BJ's Brewhouse

This is my all time favorite place. They have gluten free pizza, gluten free beer, and gluten free pizookies. The pizookies are to DIE FOR!!!! They come in chocolate chip flavor so you can’t get one of the cool flavors, but the choco chip is enough for me!!! Gooey, warm and the vanilla ice cream (or chocolate if preferred) slowly melts in the cookie and the combo of flavors is superb lol I think they also have gluten free buns, but I haven’t tried their burgers. always tell them I have celiac and to kindly use clean gloves, surface, utensils, etc. The manager sometimes comes over to confirm everything to make sure my meal is taken care of properly.

I have gotten sick a few times over the past 3 years, but mostly my experience has been amazing. (And I eat there/takeout frequently—- like once or twice a week… especially with DoorDash 😅) As long as you let them know you have celiac and cross contamination makes you severely ill, you should be good.

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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

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 Characteristics

• Good for takeout
• Offers delivery
• Offers online ordering
• Offers outdoor seating

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I got a gift card which is why we returned. The GF pizza was "more soggy than the pizza we had at Raging Waters and that's a water park!".

7-7-15 update. They removed the chicken item from the GF menu. practically nothing GF on menu. WORST. SERVICE. EVER! ....1 hour 45 minute lunch for 1 person. lame. lemon thyme chicken is good. GF Pizooki is yummy. Service is consistently the worst. I seriously get so frustrated by the end of my meal.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I should emphasize that my experience was at a dufferent bj location closer to Hayward...but its a chain so I kind of judge them all based on this: disappointed with this place on so many levels: I was not in the mood for pizza so asjed for a burger without the bun and all I got was a hunk of cooked ground meat on top of a piece of greasy, wilted, and almost spoiled lettuce. Meanwhile, my very pregnant friend got cold chicken which I now know is dangerous because of Listeria. Plus the service was slow and the staff unorganized.

Awesome! First time my husband was jealous over my gluten free meal from their own Root Beer to pizza to a cookie (can't remember the fancy name) but everything was gluten free so I left full and feeling great. Thanks.

Amazing gluten-free Mediterranean pizza!

They have good gluten-free choices and Redbridge but not all of the chain locations are careful with cross-contamination. I had a great GF pizza from the San Jose with no problem but I had a reaction after eating a GF pizza from the Bridgepoint BJ's. Choose your locations carefully.

Went for Sunday lunch, GF options were marked on menu and server advised fries cooked in same oil as breaded items. Went for GF pizza which was not cauliflower but instead gf dough, tasted good but only available in one size.

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

— 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?

— Excellent

They have several gluten free options including a dessert option! Our server knew what celiac was and I felt comfortable eating there. I had a bacon cheeseburger on a GF bun that was delicious and loaded baked potato.

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

— Very

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

The best gluten free pizza and the pizookie is to die for! Own gluten free menu and staff are knowledgeable! Highly recommend!

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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

DO NOT EAT HERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE GLUTENED!! Ordered a burger on gluten free bun but arrived on a regular bun. I cut the burger to make sure they did not just switch buns. Waited a while and they brought out a ‘new’ burger on a gluten free bun. It was the cut burger on a new bun. They tried to cover the cut with toppings. That got sent back and waited even longer for third attempt. Manager apologized as d offered free dessert for mistake. I forgot to cut the gluten free bun so don’t know if I was given a new one or the same one. Third attempt came out with a burger that was over cooked and had a notch removed. Waitress says it wasn’t the same burger but I wasn’t taking any chance and didn’t eat it. When you reheat a burger with a cut in it, it splits in a v just like the third burger was.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

I had one of the “gluten safe” Mediterranean chicken salads. It was okay, but I was nervous to eat it bc of the GS label instead of GF. We usually have good luck with BJ’s, but we didn’t one this one. My niece ordered a GF bunless burger and fries. My son ordered the GF bun with burger. The waitress said she would let us know if we ordered anything that wasn’t GF. She was aware that we are celiac and it’s a big deal. My niece ended up getting pretty sick. Upon more research, the fries (in fact) DO contain wheat. That was a big oversight in my opinion. We usually double check, but she said she had it under control.

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

— 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?

— Excellent