The tacos and the guacamole are great. Not so impressed with the staff.
Great tacos and a good selection of gf options.
Yes
Never made me sick!! The migas breakfast taco (no tortilla strips) and crossroads are delicious. I do not recommend eating the chips, because there is high risk of cross contamination. Be sure to specify that it's and "allergy" not preference and the staff will let the kitchen know.
Yes
Due to the hand crafted nature of our food, variations in our supplier ingredients, and our use of shared cooking and preparation areas, we cannot ensure that our food is free from any allergens. We prepare our foods following procedures to prevent allergen cross-contact, but products containing wheat are made in our kitchens.
Don’t order brushfire chicken. It has gluten in it. Made that mistake and am paying the price for it.
This is one of my favorite go to places. It's one of the few places I can eat out for basically fast food prices. Service is almost always great. I'm celiac and I never have any issues... OK there was that one time when they brought me my taco with a wheat flour tortilla but it was obvious and I sent it back immediately. That was only one time out of countless times eating at torchy's tacos.
Yes
great place to eat. founded in Austin, this business knows gf. pricey, and your are only buying one taco per price on the menu. but Soooooo good!
Yes
Great GF menu and a gluten free brownie (from an Austin bakery) available. Eastcider on tap at this location!! Never gotten sick. Love Torchy's.
Summary -
Yummy but had issues ordering from the gluten conscious menu and chips are in shared fryer.
Story -
When I asked the server about gluten they immediately brought over the manager. Manager was great! They brought me the “gluten conscious” menu, explained that the chips are fried separately but the oil from both fryers are combined (so not GF but listed on the menu). I ordered the baja shrimp taco and the brisket taco on corn tortillas, mentioning the gluten allergy/menu to the server.
When the food came out, the shrimp was breaded and fried (so not GF), so we sent back with the server to redo. Then we realized that my partner’s burrito had vegan meat instead of the beef he ordered (burritos are not GF). He mentioned to manager who happened to walk by. Manager went back to kitchen and didn’t come back out until our food was out and correct. Everything was really good, including the mexican rice and street corn sides.
We tried to pay but the manager comped our meal. Very nice!
There is a bar and specialty cocktails but we didn’t try any.
— Somewhat
— Separate gluten-free menu
— Some
— Excellent
I told the server I had celiac disease, explicitly asked her to indicate that I was GF on my ticket, and she did not. She also told me the chips are cooked in the same fryer as everything else, so I did not have any. Anyway, I ordered the airstream salad with the grilled chicken and have been sick all day :(
— Not at all
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Not Much/None
— Poor
Tasty tacos on corn tortillas, no GF info on menu and only 1 fryer.
— Not very
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Some
— Excellent
The person behind the counter seemed a bit unsure in dealing with gluten free requests, but then she also couldn't tell me what white wine they had, so she must have been new. Be sure to look at the "gluten conscious" menu to know your options before you order. That said, the chips are made in a dedicated fryer, and the queso and GF tacos we picked were great.
— Somewhat
— Some
— Good
The person who took my order was very knowledgeable about the menu and which items contained gluten and were safe. Food was absolutely delicious!
— Somewhat
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Most/All
— Excellent