Los Panchos Mexican Grill & Seafood

No gluten free menu. They use soy sauce in beef, chicken broth that may not be gluten free in rice. Chips are fried in same fryer with flour products. The safest dish I could get was grilled chicken or shrimp with whole beans and a salad with lemon and olive oil on side.

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

— Somewhat

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?

— Excellent

The food here is very good. Our server was very knowledgeable and helpful. He told me what dishes and sauces were safe, checked everything for me. My margarita was good too.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

Arguably the best sit down Mexican restaurant in Escondido. All the GF items are clearly marked on the menu. The molcajete is my go-to, never disappointed. Margaritas are nothing to write home about, but the food is on point. I gambled on the chips and salsa on the first visit and definitely got glutinated by those. Next few visits I passed on those and didn’t have any reaction. House made corn tortillas are quite possibly as good as Craft and Taco’s

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

— Not at all

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 is our go-to Mexican place in Escondido. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Celiac friendly?

Yes

The tortilla chips are NOT gluten free. They are fried in the same fryer as the chimichangas and all the other flour stuff. The rice is also cross contaminated in the fryer. However, the fresh corn tortillas are great, the ranchero carne asada was really good, and the beans- best beans ever! I only wish I had rice to go with them, because the veggie substitute was blah.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Very knowledgeable about gluten free food and cross contamination. My son is celiac and they made his food in a completely different area. They even said it would make them feel better if they did that to make sure he was safe.

The staff was amazing, food was great and the owner came to the table to make sure everything was perfect. Lots of gf options available.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Great service and staff provided good recommendations. They don’t have a dedicated fryer so chips were not GF.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Our waitress was very knowledgeable and brought up contamination risk before I even asked myself! The menu is labeled with gluten free items and the rice and beans can be substituted for veggies and whole beans to ensure a celiac friendly meal. Plus, it was delicious!!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Staff was very knowledgeable about Celiac and menu was well marked. Unfortunately by dinner time they could not guarantee the chips were not cross contaminated, so my daughter with Celiac Disease could not have any.

Really great Mexican food; very knowledgable about gluten free/cross contamination concerns! Very happy with our first meal in California.

Love this place! The staff is awesome and knowledgeable and the food is wonderful. GF items are marked on the menu.

Celiac friendly?

Yes