Review of Morimoto Napa

They happily gave me the gf menu and I saw that it listed fried rice and sushi on there, things I wouldn’t expect because of the soy sauce and malt vinegar used for them. So I ask the server, who said that they do indeed have soy sauce and malt vinegar in the gluten free options, and he asked me if I have celiacs. I told him no, I don’t have celiacs, but I will get sick if I eat gluten. He said “some people don’t react to the gluten in the malt vinegar and soy sauce if they don’t have celiacs,” I expressed confusion and said that with a gluten intolerance of any kind, you can’t have gluten…his explanation didn’t make sense to me but he seemed to think that if you don’t have celiac disease, then you can have their food, but if you do have celiac disease, then you can’t. I was frustrated so I just order the salad and their cooked mushrooms. When they brought out the mushrooms, I said they were mine. They came out again a few minutes later with “gluten free mushrooms.” Maybe it was my mistake but I assumed the mushrooms were gluten free already, but it turns out the mushrooms I had already started to eat were not gluten free and were for a different person on my table.

The salad I got was very delicious, though, and the servers were very nice in general.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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?

— Good