Review of Red's Place

107 North Aurora Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

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I found this restaurant difficult to navigate as a celiac patron - I called in advance to ask about GF options and their menu offers Udi’s GF buns for burgers and a house-made GF flatbread crust. However, they specialize in burgers and according to my server they DO NOT have a separate GF area of their grill (they toast buns on the grill). Fryer is also not dedicated. For flatbreads they put GF/no cross-contamination orders on a separate tray before putting them in the oven, so I had that as the safest option (and it was really good!) but was limited to the flatbreads with no grilled toppings or with toppings that weren’t clearly GF like sauces (so that excludes bacon and grilled chicken at minimum). My server was somewhat knowledgeable and understood the seriousness of celiac/cross contamination (it was even printed on the receipt) but the onus was really on me as the patron to keep asking questions about the different dishes. Overall, I would say that the restaurant is capable of making celiac-safe food, but there are very few options that look safe, the menu isn’t labeled in an accessible way, and it takes effort from a celiac patron to make sure what you’re ordering is okay.

Updated 4 years ago

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