Benihana
$$$ • Japanese Restaurant
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The waitress really knew her stuff when it came to things I could and couldn’t have. I felt safe with consuming food here. The chef did my rice first before everyone else’s. They are very accommodating when you let them know you are gluten free. They do have a gluten free menu!
Great experience here! My family loves this restaurant and I was so happy to find out that they could accommodate my allergy! Most of the menu can be made GF. They made my food first right in front of me with GF soy sauce before making everyone else’s. They served me salad with no dressing as the dressing has gluten in it. No soup for me since it also has gluten. The meal was so delicious, just as good as pre-Celiac and I did not get sick!
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Food is ok; the free pre-meal salads were still icy. Chef came out to ask if we actually had celiac or were folks who just said that but actually don’t like gluten or something. Promised to be dutiful about cleaning beforehand and keeping things separate but didn’t seem confident that everything would be celiac safe.
I’ve only recently been diagnosed, so I’m no expert yet, but they seemed very good at making sure everything I was having was gluten-free. I let them know I couldn’t have gluten when I initially ordered.
Since I ordered a main (which includes several different dishes), the server made my soup without the fried onion (as the fryer wouldn’t be gluten-free) and made my salad without the usual dressing and instead gave me a lemon to drizzle on it. She explained each of these things as she gave them to me.
The chef then used gluten-free soya sauce in order to cook for the whole table, so there wouldn’t be a chance of cross-contamination. The people I was eating with were given sauces that he made sure I was aware I couldn’t try, and instead he gave me some more gluten-free soya sauce I could use to dip food in.
The food was very good, and I’m glad they managed to accommodate my needs so easily.
Gluten free soy sauce can be subbed for regular or other sauces for fried rice, chicken, scallops, steak, etc. They will cook the gf first to keep grill clean. Soup and dressing is not gf. Yum yum sauce is gf. Fun experience.
Super accommodating! They made all of my food first and with gluten free soy sauce. The soup isn’t gluten free so they got me double salad. I got chicken, steak, shrimp, and fried rice and it was all pretty dang delicious. The ice cream was also great. The only issue is that the service for the rest of the party will be slow since your food will be cooked first.
I did have a meal that was questionable. It was very difficult getting answers about gluten in certain things. There is a high level of probability for cross contamination. I would not eat here if you are celiac. As an intolerant person, I am worried I may be sick later. My dinner was lacking flavor due to no seasoning. They have gf soy sauce but just give it to you on the side.
