Review of Union Straw

The restaurant is awesome, very friendly and took great care to keep orders celiac friendly with baked items over fryer cross contamination.

I ordered wings with the dry rub. A little high on paprika and low on salty/savory, but I hadn’t had wings out for so long, that I devoured them.

Ordered ratatouille, but they had to leave out the breaded eggplant. That left a big miss on flavor, on top of the veggies being sliced and grilled over sautéed in butter with thyme. It was tasty in an “a’dente presentation” that persevered the texture instead of melding the flavors from each veggie preserved by the dairy fat. I also would not have added cilantro to the mix over thyme.

I had the pork belly burnt ends and they were also fantastic even though they were baked instead of fried. I’m not sure which sauce worked best, because my first pork belly burnt ends was very Kansas City while these were plain. I tried the Carolina, but it was heavy on the mustard and vinegar like it should be, and also tried the spicy bbq which was heavy on the spicy and thin on the molasses. I think there is a happy medium sauce somewhere that comes in with a little sweet to compliment the richness of the belly. I think you should ask to sample any sauce to find what works for you.

I cannot stress just how great this place is for people wanted to be truly gluten free. If they can reserve a little eggplant without breading and add the butter and thyme back into the ratatouille I feel like this a real winner of a place! Still no regrets and please give this place a try.

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

— Very

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Good