Vivo Italian Kitchen

15 recent ratings
$$ • Italian Restaurant
Reported to have a gluten-free menu
Reported GF menu options: Pasta
Safety Rating
14 ratings

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6000 Universal Blvd
Orlando, FL 32819
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So delicious! I am GF and DF and our waiter (Alex) was very keen to alert the chef. He brought gf bread to the table and the chef was able to prepare a GF and DF chicken piccata that was so good. I used my extra GF bread to sop up the remaining sauce!!!!!

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


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?

— Excellent

Updated 3 weeks ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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This was one of the best Italian meals I have ever had! I had the grilled chicken parmigiana. My daughters had the Alfredo and the bolognese-both were delicious. In addition homemade gluten free bread. Yum!

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

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?

— Excellent

Updated 4 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Great experience here dining with a group. Staff was super knowledgeable and accommodating, even checked the ingredients in my cocktail without me asking! They have DELICIOUS GF bread for the table, and they can sub tasty GF pasta in any of the pasta entrees, give you grilled instead of breaded chicken, etc. And great flourless choc cake for dessert!

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


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?

— Excellent

Updated 6 months ago read full review

This establishment is NOT a dedicated gluten-free facility and may not be safe for those with celiac disease. Please contact the establishment directly to inquire about safety precautions.

Gluten-Free Features

  • Gluten-Free Menu
  • Pasta

Categories

  • Allergy Friendly
  • Dinner
  • Healthy
  • Italian
  • Kid Friendly
  • Late Night
  • Lunch
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Peanut-Free Friendly
  • Restaurant
  • Takeout

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Gluten Free Bolognese Pasta
Gluten free bread
Chicken Picatta with GF penne
Gluten-Free Pasta at Vivo Italian Kitchen
GF Chicken Alfredo
GF bread
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Gluten Intolerant

Make reservations or eat at the bar

2 years ago

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Celiac

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If you’re celiac/GF, this is a MUST visit restaurant! Almost every pasta dish can be made gluten free, and they also have gluten free bread for the table! I got Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo - literally incredible! Our waiter was also so knowledgeable and friendly. 10/10 recommend this place! I wish I lived in FL so I could return frequently!

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

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?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Reservations recommended
Updated 6 months ago read full review

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Although there are not a whole lot of gluten free options on the menu, almost every dish can be made with gluten free penne that tastes pretty good! The server was very knowledgeable about gluten free and dairy free options and assured me that the chef knew very well about the allergies too.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Good

Updated 9 months ago read full review

Overall Rating

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While very little was marked on the menu, virtually all pasta dishes can be made GF (all of their sauces are GF)— service was excellent and knowledgeable. The GF bread was EXCEPTIONALLY good— highly recommended and we can’t wait to go back!

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Excellent

Updated 9 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Our waitress at the bar was so knowledgeable and absolutely amazing!! They had honestly the best gluten free bread that I’ve ever had at a restaurant. All pasta dishes (except chicken parm) can be made gluten free. SO good.

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
  • Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

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?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers outdoor seating
  • Reservations recommended
Updated 10 months ago read full review

Celiac

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GF pizza was just fine, we were left choosing between the GF pizza or pasta, went with the pizza and can say we regret not trying the pasta, as it probably would’ve been better. Pizza was thin, wobbly and a little undercooked. Not only this, girlfriend with celiac felt sick afterwards even after informing the sever. Especially poor considering the price.

Safety


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

— Not very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Below Average

Updated 10 months ago read full review

Overall Rating

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Great choice! Our server was wonderful and very knowledgeable. Most everything on the menu can be made GF and they have bread too. Some things are marked but we ask and we’re given several more options.

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

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?

— Excellent

Updated 11 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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I didn’t have a great experience here. The menu has almost nothing listed gluten free. They have gluten free pasta but it’s not listed on the menu. My server at the bar didn’t really know anything so I felt limited. I had gluten free pasta with bolognese, it was mediocre!

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Good

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for peanut-free
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good with other allergies
  • Reservations recommended
Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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They had gluten free bread that I asked for when everyone else had bread for the table. The gluten free pizza is a must the sauce and Buffalo mozzarella really make this pizza! They are very accommodating.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for kids
Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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We ate here during our vacation to Universal Studios. Our server was very knowledgeable. Our daughter had gluten free penne pasta with meat sauce. There is not a dedicated gluten free menu, but I think they can make just about any menu item gluten free. My only suggestion would be to have gluten free bread. The restaurant serves a basket of bread with olive oil before the meal but there was no gluten free bread.

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Great meal! My server double checked with the chefs if the chicken piccata pasta could be made gluten free and it could. She said most of the pasta and pizza dishes could be made GF. It was reasonably sized and very tasty! Be sure to make a reservation for this gem as it gets very busy at prime meal times. My whole family enjoyed their dinner and it was nice to have a good sit down meal after going all day.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Reservations recommended
Updated 2 years ago read full review

Overall Rating

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My celiac daughter was able to order a gluten free pizza cooked and prepared separately. It was delicious! Highly recommend. They could also prepare gluten free pasta

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Excellent

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Finally found a place with GF AND Veg options. And tastes great!

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Excellent

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Amazing! Definitely reserve a spot ahead of time if you can- you can call or reserve online. SO MUCH GF FOOD. The menu is labeled but they also have GF dough for pizzas and GF pasta. Pretty much anything can be made GF. Lots of vegetarian options as well. I had an incredible vegetarian risotto. Highly recommend! Waitress very knowledgable!

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

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?

— Excellent

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Gluten Intolerant

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Jason the Manager was confident in that this establishment uses minimal soy and offers gluten free pasta and pizza. He delivered my food as well. Andrew was our waiter and he was great. I had the Sausage Ragu. It was delicious, filling and not over priced.

Safety


Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

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?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 years ago read full review

Gluten Intolerant

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Manager came to table to talk through options and assure me of proper separate handling. She delivered my food to table separate. Did separate the Crostinis from group charcuterie plate. Not a lot of gf options but did take special care.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Good

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Due to COVID and not getting their supply,no longer gf bread offered.I was looking forward to try some.Had chicken parm with grilled chicken.Manager came and took my order.I did not get sick and portion was big! Would recommend this place!

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Excellent

Updated 3 years ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Warm GF bread with olive oil was delicious. My celiac son ate two loaves. Then had a GF penne pasta dish. Delish! Lots of the menu items can be made GF and the kitchen manager came out to talk to us before she personally brought out our meals. The only complaint was our waiter was a little slow. We were t sure if it was him or the GF order. Food was wonderful.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 4 years ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Ils portent une grande attention aux allergies. Tout le sans gluten est préparé dans un endroit séparé. Excellente pizza, mais ils peuvent adapter presque tout le menu.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 4 years ago read full review

Celiac

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We came in, asked about gluten free meals. They said absolutely, about 80 percent of the menu can be made for celiac. They started me with my own gluten free bread, the chef actually was brought to my table to discuss what I would like or if I wanted anything custom made for me being a celiac . Went out of their way to make sure I was 100% safe. My Food was delivered by a manager. 100% the place to go ! Great job by the entire staff!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 4 years ago read full review

Celiac

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I very rarely eat out because of nerves about getting sick. But I was completely amazed!!!! Fresh gluten free bread made on arrival, with olive oil. Very rare to find that! For dinner I had grilled chicken parm with penne pasta (which is the only GF noodle they have). Portions were huge, I had dinner for the next night. Chef comes out to table. Only downside is there is no specific gluten free menu, the chef discusses what you can have.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 4 years ago read full review

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AMAZING! Ordered my food and the manager came to my table to ask if it was a preference or if I have celiacs. Great experience, great food, very knowledgeable staff!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 4 years ago read full review

Celiac

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The staff and food was amazing! I was only recently diagnosed with celiac and they were able to help tremendously. The manager or a cook comes out and helps you build a meal you would like around their gluten free pasta and the possibilities are endless. They make a loaf of GF bread in house if you ask for one, and you feel like your eating the best bread in the world. Five stars is not enough to show my appreciation for the staff and the experience I had here.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 4 years ago read full review

Celiac

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The staff is very attentive to gluten allergies and goes above the mark to make sure all questions are answered and all options are presented. Our waitress and the manager both came to make sure everything was just as we needed it. Definitely great service!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 4 years ago read full review

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What a great meal! The waiter was very nice and got the chef out for me. We discussed what I could & liked to eat & he made me a great meal of all seafood and vegetables (instead of gluten free pasta or rice, because I don’t eat pasta or rice). The brought 2 loaves of gf bread, which even my family liked. I also got a best salad without the cheese, nuts, or balsamic because of dairy, nut, & soy sensitivity. The whole family enjoyed the meal and I did too!

Updated 5 years ago read full review

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Celiac

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Felt safe for celiac but options were limited to pasta (chef didn't rec. pizza due to contamination). Dessert limited to vanilla ice cream. Went back 3/18 and only additional comment is that the pasta was hard and not good. Downgraded to 3 stars

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 5 years ago read full review

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I honestly had the worst reaction I've experienced in 15 years. I ordered the gluten free penne pasta. The chef even came out to verify. As I was eating the pasta I found a regular spaghetti noodle in my dish. I thought uh-oh..but didn't want to make a fuss because I was with a group of 18 work associates. I then found a second regular spaghetti noodle buried within the dish. My best guess is that they either cooked the gf pasta in a pot of regular pasta water or they used shared utensils. I don't know for sure, but I can tell you that within a couple of hours I was a tremendous mess.

Updated 5 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Celiac

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 5 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Amazing! Server was incredibly knowledgeable, brought out a chef to take my order. They even had gluten free bread brought to the table!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 6 years ago read full review

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our waiter, Brandon was gluten-free and took excellent care of us. He was the conductor of the whole evening being careful to get our gf meals to us hot. Chef Luca even came out and helped me design my own pasta primavera dish. Be sure and order 2 loaves of bread, its amazing!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 6 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Excellent food. The chef came to the table to discuss all the GF options. Highly recommended!

Updated 6 years ago read full review

Celiac

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they do gluten free bread, pizza bases and pasta.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 6 years ago read full review

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Our waiter was very friendly. Staff was great and very nice dining area. My family and I our gluten free and we were very happy to find out they had starting gluten free bread. Sadly it took 22 minutes for our bread to come out and it was very cold. Good but cold. Then we ordered the pasta. There were 5 tables in the restaurant at the time. It took 49 minutes after our bread came out for the pasta to come out. We ordered the alfredo. Alfredo sauce not good super liquidy, not think and more milk then any other ingredient. The pasta was super hard my mom and I couldn't even eat it. Thankfully they took it off our checks. That was one bad experience but they were very knowledgeable about gluten free.

Updated 6 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Three of the six of us are Celiac. They brought out gf baguettes (pretty tasty and I don't like bread). Chef came out to talk with us. Shared the antipasto and they brought gluten components separately. Our gf meals were penne with bolognese (sp), the brick chicken, and white gf pizza. Overall great experience...and then there was the Toothsome Chocolate Factory 😒

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 6 years ago read full review

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Some of the best gluten-free Italian food I've ever had!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 6 years ago read full review

Celiac

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The have a really good gf bread baguette. Ask for it right at the beginning to have it on time with your meal as it is done on a make-to-order

I had the salmon. Loved it. Reasonable portion meaning not too big. Nice waitress.

A bit noisy at evening

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 7 years ago read full review

Celiac

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My son loves the pasta. He ate 2x bowls of the pasta.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 7 years ago read full review

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