Review of Dalie's Smokehouse

We’ve been here before in the past, but this was the first time since developing my non celiac gluten sensitivity as part of my autoimmune disease.

We went for my brother in laws birthday dinner and I was skeptical at first due to the reviews here.

We went in an I order a 2 meat plate - pulled rib meat and brisket with sides of slaw and Billy Goat Chips since I know those are prepackaged.

We also wanted to share the BBQ Nachos but had no idea if they were GF and there is nothing listed on their menu in store or online regarding any food allergies or sensitivities. The chaser taking our order had a pamphlet and looked it up and sure enough it was GF. Cool, so we ordered that too.

This is where it gets bad:

Food company out quick. My BIL got the pulled rib plate (no other meat) and his came out with 2 slices of diagonally cut white Texas toast thick white bread touching his meat. That was NOT listed in the menu. I start to get nervous. My plate is the last to come out. My 2 meats are piled high on a huge hoagie. Again, this was NOT specified in any menu. I tell the server that I’m GF and cannot eat this, and there was no mention of it on their menu. She apologized and took it back to make a new plate. I can only hope they didn’t just scrape the meat off and reserve it.

The brisket was good, not the best I’ve had though. The pull rib meat was also decent but it was slathered in sauce, again that wasn’t mentioned at all on the menu. I’ve heard some of their sauces are not GF so I got super nervous about that too.

It’s been 12 hrs and no reaction thankfully. I’d be limping and no excruciating pain by now if I did.

Overall the food was decent, not as good as I remember, but the GF safety was barely present. Make sure you ask the cashier and specify no bread when ordering.

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?

— Not Much/None

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

— Average