Review of Bok a Bok Chicken - Kirkland @ Totem Lake

Sesttle and Kirkland WA. are known for its high prices and lack of Celiac safe restaurants, but after checking out their safety protocols, i decided to try out Bok A Bok even though is not all gf.

Two of us ordered 1 Dirty Rice and 1 Dirty tater-tots with 2 orders of chicken straps. The chicken strips come with 2 sides. The chicken strips were OK, although a bit dry. Next time I'll try the thighs.

The tots were OK too, not my fave, but my friend liked them much better than the rice. They were covered in melted, seasoned, American cheese that i didn't like. Personal preference. It didn't stop me from eating the leftovers.

But it's the Dirty Rice that will get me to go back any chance I get. It was deliciously spicy, but not too hot and balanced well with the lightly seasoned air fryer chicken. The rice sauce was SO good. And instead of sidecsauces offered, i will ask for extra dirty rice sauce instead. FYI, the spice did force the need for extra napkins. Drip drip.

The only thing I didn't like on both the rice and tots were the raw egg dropped on top. I will ask them not to put it on next time or see if it can be cooked a bit.

We bought way too much food and had to take it home (oh darn, leftovers), and we are big eaters! I could eat only one chicken strip each and there were tots and rice, and egg, for breakfast.

If you dont want leftovers, one order of chicken strips (3 pieces) and one side is enough to feed two adults with big appetites. I don't recall the price of each thing, but I bet you could feed two people for $25.00 with tip. My friend bought a soda and I had my own water.

There was an ice cream place in the same outdoor plaza that has gf ice cream choices and they will go in back freezer, get you a freshly opened icecream and scoop it with a clean spoon so it's safe for those with Celiac. They are pricey though. We checked it out, but didn't go.

It's the next day that I am writing this because I wanted to make sure I had no symptoms, and I don't, so I ate some more for breakfast. What a great way to start the day!

They only provide a flimsy fork. I recommend you bring your own. The strips were large and my hands were not clean. It was awkward. Oh, and this is an eatout establishment. It was a lovely day out so we sat at the many, two seated tables and watched the children play in a beautiful wading pool area.

As a wheelchair user, this was very friendly, except I did want to put my feet in the water. It was not accessible.

BokABok is said to be Chick-fil-A's competitor. Having never been, I would not know. But if you have family in the Seattle/Bellevue WA. area and they like CFA but you can't go, I highly recommend you all try Bok a Bok and I hope you like it as well as we did.

This is also a LGBTQA safe place. Enjoy!

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

— 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?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent