Review of Azumi

I’ve been to Azumi several times on the sushi side and never had an issue. Their menu is marked and they understand gluten free.

However in my most recent visit we ate in the Flame Room and I do not recommend it for Celiacs. They have hibachi and sushi on the menu so I figured I would play it safe and order sushi. However if I only wanted to have sushi they were going to charge me a $35 for not ordering hibachi. I asked if they could accommodate a gluten allergy on hibachi then and they said yes. I ordered chicken and shrimp and I asked them whether they would cook mine in the back or first before they cooked gluten on the grill. He reassured me that I was in seat 1 so my meal will be cooked first due to my allergy and my seat selection at the table.

When the chef came to the table he confirmed my order and I had to remind him to make mine gluten free. He then proceeded to make the meal and each step of the way would portion out a serving for me and make it with gluten free soy sauce before preparing the rest of the portions with regular soy sauce. Although very considerate by the end of the meal almost my entire meal was cross contaminated. The chef wasn’t cleaning his tools between each course and gave each section of the grill a light rinse but not enough to remove any gluten contaminates before preparing my next course.

If you have a sensitivity, the flame room is great but if you have celiac, avoid at all costs. I was really lucky to not get sick but I stuck to the fried rice and veggies since those were the first items to hit the grill but barely touched my shrimp and chicken to avoid getting sick. (And it wasn’t cheap for not finishing my meal.)

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

— Somewhat

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?

— Good