Dreamland Bar & Diner

I get taken here quite a bit by groups of friends or out of towners that want a neat atmosphere. TBH there’s little that I can eat, but that isn’t the biggest issue. What is the issue is a cascade of failures that happened yesterday. - went to brunch, there were two entire options 1) Cobb salad 2) mushroom scramble. Went with the mushroom scramble - I asked if the sausage as a side would be safe, if not, I’d do bacon. Waiter came back and said sausage and bacon were both cooked on a shared flat top. I said thanks for letting me know and I’d skip them - food came with a two sides, some leafy greens and some hash browns. I ate the eggs without thinking but the hash browns I waited to ask the waiter if they were also cooked on the shared flat top. He said yes they were but they’d cleaned it last night and it was “still kind of early in the day”. I gave the potatoes to my fiance and realized that if he didn’t tell me about the potatoes, what surface were the eggs cooked on? I’d eaten half of them at this point and was basically ready to call it quits. So, maybe the eggs were kinda safe?

Long story short, idk if there are any surfaces that are remotely safe

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?

— Average

I told them I was celiac and the manager was so accommodating and told me they have a dedicated small area to prep with their gluten free bread for anything in the menus that they could sub out for it. I went for the avocado toast. Let me tell you everything about it was heavenly, the GF bread was toasted in a celiac safe place and not the main griddle, and it tasted like brioche. Highly recommend. I’ll be back.

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

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