MIDA

UPDATE: over a year after my first visit, I returned to Mida for dinner with some friends. The truly GF menu options are pretty limited, but I ordered the pork ragu pasta with broccoli rabe. The pasta was good but the broccoli rabe was really harsh, like mustard. The pasta was prepared much better this time. Overall, not the best place to go if you want a lot of options but good food if you’re with non-GF people.

FIRST VISIT: I came here almost immediately after they opened this location. The GF options were very limited and the GF pasta was bad. It was undercooked, over salted, and had the texture of lentil pasta. It’s possible it was an issue working out the early kinks, but I haven’t felt compelled to go back.

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

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

— Average

I love the South End location and had been looking forward to the opening of the Newton iteration. They have a pizza counter where a food preparer is tossing pizza crusts into the air right where the kitchen door is. Imagine my horror seeing the cloud of flour that the servers walked through with the dishes. The place has gluten free options, but the whole place is cross-contaminated with fresh constant clouds of flour. Nothing can be safe in this circumstance I am sorry to say.

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?

— Average