Yes