Review of The Republic Restaurant

More gluten tolerant than gluten friendly.

There is no separate gluten free menu, at least not for lunch.

$2 upcharge for a gluten free bun put my lunch (only a burger, no drink) just under $20 after taxes. You do have the option of getting the burger on lettuce.

No dedicated frier, so no fries (or anything fried for that matter), but you can swap in a salad. For lunch, your options are somewhat limited. I thought this place was supposed to be great for people with celiac's/GF, but maybe that is more for the dinner menu.

Overall, the food was good and they seem to be aware of gluten issues, if you ask (the server wasn't offering up much for information if I didn't specifically ask. I think I would have ended up with gluten contaminated fries if I didn't ask about the frier). I felt fine afterwards. No pain or gastrointestinal issues.

Calling this an amazing place for gluten free is a bit of a stretch. Again, dinner may be a different story, but I was fairly underwhelmed and probably won't go back. There are some better options in the area that I will probably stick to, though with a very different menu. I'm afraid to see what the dinner menu prices are seeing as how the lunch pricing was in the typical dinner menu range.

They did have one gluten free beer and a cider or two.

Celiac friendly?

Yes