Review of El Pinto Restaurant

This large, mid-scale, casual restaurant has very good Tex-Mex food and the staff is friendly and well-trained regarding gluten-free. As an out-of-town celiac, I was pleased with the gluten-free menu choices. Tell your server you must have gluten-free because of allergy. Some sauces come in both gluten-free and non-GF versions. The tortilla chips are fried in dedicated oil separate from other foods. We ate there three times in one week and I never got sick (chips and chile sauce, chicken enchiladas, pinto beans, rice, huevos rancheros with papas (fried potatoes), and a green chile burger on GF bun). My wife was very pleased with all her non-GF meals. Very nice interior décor and two very attractive patio dining areas. Located on the north side of Albuquerque about 10 minutes from the hot air balloon park and about 1½ miles west of I-25.

Celiac friendly?

Yes